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Raw Material
Raisin Flame Macerated in Alcohol
Status: Approved

Reason for new version Criteria are added to Foreign Matter and Contaminants

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Dry, healthy and calibrated grapes, macerated in a mixture of water, alcohol and rum flavor.
dried in the sun with meshes in height with 100% coverage, to avoid contamination with foreign matter from the
soil.
The raisins are macerated with ethyl alcohol, rum essence and water for 5 to 7 days.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Quality and Legislation
The raw material shall comply with applicable laws and regulations in the country of its destination or Codex
Alimentarius, whichever is stricter, unless otherwise specified. If the purchaser has determined specific limits for
its own needs, the strictest of the three shall apply.
Quality The raw material shall comply with applicable
laws and regulations in the country of its
destination or Codex Alimentarius, whichever is
stricter, unless otherwise specified. If the
purchaser has determined specific limits for its
own needs, the strictest of the three shall
apply.
According to Food Chemicals Codex

60% dry grapes - 40% Liquid maceration

ALLERGENS
All materials delivered to Nestlé must comply with the assessment and requirements signed-off by the vendor
manufacturing site in the Nestlé Major Allergen Declaration (MAD) form, for materials where MAD document is
required.
MAD exemptions include any material supplied to Petfood manufacturing facilities, gasses, strong acids and lyes
as well as unprocessed raw agricultural food commodities supplied directly to Nestlé manufacturing facilities.

COMPOSITION

Component Minimum Maximum Target UOM

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Component Minimum Maximum Target UOM

Raisin 60 %
Water 26.4 %
Alcohol 13.32 %
Flavor Rum 0.28 %

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS
Appearance as is Whole, homogenous, moist and bright.
Color as is Brown, brown or dark.
Odor as is Rum
Taste as is Raisins and rum

PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the limits set by local legislation or Codex Alimentarius, Nestlé has determined specific limits for its
own needs. Where applicable these are listed below.

Quantitative

Parameter Minimum Maximum Target Comments

Moisture 14 g/100g 17 g/100g
Brix/acid ratio 59 61 Brix according NCH 1456
Size mm Caliber: > a 11 (5%)

9 - 11 (25%)

5-9 (68%)

<a5 (2%)

Qualitative
Parameter Comments
Foreign material Absence of stones, metal, plastic, glass, wood, sand, insects or remains of
them, sticks or leaves.
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Parameter Comments
Remaining stalks: Absence
Pedicel / Peduncle: Absence

CONTAMINANTS
In addition to the limits set by local legislation or Codex Alimentarius, Nestlé has determined specific limits for its
own needs. Where applicable these are listed below.

Parameter Maximum UoM Comments

Arsenic 1 mg/kg
Ochratoxin A 5 µg/kg

Lead: 1mg/kg
Copper: 1mg/kg
Perchlorate: Monitoring
Pesticides : Absence

MICROBIOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS
The expression of microbiological quality criteria is based upon that recommended by "The International
Commission on Microbiological Specification for Foods" where:
n = Number of samples
c = Maximum number of samples greater than or equal to m and less than M
m = Microbiological limit that:- in a 2 class plan separates good from defective quality;
- in a 3 class plan separates good from marginally acceptable quality.
M = Microbiological limit that:
- in a 3 class plan separates marginally acceptable from unacceptable quality;
- in a 2 class plan M may be assimilated to m.
The vendor determines how the verification (testing) is done to demonstrate compliance to the
microbiological requirements.
Contaminant Microorganisms
Parameter n c m M Comments
Aerobic mesophilic 5 2 1,000 /g 10,000 /g
microorganisms
Enterobacteriaceae 5 1 10 /g 100 /g

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Escherichia coli 5 2 10 /g 100 /g

Listeria monocytogenes 5 0 0 /25g
Molds 5 2 100 /g 1,000 /g
Staphylococcus 5 0 10 /g 100 /g
aureus/Staphylococci
coagulase positive
Salmonella 10 0 0 /25g
Yeasts 5 2 100 /g 1,000 /g

PACKAGING, STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION

Use only Packaging Materials for food ingredients which are compliant to relevant food contact
regulations/international standards.
Upon request, the vendor must provide a certificate of compliance to the food contact regulations for all food
ingredient packaging materials.
Parameter Requirement Comments
Packaging Use only contact packaging
materials approved for food use in
the country of destination
Suitable to protect and preserve
the contents
Transportation Under cool and dry conditions

Minimum shelf life Storage conditions Comments

from manufacturing
date
In the tightly closed original
container
In a dry place
Protected from humidity
At ambient temperature

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