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SPECIFICATION SHEET

WHOLE BLACK VANILLA BEANS – GOURMET GRADE


(Conventional product)
Version : 03
Update : 13/08/2021

Appellation : Bourbon Vanilla


Botanical name : Vanilla Planifolia
Origin : Madagascar 

Mode of processing: traditional - Manual 
Presentation : bundled with nylon string 

COMPOUNDS DESCRIPTION

Characteristics Traget Value The Whole Black vanilla beans are very oily, fleshy and
Color Black or dark brown flexible. The aroma of the pods is floral and sweet with
powerful notes of cocoa..
uniform among the body
and the cross
Format Fleshy, flexible and oily USES
This quality can be used directly for the foodstuff without
Moisture content 32 – 36% needing transformation. After repacking to hermetical
Vanillin content  1.6% packing such as tube glasses, or similar hermetical
13 - 20cm packing; it is sold to the foodservices, deli and
Length
215-468 pods/kilo supermarkets.
Average number of
pods/kg
Average weight of a 2.26 – 4.71g CONTAMINANTS
pod
Standards Target Value
LOGISTIC Foreign matters (pieces of Absence
wood, plastic, metal, minerals
and organics...)
Packing Weight Allergens Absence
Marking : Product designation, Lot number, carton Pesticides Residue
number, gross weight, tare, net weight, length,
production date, Expiry date, AWB, all others Mold
customer recommendations Aspergillus sp (aflatoxines) AFB1 <2µg/kg
Penicillium expansum OTA <0.4µg/kg
Bundled 2.5kg net per 10 vacuum bags (ochratoxine A)
(about 200g) vacuum bag or per carton ; that
6.25kg net per box is 25kg net per
with wax paper carton

STORAGE AND TRANSPORT CONDITIONS



The vanilla beans is stored in a NORMAL TEMPERATURE in a CLOSED PACKING to avoid drying and
weight loss. Avoid to store with others products having strong smell during the storage or the transport.
The transport can be done by sea or by air. At any time, the product must be protected from the sun and avoid
humidity. The Shelf life is 36 months from the repacking date.

The product has not undergone any genetic modification, is not ionized and does not contain any nanoparticles
or ionized compounds.

PINK BAY MADAGASCAR Sarl www.pinkbaymadagascar.mg

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