Specification: PB 1045

Issue Date: Apr 4, 2005. Rev. Sep 2,2005

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Chiquita Brands Int.
Processed Fruit Ingredients
CHIQUITA BANANA POWDER

INGREDIENTS
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Chiquita Banana Powder is a free flowing product made from fresh Dehydrated Bananas 100 %
bananas ripened to full flavor. This product is 100% natural without any
preservatives or additives. Chiquita Banana Powder is easily used in
diverse applications to enhance flavor whenever low moisture is PACKAGING
necessary. It can be reconstituted in hot or cold liquid with a weight
relation of 3:1 (water to banana powder). Customer Order
Description Net Weight
Number
PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
Double HDPE bags 20.0 kg
in corrugated box (44 lbs) 1045
Characteristics

Moisture (%) 4.0

Color Creamy to straw yellow color
Product

Flavor Ripe banana, free of off flavors LABELING

Granulometry
(max retained in mesh 60)
Total plate count (cfu/g)
Microbiology
Product is labeled with a computer
generated label that contains the plant
10 %
identification, location, lot code, product
< 500 order code, net weight and product contents.

Coliform Negative
The lot code is a six digit numeric code
Yeast & Molds (cfu/g) < 100 which identified the manufacturing facility,
and date of production (DDMMY).
Salmonella Negative Example: 815063
8 = plant identification
(8 = Ecuador)
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION 15 = 15th day of month
This is an industrial product sold as an ingredient for further 06 = 6th month of year
manufacturing and as such it is exempt from the Nutritional Labeling 5 = year (2005)
and Education Act of 1990 of the USA. Because Chiquita Brands
International, Inc. has an ongoing program to build our database on
processed fruit products, the following information may be revised from STORAGE CONDITIONS / SHELF LIFE
time to time. This information is meant for technical individuals with Store in dry warehouse conditions at
experience in the effect of processing and time on the nutrients in food. temperatures of 50-89°F. Under normal
Users should perform nutritional analyses in the finished products storage conditions, unopened product has a
made using this ingredient since nutrient values will change with shelf life of eighteen (18) months.
processing. Consequently, Chiquita Brands International, Inc. and its
subsidiaries assume no liability as to these nutritional values.

Amount per 100 g

Calories 390 • Protein 4g • Total fat 2g • Cholesterol 0mg • Sodium
13mg • Potassium 1537mg • Carbohydrate 88g • Dietary fiber 7g •
Total sugar 62g • Vitamin A NA • Vitamin C NA • Iron NA

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Chiquita Brands, Inc. Processed Fruit Ingredients,250 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Phone: 513-784-8564, 800-438-0015 Fax: 513-768-4161 www.ChiquitaPFI.com