1.Description：
Dark liquid malt extract uses barley and malt as the raw materials, adds production water and hydrolytic enzyme as theaids for food processing and finally becomes the malt extract used in food industry after pulverization, enzymatic hydrolysis, filtration, vacuum concentration and some other processes.
2. Sensory requirements：
|
Content |
Requirement |
|
Chroma |
Brown |
|
Odour and flavor |
Slight sweetness and typical malt flavor |
|
Morphology |
Sticky liquid |
|
Impurity |
No extraneous matter can be seen in normal vision |
3. Physicochemical parameters:
|
Content |
Value |
|
Total solid % |
77.6-80.1 |
|
Ash g/100g ≤ |
2.0 |
|
pH（10% solution） ≥ |
5.0 |
|
protein（in total solid）g/100g ≥ |
4.2 |
|
Chroma EBC |
41~300 |
|
Total arsenic（in As）mg/kg ≤ |
0.5 |
|
Lead（in Pb）mg/kg ≤ |
0.5 |
|
Copper mg/kg ≤ |
5.0 |
|
AflatoxinB1, μg/kg ≤ |
5.0 |
4. Index of microorganism:
|
Content |
Value |
|
Aerobic plate count cfu/g ≤ |
10000 |
|
Coliforms MPN/100g ≤ |
90 |
|
Mould cfu/g ≤ |
50 |
|
Pathogenic bacteria ( salmonella and staphylococcus aureus ) |
Confirm to the requirement about drinks in GB 29921. |
5. Product label and mark
Product label confirms to GB 7718 and GB 28050. Packaging-Pictorial Marking for handling of goods confirms to GB/T 191.
6. Packaging
Packing receptacle and material should confirm to the corresponding hygienic standard and relevant provisions.
Packing specifications:
25kg/box: Inside：BOPA/PE+PE bag Outside：Corrugated carton
290kg/drum: Steel drum
1335kg/drum: Inside：BOPA/PE+PE bag Outside：PP box
All the products are compact packed. It can be packed according to the requirements of customers.
7. Transportation condition
Conveyance and container must conform to the food hygiene requirements, avoid directed sunlight and rain during transportation and cannot be stored with harmful, poisonous, stinky or something which would impact the quality of products.
8. Storage condition
Stored at room temperature in a cool and dry warehouse. Strictly forbidden to store with poisonous, harmful, stinky, volatile or perishable goods.
9. Shelf life
Under the regulations of this standard, the shelf life of liquid malt extract is as the followings.
25 kg/box：6 months
290 kg/drum：12 months
1335kg/drum：3 months
