Fennel Seeds Powder
City: LV, Marupe
Please avoid sudden changes in temperature and humidity, as they may affect the condition of derivative ingredients and tablets.
The shelf life begins from the date of manufacture at the factory.
Taking into account logistical and transportation stages, the remaining shelf life of the product is always shorter than the full shelf life.
We ship products to our customers with a remaining shelf life of no less than 70%.
Description
Product | The powder yellowish green to green in colour shall pass through a sieve of nominal size of openings 800 µm. |
Country of origin | Egypt |
Flavour and odour | The powder have a characteristic strong odour and a pleasant aromatic aniseed flavour |
Physical and Chemical Standards
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Moisture, present by mass | 8% max | 7,10% |
Total ash on dry mass, present by mass | 10% max | 7,62% |
Acid insoluble ash on dry basis, present by mass | 1% max | 0,60% |
Volatile oil content | 1,0 ml/100 g min | 1,05 ml/100 g |
Microbiological Standards
Test parameter | Specification | Method |
E. coli | ISO 16649-2:2001 | < 10 cfu/g |
Salmonella spp. | ISO 6579:2002 | Absent in 25.0 g |
Total plate count | ISO 4833-1:2013 | < 10^6 cfu/g |
Yeasts | ISO 21527-2:2008 | < 10^4 cfu/g |
Moulds | ISO 21527-2:2008 | < 10^4 cfu/g |
Mycotoxins
Analysis Item | Specification |
Ochratoxin A, ppb | 15 max |
Regulatory conformity
Note | The ground fennel seed shall conform to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/915 of 25 April 2023 |
Infestation and purity
Requirement | The ground fennel seed shall be free from living insects and shall be practically free from visible dead insects or insect fragments. The contamination shall be determinate by the method specified in ISO 1208. The ground fennel seed shall be free from coarse particles and fibers and shall be of the fineness specified in national standards or as required by the buyer. |