Product specification
Document code: RF065
Version date: 20161202
Owner: HQD Date: 23-04-2020
Page 1 of 5 Article number: 178
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Article name Dark Chocolate & Hazelnut cookies 200g ℮
Article number 178
MANUFACTURER’S INFORMATION
Banketbakkerij Merba BV
Wilhelminakanaal Noord 2 P.O. Box 119
4902 VR OOSTERHOUT 4900 AC OOSTERHOUT
The Netherlands The Netherlands
Telephone number: 0031-162481000
CONTACT PEOPLE
Commercial issues Quality issues
Commercial Director Quality & Development Manager
Dhr. J. Boerman Mrs. B.J.M. Neve
Telephone number (direct): 0031-162481054 Telephone number (direct): 0031-162481030
E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
EMERGENCY NUMBER
If you have serious complaints and / or in case of emergency situations don’t hesitate to
contact us. You can reach Merba 24 hours per day, seven days per week. 0031-162-481000
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
A round cookie with dark chocolate and pieces of hazelnuts mixed in.
INGREDIENT DECLARATION
Cookies with 18% dark chocolate and 11% hazelnuts
Ingredients: sugar, wheat flour, vegetable oil (palm, sunflower), hazelnuts, cocoa mass, oat
flour, fat reduced cocoa powder, glucose-fructose syrup, salt, lactose (milk), raising agents:
E450, E500; emulsifier: sunflower lecithins; colour: plain caramel.
May contain traces of other kinds of nuts and egg
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NUTRITIONAL VALUES
100 g cookie Unit RI%
≈25 g portion*
Energy 2222 555 kJ 7%
531 133 kcal
Fat 31.4 7.9 g 11%
Of which: Saturated fatty acids 12.1 3.0 g 15%
Monounsaturated fatty acids 13.9 3.5 g
Polyunsaturated fatty acids 3.7 0.9 g
Trans fatty acids 0.1 <0.1 g
Cholesterol 0.0 0.0 mg
Carbohydrates 52.8 13.2 g 5%
Of which: Sugars 28.9 7.2 g 8%
Fibre 4.7 1.2 g 5%
Protein 6.8 1.7 g 3%
Sodium 333 83 mg
Salt 0.83 0.21 g 3%
*A portion is 1 cookie(s).
Reference intake (RI) of an average adult (8400kJ/2000kcal).
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS
Taste Chocolate and hazelnuts
Odour Chocolate and hazelnuts
Colour The colour can vary during the year as a result of small differences in the raw
materials depending on the harvest and temperature differences of the
ingredients that are supplied by third parties.
Texture Crispy
Shape Diameter ±68 mm
Thickness ±14 mm
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TECHNICAL DATA
Part Minimum Maximum Measuring method
Chemical / Physical
Moisture content 2.5% 3.5% Infrared
AW value < 0.5 Humidat IC 2
Microbiological data
Total aerobic germ count <1000
Yeasts and fungi <100
Salmonella 0
Bacillus cereus <100
Enterobacteriaceae <10
E coli bacteria 0
Aflatoxin <3 ppb
QUALITY CONTROLS
Frequency Remark
Weight Continuous Package under e-control
Metal check Continuous Ferro 1.5 mm, Non Ferro 1.5 mm, Stainless steel 2.0 mm
Moisture content Once / hour
Dimensions Once / hour
Colour Once / hour
Shelf life Continuous Final control 1 month following expiry of shelf life
PRESERVATION
The microbiological condition of the product can be guaranteed because the product has
been heated above a temperature of 100 °C and immediately cooled afterwards. The
product is packed in a closed film packaging in order to prevent physical and / or chemical
contamination. As the moisture content is low and the AW-value is below 50% microbes
cannot survive and / or grow.
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Owner: HQD Date: 23-04-2020
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STORAGE CONDITIONS
Description Number Unit
Shelf life 52 Weeks
Desired temperature conditions during transportation 15-25 °Celsius
Desired relative humidity during transportation 55-75 % Relative humidity
Desired storage temperature 15-25 °Celsius
Desired relative humidity during storage 55-75 % Relative humidity
GMO STATEMENT
The product does not contain genetically modified ingredients.
SUITABILITY FOR SPECIFIC CONSUMER GROUPS AND CLAIMS
Vegans, vegetarians, kosher, halal, organic, RSPO, UTZ, Fair Trade, specific origin etcetera.
Information can be send on request.
PACKAGING DATA
Packaging information can be send on request.
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ALLERGEN INFORMATION
+ The product contains the listed substance
- The product is free from the listed substance
? There are too few details available to be able to give an indication of this.
Legal allergens +/-/? Legal allergens +/-/?
Wheat (gluten) + Milk +
Rye (gluten) - Celery -
Barley (gluten) - Mustard -
Oats (gluten) + Sesame -
Sulpher dioxide and sulphites
Spelt (gluten) - -
(E220 - E228)
Kamut (gluten) - Lupin -
Almonds (nuts) ? Molluscs -
Hazelnuts (nuts) +
Walnuts (nuts) - Additional allergens
Cashews (nuts) - Lactose +
Pecan nuts (nuts) ? Cocoa +
Brazil nuts (nuts) - Glutamate (E620 - E625) -
Pistachio nuts (nuts) - Chicken meat -
Macadamia nuts (nuts) ? Coriander -
Crustaceans - Maize -
Egg ? Legumes -
Fish - Beef -
Peanuts - Pork -
Soy - Carrot -
SIGNATURE
Quality & Development Manager
Name Birgit Neve
Place Oosterhout
Date 23-04-2020
Signature
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