SOLUBLE SOLIDS (%)

:  21 – 25

pH

: 4.7 – 5.1

: 0.3 +/- 0.1

RATIO

:  > 53.0

CONSISTENCY (BOSTWICK 25 OC, CM/30 SEC

: 3.0 – 7.5

PURITY

: NO STRANGE BODIES

DENSITY

: 1.04 – 1.09

COLOR, ODOR AND FLAVOR

: CHARACTERISTIC OF RIPE BANANA

APPEARANCE

: CREAMY, HOMOGENEOUS

SEEDS

: < 1 / 100 G

IRON

: < 5.0 MG / KG

MERCURY

: < 0.001 MG / KG

LEAD

: < 0.02 MG / KG

TOTAL PLAT

: < 100 CFU / G

COLIFORM

: < 10 CFU / G

YEAST & MOLD

: < 10 CFU / G

STAPHYLOCICCUS

: NEGATIVE

E.COLI

: NEGATIVE

SALMONELLA

: NEGATIVE

STORAGE CONDITIONS & SHELF LIFE

5 – 15 °C

: 24 MONTHS

15 – 25 °C

: 18 MONTHS