Length: 4.5 to 6.5cm - Max 8%<4.5cm and Max
10%>6.5cm
Width: 1.5 to 2.5 cm
Percentage broken leaves: Max 3%
Foreign bodies per kilo: none
Units per Kg: 80-120 pH: >4.5
Catalyse Peroxidase: Negative after 30 sec.
Organoleptic
Color: Characteristic of frozen EGian artichokes
with leaves that can be grey-green to yellow. Some
leaves can be purplish-green depending on the harvesting period. Purplish green leaves are naturally present in the artichokes and are not
considered as a defect.