Black Chokeberry FRUIT
Città: LV, Marupe
Organoleptic specification
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Colour | Dark black‑blue fruits | Complies |
Odour | Weak | Complies |
Flavour | Sour‑sweet, slightly astringent | Complies |
Physical and chemical requirements
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Moisture content, m/m | NMT 17.0% (EP 11.0 2.2.32) | 9.14% |
Total ash, m/m | NMT 3.0% (EP 11.0 2.4.16) | 1.14% |
Acid insoluble ash, m/m | NMT 0.5% (EP 11.0 2.8.1) | 0.05% |
Foreign matter (other parts of plant) content, m/m | NMT 0.5% (EP 11.0 2.8.2) | 0.01% |
Foreign matter (unripe fruits) content, m/m | NMT 1.0% (EP 11.0 2.8.2) | 0.29% |
Foreign matter (organic) content, m/m | NMT 2.0% (EP 11.0 2.8.2) | 0.0% |
Foreign matter (mineral) content, m/m | NMT 0.5% (EP 11.0 2.8.2) | 0.0% |
Contaminants
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Mercury (Hg) | NMT 0.1 mg/kg (EP 11.0 monogr. 1433; EP 11.0 2.4.27) | Complies |
Lead (Pb) | NMT 5.0 mg/kg (EP 11.0 monogr. 1433; EP 11.0 2.4.27) | Complies |
Cadmium (Cd) | NMT 1.0 mg/kg (EP 11.0 monogr. 1433; EP 11.0 2.4.27) | Complies |
Arsenic (As) | NMT 0.5 mg/kg (QФС.1.5.3.0009.15) | Complies |
PAH: Benzopyrene | NMT 10 μg/kg (Reg. (EU) 2023/915; GC‑MS) | Complies |
Sum of PAH4 | NMT 50 μg/kg (Reg. (EU) 2023/915; GC‑MS) | Complies |
Ochratoxin A | NMT 10 μg/kg (Reg. (EU) 2023/915; EP 11.0 2.8.22) | Complies |
Aflatoxin B1 | NMT 2 μg/kg (Reg. (EU) 2023/915; EP 11.0 2.8.18) | Complies |
Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1 & G2) | NMT 4 μg/kg (Reg. (EU) 2023/915; EP 11.0 2.8.18) | Complies |
TA (tropane alkaloids) | NMT 25 μg/kg (Reg. (EU) 2023/915; LC‑MS/MS) | Complies |
PA (pyrrolizidine alkaloids) | NMT 200 μg/kg (Reg. (EU) 2023/915; EP 11.0 2.8.26) | Complies |
Perchlorate | NMT 75 μg/kg (Reg. (EU) 2023/915; LC‑MS/MS) | Complies |
Pesticides | Limits comply with Reg. (EC) No 396/2005 (+ amendments) | Complies |
Cesium Cs‑137 | NMT 400 Bq/kg (Euratom 2016/52; QФС.1.5.3.00011.15) | Complies |
Strontium Sr‑90 | NMT 200 Bq/kg (Euratom 2016/52; QФС.1.5.3.00011.15) | Complies |
Microbiological parameters
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Total aerobic microbial count, CFU/g | 107 max (EP 11.0 5.1.8; EP 11.0 2.6.12) | 106 |
Salmonella | Negative in 25 g (EP 11.0 5.1.8; EP 11.0 2.6.31) | Negative in 25 g |
Yeasts & moulds, CFU/g | 103 max (EP 11.0 5.1.8; EP 11.0 2.6.12) | 104 |
E. coli, CFU/g | 102 max (EP 11.0 5.1.8; EP 11.0 2.6.31) | < 10 |
Nutritional values
Nutrient | Per 100 g |
Energy | 1109 kJ / 265 kcal |
Fat | 1.5 g |
of which saturated fatty acids | 0.32 g |
Carbohydrates | 60 g |
of which sugars | 28 g |
Fibres | 10 g |
Protein | 2.5 g |
Salt (calculated from Na) | < 10 mg |
Statements
Impurities | Product is free from metallic, magnetic adulterants, wood, glass particles, sand. |
Infestation | Product is free from living insects; practically free from moulds, dead insects, insect fragments and rodent contamination. |
GMO statement | Does not contain and is not made from GMOs (Reg. (EC) 1829/2003). |
ETO | Not treated with ethylene oxide (Reg. (EC) No 396/2005; EU 2020/1540). |
Nanomaterials | Does not contain nanomaterials in accordance with REACH 2018/1881 and EFSA guidance. |
Treatment | Not treated with ionizing radiation (Directive 1999/3/EC). |
Fumigation | Only phosphine allowed for fumigation treatment. |
Grade | Food use |