Food Grade Malt Extract - Light - Finished Product Specification

Description

Light malt is made from unmalted barley and malted barley and is a brown viscous liquid with a characteristic malt flavour. The extraction process inactivates the diastatic power.

Application

Malt extract is often used as a flavouring and colouring additive in the production of malt drinks, malted chocolate drinks, biscuits, breakfast cereals, malt bread, beers, baby foods, confectionery and candy manufacture. Malt extract can in fact be used wherever malt flavour is required. Malt extract has high nutritional value in terms of protein and carbohydrate.

Typical Malt Extract Analysis

Total Solids (refractometer) 79.0 - 81.5%
pH (5% solution) 5.0 - 5.8
Colour (EBC method at 80 Brix) Max 96

Microbiological Analysis

Total Plate Count (cfu/gm) < 10000
Yeast and Mould (cfu/gm) < 100

Organoleptic Properties

Flavour and aroma - Characteristic of Light malt extract free from any foreign or burnt flavours.

Packaging

In sealed 28kg pails, 325kg drums - labelled and coded

Storage

This malt extract comes in a sealed container to preserve flavour and sterility. Once the seal is broken it is recommended to store in cool conditions.

Disclaimer

Due to our commitment to ongoing improvement of our products and services this specification may change. It is the purchasers responsibility to determine the products own application conditions and its suitability for a specific purpose



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