Palmyra Jaggery

Shelf life

18 Months

Packaging type

Plastic Packet

Location

Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra

(A) PHYSICAL PARAMETERS:
	Crystallinity	Not specified	Visual inspection
	Solubility	Completely soluble	Visual inspection, solubility test
	Appearance	Golden brown to brown	Visual inspection
	Aroma	Characteristic palmyra jaggery aroma	Sensory evaluation
	Shape	Block or irregular	Visual inspection
	Size	Not specified

(B) CHEMICAL PARAMETERS:
	Glucose Content	Not specified	HPLC, enzymatic method
	Fructose Content	Not specified	HPLC, enzymatic method
	pH	4.5 - 6.5	pH meter
	Total Soluble Solids (TSS)	Not specified	Refractometer
	Sulfur Dioxide Content	< 10 ppm	Titration method, colorimetric method
	Total Ash Content	< 2%	Gravimetric method
	Moisture Content	< 5%
	Energy (kcal)	350	Calculation from proximate analysis
	Protein (g)	0.5	Kjeldahl method
	Fat (g)	0.1	Soxhlet extraction
	Carbohydrates (g)	90	Calculation
	Dietary Fiber (g)	2	Gravimetric method
	Sugars (g)	85


(C) MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS:
	Total Plate Count	< 10,000	Plate count agar
	Yeasts and Molds	< 1,000	Sabouraud dextrose agar
	Salmonella	Absent in 25g	Enrichment method
	E. coli	Absent in 1g	MPN method
	Coliforms	Absent in 1g