Acid Whey Powder

Product Description

Whey powder produced from liquid whey powder obtained from production of rennet cheese and cottage cheese, pasteurized, evaporated and spray dried.

Ingredients

Liquid whey

Nutrition Value

1331 kJ (318 kcal) in 100 g

Sensory Characteristics

Appearance – powder free flowing, homogenous, easily breaking up lumps allowed
Color – homogenous, creamy, creamy-white
Taste and smell – clean, slightly sour, free from foreign flavors and odours

Physicochemical Parameters

Water content, max % – 4.0
Fat content, max % – 3.0
Protein content, min % – 10.0
Lactose content, min % – 62.0
Acidity, pH min – 4.5
Antibiotics and other inhibitory – negative
Solubility, max ml sediment – 1.25
Mechanical impurities – negative
Scorched Particles, disc – A, B
Ash content, max % – 10.0

Microbiological Parameters

Total plate count in 1 g, max – 50 000
Coliforms in 1 g, max – n = 5, c = 2, m = 0, M =10
Enterobacteriaceae, in 1g – n = 5, c = 0, m = 10, M =10
Staphylococci. in 1 g – n = 5, c = 2, m = 10 , M = 10
Salmonella in 25 g – n = 5, c = 0; negative
Listeria monocytogenes in 25g – n = 5, c = 0; negative
Moulds and yeasts in 1g – max 100

n-number of samples tested in batch
c-number of samples giving results between m and M
m-value equal to or below satisfactory results
M-accepted threshold value above which the results are disqualified

Allergens

Cereals containing gluten (ie wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelled, kamut or their hybridised strains) – No
Crustaceans – No
Eggs – Not
Fish – No
Peanuts – No
Soybeans – No
Milk (including lactose) – Yes
Nuts (almond, hazelnut, walnut, cashew, pecan nut, Brazil nut, pistachio, pistachio nut, macadamia) – No
Celery – No
Mustard – No
Sesame seeds – No

GMO

Absent

Preservatives

Absent

Shelf Life

18 months

Storage

Dry, clean and airy stores, on clean pallets, at temperature not exceeding 20°C, relative humidity not more than 75%

Packaging

4-ply paper bags with poly inner liner of 25 kg net each or bigbags. Bags on one-way or euro pallets foil wrapped.

Transportation

Transport methods should protect the product from damage, moisture and other harmful environmental influences.
Shelf life for the product in its original packaging: 12 months.