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Vegetables
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How do you specify a mixed frozen vegetable blend?
A blend specification needs three things a single-component specification does not: the recipe with a tolerance on each component, a component-level quality…
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How is frozen beetroot processed?
Frozen beetroot is normally cooked rather than merely blanched, then peeled, cut and frozen. That is the main difference from a green…
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What is the difference between chopped, leaf and portioned frozen spinach?
The three terms describe two different things at once, which is why they are so often confused in enquiries. Chopped and leaf…
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How long should vegetables be blanched before freezing?
There is no single correct time. Blanch duration in water at 90 to 100 degrees Celsius runs from roughly 30 seconds for…
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How are frozen vegetables graded?
Frozen vegetables are graded on four axes at once: size or calibre, defect count, colour and uniformity, and the proportion of extraneous…
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What is the minimum order quantity for frozen vegetables?
For bulk frozen vegetables in plain packaging the practical minimum is one full reefer trailer, around 20 to 22 tonnes of packed…
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How is the best before date set for frozen vegetables?
The food business operator sets it, and must be able to justify it. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 requires a date of minimum…
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What certification is required to sell organic frozen vegetables in the EU?
Every operator in the chain that handles the product as organic needs to be certified, and the certificate scope has to name…
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What packaging options are available for frozen vegetables?
Three families cover almost all frozen vegetable trade. Bulk industrial packs, typically a 10, 12.5, 15 or 20 kilogram polyethylene liner inside…
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What are the most common defects in frozen vegetables?
The defects that generate real claims fall into three groups by cause: field and variety defects, process defects, and cold chain defects.…