Mikuna Willka

Ca. Cruz delSur Mz B Lt 17 Piso 2 - Urb. Portada del Sol Specification sheet

V : 002 /2019
La Molina - Lima, Peru
Phone: (+51) 1 435 4358 SKU CODE : AIX-COCH-002
E-mail: angelapariciodiaz@gmail.com AIX-SS-ANNATTO DRY COCHINEAL
Cellphone: ´+51 936 164 640 V : 002 /2019

Product Name Composition

COCHINEAL Cientific name : Dactylopius coccus Costa Variety : N/A

0511991000 Additives: N/A Coadyuvants N/A

Characteristics

The cochineal (Dactylopius coccus Costa) is a parasitic hemiptera insect of plants belonging to the family Dactylopidae, whose host are
nopales or prickly pears (Opuntia). It is also known as the cochineal of carmine, grana cochineal, cochinilla grana, nocheztli1 and the

AIX-SS-ANNATTO DRY COCHINEAL

wheel of death. Its biological juices are used as dyes in the food industry, tissue dye since ancient times, and even for cosmetics.
The stages of the cochineal life cycle are: for the female, egg, nymph I, nymph II and adult; for the male: egg, nymph I, nymph II cocoon,
pre-pupa, pupa and adult.

The feeding of both the females and the males depends on the extraction of the sap from the stalks by means of their stilettos. The female
gets to put up to 400 eggs and has a size of about 6 mm and barely moves on the stems. The male, smaller and with wings, does not
exceed 2.5 mm. A dye is extracted from the female, also called carmine.

Process Description - HACCP Flow chart

Technical Specifications Nomenclature

Parameter Settings Limit Parameter Settings Limit

ODOR : Characteristic PA: 3203002100
COLOR : From dark gray to dark white. HTS-Number : 0511 9980
MOISTURE: Maximum 12%. Imco-Code : harmless
ASHES : Maximum 5% Acid carminic: Minimum 20 % of Carminic Acid FCCII
SOLVENTE : Absents

Commercial Presentation

Packing Labelling Shelf life Warehouse

According to the customer's requirements.
We include: 24 months stored in a cool and dry place,
According to the customer's requirements. - Exporter protected from direct sunlight. Avoid the
- Lot: In dry conditiond < 20°C, 1 year
Estándar packing Jute bags of 25 or 50 Kg. contact with acids and strong oxidating
- Expiration day:
agent. .
- Shelf Life

Nutricional Analysis (in100g)

Biological Characteristics: The life cycle of the male animal oscillates between 51-63 days, from the position of the egg to its adulthood, period in which its procreative function is carried
out. For each male there are between 150 and 200 adult females. The female has a life cycle of 89-136 days from the position of the egg to its adult state. The infestation of the prickly
pear can be: natural or induced.
SPECIFICATION SHEET

Natural Infestation
: Pencas are infested naturally induced by the wind and produced by migrating nymphs that move by themselves between plant and plant.
Artificial Infestation
: It consists in infesting adult females in oviposition on the prickles of the tunas. The best-known facilities are by the method of the tulle sachets or the gauze method, delta-tin method
and tray method. The artificial infestation is recommended to be carried out in the month of April after the rainy season for the earth, for the Coast can be done throughout the year

Production season
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Produced by Revised by Approved by

Alejandra Aparicio Díaz Angel Aparicio Díaz Patrricia Pastor Usquiano

Product Development Manager Operational & Supply Chain Manager GENERAL MANAGER