SESAME SEEDS

Specification For White Hulled Sesame Seeds

Description

• (White Hulled Sesame Seeds)

Physical State: Seeds.

Appearance: Slightly Hard, Flat, Oval, Smooth And Shiny.

Color: Creamy White.

Taste: Characteristic Nutty.

Odor: Faint Nutlike, Free Of Chemical, Rancid, Musty Or Sour Characteristic.

Seed Count: 340 – 375/G.

Off Color Seeds: 200 – 300 / 50g.

Dark Seeds: None.

Metal: None.

Sticks And Other Defects: 150 – 200/ Lb.

Purity: 99.98 - 99.99% Typical.

Chemical Characteristics.

Moisture: <5.0% Typical.

Peroxide Value: <20.0 Meq/Kg.

Protein (N X 5.30): 22 – 25%.

Oil: 48 – 60% Min.

Microbiological Requirements.

Total Plate Count (Ufc/Gr): <5,000 /G Max.

Yeast & Mold (Ufc/Gr): <100/G Max

Coliform (Mpn/Gr): <100/G.

Salmonella: Negative.

Staph. Aureus (Ufc/Gr): Negative.

E. Coli (Mpn/Gr): Negative.

Defect Action Levels.

Rodent Excreta: 4.0 Mg/Lb Max.

Other Excreta: 1.0 Mg/Lb Max.

Extraneous Matter: 0.5% Max.

Whole Insects: None.

Insect Defiled: 1.0% Max.

Mold: 1.0% Max.

Puffed Seeds: 10% Max.

Packaging And Storage: “Depending On Customers Request”.

Store In A Cool Dry Area. Maximum Temp 70of Max And Humidity 70%.

Current Price F.O.B Tincan Island Apapa Port Lagos: 1,760 U.S.D Per M/T.