Banana Powder

About Banana Powder

Banana Powder Specification

• Product Name: Banana Powder

• Botanical Name: Musa spp

• Description: Fine powder made from dried ripe bananas

• Appearance: Smooth powder

• Color: Light yellow to off white

• Flavor: Natural sweet banana flavor

• Odor: Characteristic banana aroma

• Moisture Content: Not more than five

• Total Ash: Not more than five

• Acid Insoluble Ash: Not more than one

• Particle Size: Passes through eighty mesh sieve

• Bulk Density: Between zero point four and zero point six grams per milliliter

• Solubility: Partially soluble in water

• Additives: No added sugar no artificial colors or flavors unless specified

• Preservatives: None unless specified

• Heavy Metals: Within safe limits

• Lead: Not more than three parts per million

• Arsenic: Not more than two parts per million

• Cadmium: Not more than one part per million

• Mercury: Not more than one part per million

• Microbial Limits:

  • Total Plate Count not more than one hundred thousand colony forming units per gram

  • Yeast and Mold not more than one thousand colony forming units per gram

  • E coli absent

  • Salmonella absent

• Storage: Store in a cool dry place away from sunlight and moisture

• Shelf Life: Eighteen months from date of manufacture if stored properly