LINAZA O LINO (LINUM USITATISSIMUM).
FLAXSEED (LINUM USITATISSIMUM).

Flaxseed Specification.

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Product Description:
Flaxseed, brown and brilliant color, good flavor, free of strange scents and materials. Air Cleaned, screened and classified, separated by densimetric tables, destoned and packed. Approved for Human consumption.

Scientific Name:
Linum Usitatissimum.

Presentation: 
Size: Unique.


Physical Analysis:
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a) Moisture: max 9.0 %.
b) Purity: min 99.9 %.
c) Grain/Gram: max 180.
d) Specific Weight: min 63 kg/hl.
e) Heat Damage: max 0.2 %.
f) Total Damage: max 2.0 %.


Chemical Analysis: 
Total aflatoxins: max 4 ppb.


Microbiology:
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a) Standard plate count: max 20000 ufc/gr.
b) Yeasts and molds: max 500 ufc/gr.
c) Enterobacteriaceae: max 100 ufc/gr.
d) E. coli: negative/gr.
e) Salmonella: negativo/25 grs.Mesophilic.

Quality Records:
For every load there are quality registrations which conform a "packing record" that is sent to the Client.

Sampling Methodology/Analysis Records:
Specific analyses are made by Client’s request. Approximately 300 gr. of product are extracted and sent to internationally approved laboratories to do this analysis, which will be sent afterwards to the Client.

Packaging: Product is packed in 50 lbs NET weight (22,68 kg) multilayer paper bags or polypropylene bags, with one polyethylene layer. Other weights can be packed according to Client’s needs.

Storage: Product must be stored on platforms, in closed, fresh, dried and clean rooms, protected from plagues, insects, rodents, and isolated from chemicals or other physical contaminants.

Lifetime: 
12 months if kept in dry, fresh & clean storage.

NOTE: Some of the mentioned parameters can be modified according to Client’s needs.