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Quality Parameters
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What are the moisture limits for dried mushrooms?
There is no EU commodity limit. Trade practice is around 10 to 13 per cent depending on species, with water activity around…
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How are dried herbs graded?
On four axes at once: cut size, colour, leaf-to-stem ratio and volatile oil. Trade grade names are conventions, so the specification has…
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What is essential oil content in dried herbs?
The volatile aromatic fraction, measured by hydrodistillation and reported in millilitres per 100 g on a dry basis. It is what the…
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What is the difference between shelf life and a best before date?
Shelf life is a technical property established by the producer. The best before date is the labelled consequence of it, minus the…
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How to Write an RFQ for Frozen Food That Gets Comparable Quotes
A request for quotation that omits the grade, the Incoterm, the packaging or the delivery schedule will produce answers that cannot be…
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Ukrainian vs Polish vs Serbian Raspberry: Variety, Season, Price and Lead Time
Serbia, Poland and Ukraine supply most of Europe’s processing raspberry, and they differ in variety mix, harvest window, fruit size and colour,…