PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Digesten Kiwifruit Powder
Product: Digesten Kiwifruit Powder
Product code: XKP
Country of Origin: New Zealand
Product Description: Digesten® Kiwifruit Powder is free flowing light green powder prepared from the flesh of
New Zealand-grown kiwifruit.
Botanical description: Actinidia deliciosa
Other name: kiwifruit
Plant part: flesh*
Solvent used: none
Equivalence: flesh*: powder 10:1
Plant preparation: wash, extract, freeze-dry
Excipient: silicon dioxide (2.5% w/w)
GMO: non-GMO
Physical, Analytical and Microbiological Detail
| Test | Specification | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Light green powder | Visual |
| Taste | Sweet yet astringent | Sensory evaluation |
| Odour | Light aromatic | Sensory evaluation |
| Mesh size | > 95% through 40 mesh | Pass |
| Loss on drying | < 5% | AOAC 18th Edn 926.12 |
| Water activity | < 0.25 | AquaLab @ 20°C |
| 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 x 10kg, total net 20kg, 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 Powder. | |
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* green flesh minus skin, seeds and calyx, otherwise the ratio from whole fruit to powder is 10:1 |
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