- PRODUCT TYPE:
PEAR JUICE CONCENTRATE
- DESCRIPTION:
PEAR JUICE CONCENTRATE IS PREPARED BY PHYSICALLY REMOVING WATER FROM UNSWEETENED, UNACIDIFIED, UNFERMENTED APPLE JUICE WHICH HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM WASHED, SORTED, SOUND PEARS AND/OR PARTS
THEREOF NO OTHER FRUIT OR SUGAR MAY BE ADDED.
- APPLE VARIETIES :
MAINLY WILLIAM'S - ANJOU'S - PACKAM'S
- APPEARANCE:
VISUAL INSPECTION - AMBAR SYRUP. COLOR - FREE FROM BROWN - LIGHTER THAN USDA HONEY COLOR "WHITE".
CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL:
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VALUE
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METHOD
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Soluble Solids, Brix?
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70 - 71
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AOAC 932.12, 16th. Ed.
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AAcidity (as Malic)
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1,0 - 2,0 %
|
AOAC 942.15B, 16th. Ed.
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Turbidity
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max. 5 NTU
|
Hach Ratio turbidimeter
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Clarity (@ a 625 nm)
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min. 90 %
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Spectronic 20 Genesys
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Color (@ a 440 nm)
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50 - 80 %
|
Spectronic 20 Genesys
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Insoluble Solids
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none
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AOAC 922.10, 16th. Ed.
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Pectin
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negative
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AOAC 22.053, 12th. Ed.
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Starch
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negative
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AOAC 925.38, 15th. Ed.
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Patulin
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max. 50 ppb.
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AOAC 974.18, 15th. Ed.
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MICROBIOLOGY:
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RESULTS
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METHOD
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Total Plate Count
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less than 500 per gram
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AOAC 966-23
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Yeasts and Molds
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less than 500 per gram
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AOAC
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Heat Resistant Molds
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negative
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AOAC
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Thermoduric Acidophilic Bacilli
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negative
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AOAC
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- NUTRITIONAL VALUES:
- PACKAGING:
Drum 60 Gall. - Bins 300 Gall.
- STORAGE:
Storage conditions at receiving location (temperature should be be 32? to 38?F.) SHELF LIFE : 12 MONTHS
MAINLY WILLIAM'S - ANJOU'S - PACKAM'S