PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Digesten® Kiwifruit Enzyme Active Extract
Product: Kiwifruit Enzyme Active
Product code: XKE
Country of origin: New Zealand
Product description: Digesten® Kiwifruit Enzyme Active Powder is carefully prepared from fruit of specific maturity and is exposed to minimal heat. Light green in colour, sweet yet astringent in taste, and free from any off flavours or odours.
Botanical description: Actinidia deliciosa
Other name: kiwifruit
CAS number: 92456-63-8
Plant part: Flesh*
Solvent used: none
Equivalence: flesh* to powder 5:1
Plant preparation: wash, extract, freeze-dry
Excipient: silicon dioxide (2.5% w/w)
GMO: non-GMO
Minimum recommended dosage: 500-1000 mg/g
* green flesh, minus skin, seeds and calyx. The ratio from fruit to powder is 10:1
Physical, Analytical and Microbiological Detail
| Test | Specification | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Light green powder | Visual |
| Taste | Sweet yet astringent | Sensory evaluation |
| Odour | Light aromatic | Sensory evaluation |
| Actinidin activity | > 16,000 CDU/g | Azocasein extraction, MacDonald & Associates |
| Actinidin | > 3.0 mg/g | Azocasein extraction, MacDonald & Associates |
| Mesh Size | > 95% through 40 mesh | Pass |
| Loss on Drying | < 5% | BP or USP loss on drying method |
| Water Activity | < 0.25 | AquaLab Operator’s manual |
| Solubility in water | > 95% | In-house method |
| Pesticides Residue | Complies with BP 2004 Appendix XI L and USP 561 | Solvent extraction, SPE cleanup, GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS analysis |
| Lead (Pb) | < 3.0 ppm | Biological materials digestion ICP-MS |
| Mercury (Hg) | < 0.1 ppm | Biological materials digestion ICP-MS |
| Arsenic (As) | < 3.0 ppm | Biological materials digestion ICP-MS |
| Cadmium (Cd) | < 1.0 ppm | Biological materials digestion ICP-MS |
| Aerobic plate count | < 10,000 cfu/g | APHA 8.72 5th Ed |
| Yeasts and moulds | < 2,000 cfu/g | APHA 21.5 (modified) 5th Ed |
| Escherichia coli | Negative/10g | APHA 9.93 (modified) 5th Ed |
| Salmonella | Negative/10g | ISO 6579-1:2017 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Negative/10g | APHA 39.6 (modified) 5th Ed |
| Shelf life | 24 months | |
| Storage | In a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight | |
| Packaging | 2 x10 kg, net 20 kg, within a heat sealed, nitrogen flushed, foil laminate bags within individual cartons and then packed together in a heavy-duty cardboard outer. | |
| Certification | Kosher certification is available on request. | |
| NOTE | Individuals who are allergic to kiwifruit may also be allergic to products containing Digesten® Kiwifruit Enzyme Active Powder. | |
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- Date of issue: 19th July 2023 |
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