Enhanced TDS
Knowde-enriched technical product data sheet
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Ingredients
- White Quinoa
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Benefits
- High protein content
- High micronutrient content including Omega 3 and 6
- High in minerals ( potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc)
- Vitamins (B complex and vitamin E)
- Gluten Free
- Organic and conventional grade
- Single Source - Peru (Andes)
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Consumption and Intended Use
Product is intended to be cooked, prior to consumption, to 100°C and can be consumed in several ways; adding to soups, desserts, breakfasts and used as an input to produce cereals, pasta and flour.
Properties
- Appearance
- Homogeneous
- Odor
- Characteristic
- Flavor
- Characteristic (not bitter)
- Physico-Chemical Properties
- Microbiological Values
- Nutritional Information
- Granulation Information
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Saponin | max. 0.01 | % | - |
| Pesticide Residues (Organic Quinoa) | Absent | - | - |
| Gluten | max. 10 | ppm | - |
| Humidity | max. 13 | % | - |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Plate Count | max. 700000 | cfu/g | - |
| Mold Count | max. 10000 | cfu/g | - |
| Yeast Count | max. 10000 | cfu/g | - |
| Bacillus cereus | max. 100 | cfu/g | - |
| Coliforms | max. 1000 | cfu/g | - |
| Escherichia coli | max. 3 | NMP/g | - |
| Salmonella | Absent | /25g | - |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Potassium | 0.54 | g/100g | - |
| Niacin | 1.04 | mg/100g | - |
| Protein | 16.79 | g/100g | - |
| Calories | 369.8 | kcal/100g | - |
| Dietary Fiber | 6.0 | g/100g | - |
| Total Fat | 6.86 | g/100g | - |
| Total Carbohydrate | 64.26 | g/100g | - |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Impurities | max. 0.01 | % | - |
| Other Seeds | max. 0.01 | % | - |
| Contrasting Grains | max. 0.02 | % | - |
| Sprouted Grains | max. 0.15 | % | - |
| Covered Grains | max. 0.25 | % | - |
| Immature Grains | max. 0.5 | % | - |
| Damaged Grains | max. 1.0 | % | - |
| Broken grains | max. 1.5 | % | - |
| Grain Size (retained in mesh) | min. 85 | - | ASTM 14 (1,40 mm) |
| Purity Grains | 99.98 | % | - |
| Cereal Grains (containing gluten) | Absent | - | - |
| Excrete | Absent | - | - |
| Insects | Absent | - | - |
| Stones / Quartz | Absent | - | - |
Regulatory & Compliance
Packaging & Availability
- Packing Characteristics
Retail :
- Presentation : Bag 1 lb, 6 bags/box
- Primary packaging : Doypack, 110g
- Secondary packaging : Corrugated cardboard
Bulk :
- Presentation : Bag x 25 Kg
- Primary packaging: Kraft paper bag
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 2 Years
- Storage
It must be stored under dry, ventilated and hygienic conditions, preferably under the following Conditions:
- Temperature : max. 30ºC
- Relative humidity : 40% - 50%
Avoid placing boxes of other products, could deteriorate the integrity of the material and therefore the product.