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What is the difference between Grade A and Grade B frozen berries?
Grade A and Grade B frozen berries differ in appearance tolerance, not food safety: whole fruit, colour, calibre and defects, and when…
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Why do IQF berries arrive clumped together?
Clumping in IQF berries has two causes: poor dewatering before the tunnel, or a cold chain break in transit. How to tell…
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Does organic certification mean the product is pesticide free?
Organic certification regulates the production process, not the lab result. Residues can still occur; how EU rules treat them and what buyers…
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What is the peroxidase test and what does it prove?
The peroxidase test is the industry default check that a vegetable has been adequately blanched. It is a rapid colour reaction run…
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IQF or block frozen vegetables: which should I specify?
It depends on what happens to the product after it arrives, and the honest answer is that neither is better in the…