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Confection Sunflower
Kernel
Meeting customer needs
is often a source of pride with suppliers as well as a necessity for the
customer. To do an even better job, we have made major changes to our facilities.
Henry Ford said of his Model T, “You can have any color as long as it’s
black!” Well, the Model T is history, and so is “ordinary” sunflower. Rather
than make one quality product that customers must find a way to use, we
have developed four different and distinct quality levels of confection
sunflower kernel. Our goal is to produce the exact product specification
desired to meet varying customer needs. As a flexible food ingredient with
a healthy image surpassing all other “nut” categories, sunflower kernel
makes successful roasted and salted snacks and is a preferred ingredient
in full-grain, “hearth” breads. Sunflower kernel not only becomes a healthy
ingredient in breakfast cereals, but successfully works as a “nut” in caramel
and chocolate candy. Other applications include trail mix, corn chips, muffins,
pretzels and cookies. Helping manufacturers explore potential applications
and ingredient ideas allows our customers to take full advantage of sunflower’s
premium image. While most of our products are shipped in distinctive 50
pound bags that are clearly marked for ease of warehouse handling, we do
offer a wide range of packaging options.
| Quality
Specifications - Confection Sunflower Kernel |
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heading
for more info |
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Red
River Premium |
Red
River Select |
Red
River #1 |
Red
River Pieces |
Red
River Organic |
Red
River Oil Standard |
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Size
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Count
per oz. |
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400+/-50 |
475+/-50 |
575+/-50 |
1500 appx |
525+/-75 |
750+/-100 |
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Purity
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>99.97% |
>99.97% |
>99.95% |
>99.95% |
>99.95% |
>99.95% |
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Chips
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(chips/broken
that are less than 1/2 whole meat) |
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<2.0% |
<4.0% |
<5.0% |
100% |
<6.5% |
<10.0% |
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May
include the following but not to exceed indicated pieces per
pound |
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Sclerotinia
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0.05 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
0.05 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
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Unshelled
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0.05 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
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Sticktites
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(kernel
that is 25% or more covered by shell) |
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1.00 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.50 |
4.00 |
8.00 |
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Damage
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Not
more than 0.2% heat damage/dark color after oil roast and not
more than 2% misc. damage including insect damage for all quality
grades |
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Moisture
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Maximum
8% for all quality grades |
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Nutrients
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(Per
100 grams for all quality grades) |
Microbiological
Standards (All quality grades) |
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Calories |
570 |
Vitamin
C |
<0.5mg |
Standard
Plate Count |
500M
CFU/g max |
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Total Fat |
50g |
Calcium |
98mg |
Staphylococcus |
23mpn/g
max |
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Saturated |
6g |
Iron |
5mg |
Coliform |
100 CFU/g
max |
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Polyunsaturated |
31g |
Vitamin
E |
49.91U |
E. Coli
|
<10.0
CFU/g |
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Monounsaturated |
13g |
Thiamin |
2.1mg |
Yeast |
5M CFU/g
max |
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Cholesterol |
0mg |
Riboflavin |
0.25mg |
Mold |
5MCFU/g
max |
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Sodium |
<5mg |
Niacin |
6.3mg |
Salmonella |
Negative
in 25g |
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Total Carbohydrates
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18g |
Folate |
0.155mg |
Aflatoxin |
Negative
in 25g |
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Dietary
Fiber |
10g |
Magnesium |
362mg |
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Sugars |
3g |
Zinc |
5.2mg |
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Protein |
26g |
Copper |
1.6mg |
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Vitamin
A |
<101U |
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Sunflower Grades
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