Table 9.
Specifications of the NF
| Description: light to dark brown milled powder, produced by exposing sliced/diced Agaricus bisporus mushrooms to ultraviolet light followed by dehydration and homogenisation to form a powder | |
|---|---|
| Source: Agaricus bisporus | |
| Parameter | Specification |
| Vitamin D2 | 125–375 µg/g* |
| Moisture | ≤ 7.0% |
| Ash | ≤ 13.5% |
| Water activity | ≤ 0.5 |
| Proximate parameters | |
| Total fat | ≤ 4.5% |
| Total carbohydrate | ≤ 60% |
| Protein | ≤ 40% |
| Heavy metals | |
| Lead | ≤ 0.5 mg/kg |
| Cadmium | ≤ 0.5 mg/kg |
| Mercury | ≤ 0.1 mg/kg |
| Arsenic | ≤ 0.3 mg/kg |
| Mycotoxins | |
| Aflatoxins (sum of B1, B2, G1 and G2) | < 4 µg/kg |
| Aflatoxin B1 | < 2 µg/kg |
| Microbiological | |
| TAMC | < 5,000 CFU/g |
| TYMC | < 100 CFU/g |
| Coliforms | < 100 MPN/ g |
| Salmonella | Not detected in 25 g |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Not detected in 10 g |
| Escherichia coli | Not detected in 10 g |
| Listeria monocytogenes | Not detected in 25 g |
TAMC: total aerobic microbial count; TYMC: total yeast and mould count; CFU = colony forming units.
*
Converted from International Units (IU) using the conversion factor of 0.025 μg = 1 IU stated in the European Food Safety Authority Technical Report on Dietary Reference Values for nutrients (EFSA, 2017).