Product Code: JAFBULKLB Revision Date: 02/14/2013
| Appearance: | Creamy white/light tan hygroscopic powder.
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| Raw material: | 100% Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) tubers
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| Manufacturing Method: | Tubers are harvested and washed thoroughly. The clean tubers are then ground into a slurry and dried into a powder.
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| Flavor: | Mildly sweet, malt-like flavor
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| Shelf Life | Minimum three years in original sealed packages when held under suggested, controlled and protected storage conditions.
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| TYPICAL NUTRITIONAL PROXIMATES |
| Moisture: | < 10%
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| MICROBIOLOGICAL |
| Total Aerobic Plate Count: | < 50,000 CFU / g
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| Yeast: | < 500 CFU / g
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| Mold: | < 500 CFU / g
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| Coliform: | < 100 MPN / g
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| E. Coli: | < 10 MPN / g
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| Salmonella: | Negative / 25g
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| Staphylococcus: | < 10 CFU / g
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STORAGE Store in a cool dry location (5- 20 C., < 50% R.H.) in an area with fresh, clean, circulating air. Protect from direct sunlight, microbial, insect and other potential contamination. |
PACKAGING Packed in polyethylene-lined multi-walled kraft paper bags or polyethylene-lined cardboard boxes containing 22.68 kg or 50 pounds net weight. |