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COMMODITY SPECIFICATION
CORN SOY BLEND

 

The corn soy blend shall be of small particle size suitable for use as a dietary supplement for infants and children for serving as porridge, gruel, or an extender to other foods and shall meet the following requirements:

Chemical and Physical Requirements

Item

Requirement 1/

Minimum Maximum
Moisture, % --- 10.0
Protein (Nx6.25), % 16.7 ---
Fat, % 6.0 ---
Crude Fiber, % --- 2.0
Consistency (Bostwick value) uncooked --- 20.0
Consistency (Bostwick value) cooked, 11.75 % gruel 2/ 9.0 21.0
Total bacteria count per gram --- 50,000

Salmonella, E. Coli and Coagulase Positive Staphylococci shall be negative.

Dispersibility - shall be essentially free from lumping or balling when mixed with water.

1/ Unless otherwise specified analyses are expressed on a moisture-free basis.
2/ Reported to the nearest half of a Bostwick unit.

Packaging

25-kilogram multi wall paper bags