Red Oak Foods - Caramelized Onion Slice (Type CA), Aseptic

Identification & Functionality

Ingredient Name: Onion Slice, Cooked
Ingredient Origin: Natural Origin,
Plant Origin,
Vegetable Origin
Technologies: Food Ingredients
Product Families: Food Ingredients — Whole Foods, Extracts & Premixes
Vegetable Products & Extracts

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims: GMO-free,
Naturally Derived
Food Ingredients Features: Caramelized,
Cost Effective,
Easy To Use,
Enhanced Shelf Life,
Free of Major Allergens,
Imparts Flavor,
Long Shelf Life,
Non-Irradiated,
Ready-To-Use,
Soft Texture
Benefits: They drastically reduce (if not totally eliminate) the initial cooking time and energy needed for onions to develop their flavor.

They typically have an application rate of only about 70-80% vs. fresh/IQF due to the natural moisture reduction having already occurred during the cooking process.

By being aseptically packed, these can be kept in standard ambient storage without refrigeration or having to rely on a costly fresh/frozen supply chain typically attributed to onions.

Ready To Use by virtue of these being already cooked and packed aseptic

Applications & Uses

Markets: Food & Nutrition
Applications: Food & Nutrition — Food
Bakery,
Convenience Foods,
Meat, Poultry & Seafood,
Savory & Culinary
Food & Nutrition Applications: Bread,
Burger,
Burrito,
Dressings,
Filling Applications,
Hot Dogs,
Pasta,
Pizza,
Quiches,
Rolls,
Sauces,
Soups,
Stew,
Tart
Expected Usage: Ready to add to your favorite dish. Superb in stews, pasta dishes, soups, pizza, burgers, hotdogs, quiches onion soup and any other homemade recipes.

Properties

Physical Form: Dices
Flavor: Sweet and savoury rich caramelised onion flavour
Physico-Chemical Properties
Microbiological Values
Nutritional Information
Heavy Metals
Organoleptic Characteristics: Essence: Roasted onion.

Texture: Generally soft pulp texture with a slightly crispy outer.
Note: Microbiological Values are tested after Incubation 7 days at 37°C/55°C.
Defaults: Criteria Maximum Levels

Non Vegetable Origin

Glass, staples,
stones, hair, metals, plastic,
insects, larvae Absence

Vegetable Origin

Leaves < 1%

Roots < 1%

Stalks Absence

Peel defaults < 1%

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Mesophile Aerobes	max. 10	ufc/g	Internal Method
Thermophile Aerobes	max. 10	ufc/g	Internal Method
Lactobacilli Aerobes Mesophile	max. 10	ufc/g	Internal Method
Aerobes (at 30°C)	Absence	per gram	External Method
Salmonella	Absence	per 25g	External Method
Clostridium botulinum and Spores	Absence	per gram	External Method

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Lead (Pb)	max. 0.10	mg/Kg	—
Cadmium (Cd)	max. 0.05	mg/Kg	—
Benzo(α)pyrenes (Aromatic Hydrocarbons)	max. 2	μg/kg	—

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance: GFSI Certified
Regulatory Information: Contaminants: All phytosanitary product waste will be within the limits set by the legislation of the European Union, and its later modifications.

Allergen Statement

Allergen-free product.

Doesn’t have any of the allergenic components listed in Regulation 1169/2011 or modifications. Also, cannot exist or produced cross-contamination or accidental because there are instructions and process are validated.

Gluten is <10ppm in finish product.

GMO’S

GMO’s-free product

None of the ingredients used are from or contain protein or DNA from Genetically Modified Organisms. Also, cannot exist or produced cross contamination or accidental because none of the ingredients or additives in our installations come from GMO's.

Radiation

No ionizations treatments used on final products.

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type: Bags
Packaging Information: Type of packaging: sealed bags of high barrier.

Net weight (Kg): 3

Gross weight (Kg): 3.03

Package size (LxW) (mm): 350x290

Type of packaging: sealed bags of high barrier.

Net weight (Kg): 5

Gross weight (Kg): 5.04

Package size (LxW) (mm): 450x290

The heat-sealed bags are not recyclable because they are a mixture of plastic and aluminum, the cardboard boxes are recyclable.

The pallets can be reused and at the end of their life they can be recycled.

The film is a recyclable plastic
Legal Labelling and Batch: Each package will be identified with its appropriate label according to the law.

The batch is composed of the following elements (LYMMDD/A10R12) :

L = batch.

Y: manufacturing year ( Q: 2017, R: 201 8, etc.).

MM: manufacturing month (01= January , February, etc.).

DD: manufacturing day (01, 02, 03).

The following letter: packing format (A=aseptic bag, B=can, T= sealed bag).

The following 2 numbers: capacity of package ( 02=1/2 kg, 03=3 kg, 05=5 kg, 10=10 kg, 20=20 kg, 2C=200 kg, 1M=1000 kg).

The following letter: code and description of the product; and the last two numbers: cut size (12=12x12 mm, 09=9x9 mm, 06=6x6 mm).

Storage & Handling

Shelf Life: 18 Months
Preservation Conditions: Preservation (storage and transport) at ambient temperature, between 0 °C and 40°C, in a clean and dry place. Once the package is opened, it’s necessary to keep the product refrigerated and to consume in the following 10 days.

Red Oak Foods Caramelized Onion Slice (Type CA), Aseptic

Criteria	Maximum Levels
Non Vegetable Origin
Glass, staples, stones, hair, metals, plastic, insects, larvae	Absence
Vegetable Origin
Leaves	< 1%
Roots	< 1%
Stalks	Absence
Peel defaults	< 1%