1. Red Pac Choi
Key Parameters
Min Target Max n Unit Notes
Lenghts
Leaf Lenght All Sites 6,0 9,0 12,0 cm
Stem Lenght All Sites 0,1 6,0 cm
Widths
Leaf Diameter All Sites 5,0 cm
cm
Product Attributes
Attribute Description Comment
Blanch
Blister N/A
Colour A distinctive purple/red leaf with visible red veining
Density
Flavour Mild taste with no off-flavour or taint
Leaf Flexability Succulent and soft eating
Leaf Shape Slightly corrugated between veins
Leaf Size As above
Leaf Texture Leaves to be fresh, moist and sufficiently robust
Strucuture Whole leaves, no bunching
Safety/Quality Parameters
The presence of any unacceptable defect listed below may result in rejection.
The combination of quality defects must not cause raw materials to fall below specified usable yield.
Critical quality parameters Unacceptable quality defects
Yellowing (or poor colour) Leaf not robust enough withstand wash process
Tip Burn Disease
Harvest/packing/handling damage Free from rain or haildamage
Bruised leaves
Physical damage and ragged leaves
Pest damage
Frost damage/delamination
Stalk / Stem out of specification
Bitty pieces of leaf
Dehydration
Cotyledons
Leaf size out of specification
Whole plant (not individual leaves)