Do you know about frozen broccoli from China
1. General information:
Botanical Name of Plants: Brassica oleracea var. italica
As a cruciferous vegetable, broccoli contains not only high content, but also very comprehensive nutrients, mainly including protein, carbohydrate, fat, minerals, vitamin C and carotene.
2. Nutritional Value:
The mineral composition of broccoli is more comprehensive than other vegetables, such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, zinc, manganese and so on are very rich, much higher than the cabbage flowers that belong to the cruciferous family.
Many people think that tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables are the most rich in vitamin C, in fact, broccoli is higher than all of them, also significantly higher than other common vegetables.What's more, broccoli is full of vitamins, especially folic acid, which is an important reason why its nutritional value is higher than the average vegetable
3. Functional Value
As old saying in China: long-term consumption of green broccoli can reduce the risk of breast, rectal and stomach cancers.
4. Information of our product “Frozen Broccoli”
a) We have our own farm, about 50000 mu
b) Certificate: HACCP, BRC, KOSHER
c) Crop seaon: December to March (main season), June to July, October to November
d) Products: Broccoli Floret Cut, Broccoli Rice, Broccoli Stem cut, Broccoli Cut
e) Size (spec.) available: 10-30mm, 20-40mm, 30-50mm, 40-60mm. Of them 30-50mm and 40-50mm is the moste popular one.
f) Glazing: this is to protect its flower buds not to fall off. Normally it is 12-15% glazing, but could process per request.
g) Processing flow chart: Raw material (CCP1) – Cutting – Washing – Blanching (CCP2) – Cooling in normal water – Cooling in ice water – Water Draining – IQF Frozen – Pack the IQF products and store in cold storage – Take semi-finished products from warehouse to packing room, soring and packaing – Sampling inspection – weighting – put into cartons – seal the cartons – Metal detection – store in cold warehouse – loading
h) Packing: from tote bin to retail packs, per order request. Common packaging is bulk 10kg/bag x 1bag/carton