What is ISO 24090 about?
ISO 24090 specifies requirements and test methods for the dried barberry fruit of the Berberis vulgaris L. tree.
ISO 24090 is applicable to dried red barberries only.
Who is ISO 24090 for?
ISO 24090 on specification and test methods for dried barberry is relevant to:
- Food manufacturers
- Dry barberry processors
- Food laboratories
- Food certification bodies
- Entities involved in packaging and labelling of dry barberries
Why should you use ISO 24090?
Barberries are long and narrow fruits like a bar, hence the name barberry. Dried organic barberries are one of nature's true superfoods that have been used medicinally for centuries, in Europe and Asia.
ISO 24090 provides the classification of dried barberry as per groups based on their colour i.e red and black and as per their classes according to their quality requirements and diameter. The requirements are based on the following characteristics:
- Living insects or mites
- Extraneous matter
- Foreign matter
- Pest infestation
- Tailed barberry/cap-stem
- Immaturity
- Total ash
- Acid insoluble ash
- Moisture content
ISO 24090 also specifies packing, labelling, storage, and transport requirements for dry barberries that will help prevent spoilage of the products from external factors like temperature.
ISO 24090 provides guidance on organoleptic test methods, visual inspections, and visual examination to ensure that dry barberries are free from living insects or mites, extraneous matter, foreign matter, pest infestation hence ensuring of quality and long shelf-life of dry barberries.
