Long Pepper

Plant Part: Spikes of berries
State: Ground, dried, sterilized

Product Characteristics

Physical Parameters	Specifications	Chemical Parameters	Specifications
Appearance	Dried, Approx 1 ½ inch-long, bud heads of tightly-bunched berries	Moisture Content	10% (max)
Color	Brown to brown black	Volatile Oil	1,5 % (min)
Aroma	Pungent, spicy, sweet	Ash Content	5% (Max)
Flavor	Spicy, hot, pungent, very sweet
Microbial Tolerance	Specifications	Mycotoxin Tolerance	Specifications
For Sterilized Long Pepper		Product destined for European Market
Total Plate Count	<100.000 cfu/gr	Aflatoxin	Max 5 ppb
E. Coli	<10 mpn/ gr	Ochratoxin	Max 3 ppb
Salmonella	Absent / 50 gr	Product destined for US Market:
Yeast and Mold	<1000 cfu/ gr	Aflatoxin	Max 20 ppb
Coliforms	<100 mpn/ gr

Foreign Matter:
All items foreign to the plant from which the herbs of spice is sourced
Tolerance : < 1%

Extraneous Matter:
Item derived from the plant  from which  the herbs or spice has been sourced but not required part. 
Tolerance : 1 % maximum