Frozen French Beans - WDRA
Frozen-french-beans
Commodity Code - 917
Commodity Name - Frozen French Beans
Commodity scientific Name -
JP-885, Ambika, Indra, Indra (KPMR-400),Adarsh (IPF 99-25), IPF 4-9, Prakash (IPFD 1-10), IPFD 10-12, Vikas (IPFD-99-13), Prakash, Jay (KPMR-522), (KPMR-1441), Pant Pea-14, Pant pea-42,KFP-103 (Shikha), Uttra (HFP8909), Hariyal (HFP-9907 B), Jayanti (HFP-8712), HFP-9426, Aman (IPF5-19), Alankar, Aman (IPF5-19), DMR-7(Alankar), Swati (KFPD-24), Malviya Matar-15 (HUDP-15), Vikas, Sapna,DDR-23 (Pusa Prabhat), DDR-27 (Pusa panna), VL Matar -42, V L Matar -47,PL Matar-42, Shubhra (IM-9101), Paras
| Grades | AP I | AP II | AP III | AP IV | AP V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extraneous Vegetable Material (EVM) (i) Bean Leaf (each piece) (ii) Other Extraneous Vegetable Material (EVM) (each piece) MAX | Stem End MAX | Major and Minor blemish MAX | Mechanical Damage(Whole and cut style) MAX | Undeveloped (whole style) MAX | |
| Whole | 15 | 20 | 10 | ||
| Cut, Short cut, sliced, or any other style | 15 | 30 | 20 | ||
| AP VI | AP VII | AP VIII | AP IX | ||
| Tough strings MAX | Fibrous unit MAX | Combined total Allowable number of defects (Maximum) | Small pieces(Whole, cut and slices styles) (%mm) MAX | ||
| Whole | 6 | 40 | 20 | ||
| Cut, Short cut, sliced, or any other style | 10 | 60 | 20 | ||
Definitions
(i) Frozen Beans shall be prepared from fresh, clean, sound, succulent pods of the plants of the species Phaseolus vulgaris L. or Phaseoluscoccineus L. Strings, stems, and stem ends shall be removed, and the pods are washed and sufficiently blanched to ensure inactivation of enzymes and adequate 20667/2022/TECH 538 stability of colour and flavour and shall be stored at -18°C or below.
(ii) Extraneous Vegetable Material(EVM)- Vegetable material from the bean plant, other than pod, such as leaf or vine, but excluding stem ends; other harmless vegetable material, not purposely included as an ingredient. For the purpose of assessment, extraneous vegetable material comprising bean leaf material shall be differentiated from the other.
(iii) Stem End- A piece of the immediate stem which attaches the pod to the vine stem, whether present still attached to the pod or present loose in the product.
(iv) Minor Blemish- Each piece blemished due to insect or pathological damage affecting an area greater than a 3 mm diameter circle, or blemished by other means to a degree which noticeably detracts from its appearance.
(v) Major Blemish- Each piece blemished due to insect or pathological damage affecting an area greater than 6 mm diameter circle, or blemished by other means to a degree which seriously detracts from its appearance.
(vi) Mechanical Damage.-A unit, in whole and cut styles, that is broken or split into two parts, crushed, or has very ragged edges to an extent that the appearance is seriously affected.
(vii) Undeveloped (Whole Style only)- Each unit which measures less than 3 mm at its widest point.
(viii) Tough Strings.-Tough fibre which will support a weight of 250 g for 5 seconds or more.
(ix) Fibrous Unit- Each piece having parchment like material formed during the ripening of the pod, to the extent that the eating quality is seriously affected.
(x) Small Pieces- (Cut and Sliced Styles): bean pieces less than 10 mm in length including loose seeds and pieces of seeds.
Optional Parameters are voluntary and may be analyzed as per buyer-seller agreement.
| Shelf Life | 12 Months |
| Initial Validity of e NWR | 06 Months |
| Extension of e NWR Validity | 03 Months |
| Number of Extensions | 2X3 months |
* Shelf life as given is applicable if the temperature of storage is maintained at or below -18°C.