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PopiMAX
Hominy corn - Raw material for industry to produce flakes, expanded popcorn, packing of food products and grinding.
Definition
Product originated from the healthy grain of corn (Zea mays), clean, and degerminated rated.
Product Features
ProductPopiMAX
SpecificationSTANDARD PRODUCT - King Corn
Constitution(*) Unfilmed corn, degerminated, crushed and sorted.
Validity08 months counted from the date of manufacture, respecting conservation and storage conditions
RegistryFood exempted from registration requirement in compentente organ, DRC 278, September 22, 2005, whose code 4,300,151 and / or 4,200,038 of Annex I to which the product fits.
Process Description
Fresh corn subjected to cleaning, dehusking, degermination, grinding, grading, filling, weighing, palletizing and storage.
Physical and Chemical Characteristics
Reviews | Screens | Specification (Retention %) |
Control frequency | Method | Concept | Observations |
Size | ABNT: 3,5 (5,60 mm) | Min. 65,0 | 100% of the lots - At the beginning, during and the end of production |
MET-002 | L | Particle size measured every 30 minutes. Initially, during the production process and at the end of each batch. |
ABNT: 4,0 (4,75 mm) | Max. 30,0 | |||||
ABNT: 5,0 (4,00 mm) | Max. 10,0 |
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Bottom: | Max. 3,0 | |||||
Reviews | Criteria for Acceptance | Control frequency | Method | Concept | Observations | |
Format: | Degerminated sprouted grains (*) | 100% of the lots | *** | L | Visual assessment - Standard Sample | |
Degermination: | Maximum Tolerancy: 13,0% | 100% of the lots | MET-014 | L | Dehusking | |
Humidity: | Max: 14,0% | 100% of the lots | MET-003 | L | *** | |
Hp: | 6,0 - 8,0 | Beginning, during, end. | MET-001 | S | *** | |
Concept: L - Liberation / S - Statistics / N/A - Not aplicable |
Organoleptic Characteristics
Reviews | Specification | Control frequency | Method | Concept | Observations | |
Color | Yellow to Orange | 100% dos lotes produzidos | MET-007 | L | Visual assessment - Sample Standard | |
Odor | Characteristic Corn | L | *** | |||
Concept: L - Liberation / S - Statistics / N/A - Not aplicable |
Fractioning and Packaging Features
Fractioning | Pack Weight. | Pack Features | Pack Specs |
22 kg (50 lbs) | 51,29 g | PP: Laminated Polypropylene | EEM - 003 |
25 kg | 51,29 g | PP: Laminated Polypropylene | EEM - 003 |
50 kg | 76,83 g | PP: Laminated Polypropylene | EEM - 002 |
1200 kg | 2830,00 g | PP: Conventional Polypropylene | EEM - 004 |
Storage condition - Stacking up as weight
25 kg | 40 kg | 50 kg | 1200 kg |
Max. 03 pallets high | Not Applicable | Max. 04 pallets high | Max. 02 Big Bag's |
Physical and Chemical Analysis, Microbiological and Microscopic
ANALYSIS | n | c | m | M |
Escherichia coli /g | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10² |
Bacillus Cereus presuntivo /g | 5 | 1 | 10² | 10³ |
Salmonella /25g | 5 | 0 | Absence | - |
Normative Instruction IN 161 of July 1, 2022. / RDC 722, of July 1, 2022. |
Care storage
Keep away from sunlight at room temperature, free of toxic products or others that exhale odors, dust free, pests and other contamintes. Stock up on pallets in a cool dry place.
Labeling Description
Manufacturer, product name, net weight, date of manufacture, expiry date, batch number and turn.