Product Description
White Quinoa grains are small, round, semi flattened, and cream color. Quinoa has an excellent source of protein that differentiates from other “proteic” grains due to the presence of the amino acid lysine, which makes the protein more complete. It has an excellent balance of nutrition. A food grade product from Peru Quinoa (chenopodium quinoa) by mechanical, harvesting, cleaning, washing and drying. Washing is required to remove much of the saponins. (saponins are naturally occurring glycosides).
PROPERTIES
Quinoa grains are flattened, rounded, cylindrical shape; 1.5-2.5 mm diameter x 1.0 - 1.5 mm thick. Color is red-tan, with an occasional dark color seed. Quinoa grains is odor free and any rancid or other off-odors. Mild flavour, earthy flavor (mainly from saponins), free of any off-flavors, or excessive saponins.
ANALYSIS CHEMICAL:
Moisture content (%) ≤ 13.0 %
Protein content (%, as is) 13.0 %
Ash (%, as is) 2.5 %
Fat (%, as is) 5.0%
Crude fiber (%, as is) 4.5%
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Test weight (lb/cu ft) 46.0
Seeds per gram 305.0
MICROBIOLOGICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Aerobic plate count ≤ 100 000 cfu/g
Yeast and mold ≤ 1000 cfu/g
Total coliforms ≤ 100 cfu/g
Salmonella Negative/25 g
Listeria Negative/25 g
DAMAGED AND FOREIGN MATERIAL
Total damaged 0.20%
Off-color quinoa 0.50%
Other Seeds (non-quinoa) 0.01%
Mineral-rocks (>0.5mm diameter) No tolerance
Mineral-small rocks (<0.5mm diameter) or dirt No tolerance
Excreta No tolerance
Other foreing material 0.04%
Packaging & Shipping
In net 50 Kg (Fifty Kilograms) new polypropylene bags with polyethylene lining. The Bags have a combined tare of 100 grams and are sufficient to ensure the safe arrival of the product to destination port.
