Raisin Spec Sheets
General Description: This product will be made from South African Seedless Sultana or Merbine grapes
The grading will be done on a 100 gram unless otherwise stated
| Choice Grade Laser sorted & handpicked | Standard Grade Laser sorted & handpicked | Industrial Grade Laser sorted & handpicked | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Colour Deviations | 3% | 5% | n/a |
| Major Colour Deviations | 1% test with sample box | 2% | n/a |
| Damaged Berries | 2% | 10% | 20% |
| Texture | 1% | 5% | n/a |
| Cap stems | 2% | 4% | 10% |
| Blemished Berries | 5% | 10% | n/a |
| Sugared Berries | 5% | 7% | n/a |
| Foreign Objects | 2 per 1000kg | 2 per 150kg | 2 per 150kg |
| Loose Stalks | 1 per 150kg | 3 per 15kg | 5 per 15kg |
| Embedded Stalks | 3 per 15kg | 6 per 15kg | 12 per 15kg |
|
Sand (grit) mg / 200gr |
15mg per 200gr | 15 | 15 |
| Sulphur Dioxide | 1500 ppm | 1500 ppm | 1500 ppm |
Berry Count
| Jumbo/Jumbo | Raisins per 100 gr > 100 |
| Jumbo | Raisins per 100 gr 100 – 130 |
| Bold | Raisins per 100 gr 130 – 230 |
| Medium | Raisins per 100 gr 230 – 290 |
| Small | Raisins per 100 gr 290 – 450 |
| Midget | Raisins per 100 gr > 450 |
Microbiology
| Ochratoxin A | 5 PPB Tolerance: 10PPB |
| Total Viable Count | 10000 cfu/g |
| E Coli | Absent |
| Salmonella | Absent |
| Yeast | 1000 cfu / g Tolerance: 5000 cfu/g |
| Moulds | 500 cfu / g Tolerance: 1000 cfu /g |
| Total Coliforms | <10 cfu / g Tolerance: 100cfu / g |
General Specifications
| Moisture content | Product will have a moisture content of 14-17% at time of packing. |
| Oil Description | Vegetable oil will be used at a ratio of 3 gr to 1 kg fruit. Tolerance: 5g / kg fruit |
| Appearance | Product will have a uniform light yellow to golden colour. Product will be free flowing and not sticky. |
| Flavour | Product will have a sweet flavour that of sundried grapes. |
| Odour | Free from rancid or foreign flavours or odours. |
| Texture | Soft to firm fruit without any unduly hard particles. |
| Production Process | Sultana seedless grapes naturally sundried without any additives. |
| Packing | Packed in 12.5kg boxes. Inside box is a 20 mic plastic liner. |
| Infestation | Free from infestation or signs of previous infestation |
| Admixture | Product will be free from any potentially injurious particle of foreign matter, including glass, metal, wood, plastic and other fragments. |
| Sulphur | Product will contain a maximum of 2000 ppm sulphur (SO2) |
Harvesting and preparation by us:
Fresh grapes with a preferred minimum sugar content of 20 Brix is harvested and pre-treated in an emulsion of potassium and sultana oil to assist in the drying process. The grapes are then evenly packed on stacked wooden drying trays before being fumigated in a Sulphur chamber for at least six hours.
After this process we air-dry the raisins for 10 – 14 days. Then the raisins are being processed in the factory plant, ready for packaging and shipping.