Orange Juice Frozen Concentrate

Product Description

~~FROZEN CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE

DESCRIPTION

The frozen concentrated orange juice is prepared from fresh, sound and mature oranges (Citrus sinensis) without addition of other species or GMO. The product may not be adulterated in any way and may not be processed in any manner that would alter the sensory or nutritional properties outside the normal range of the original fruit. The juice is processed at a sufficiently high temperature to reduce the number of viable microorganisms and to eliminate all enzymatic activity. The product must be processed to achieve at minimum a five log reduction of the most resistant microorganism of public health significance. Water is physically removed from the juice resulting in Orange Juice Concentrate.
The product is manufactured, packaged and stored under hygienic-sanitary conditions based on food safety systems such as current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and HACCP principles.

PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Brix Corrected for Citric Acid (g/**0g)     *6.0 ± 0.2
Acidity As anhydrous Citric Acid (g/**0g)     3.*0 7.*0
Ratio (Brix/Acid)        9.*0 *0.*0
Defect Score         *9 *0
Flavor Score         *5 *7
Color Score         *5 *8
Pulp (% v/v/*1.5°Brix)        6.0 *2.0
pH          3.*0 4.*0
PEU (milli eqvts. NaOH x ***4)       Zero
Separation (0.5 h, Room. Temp.)      No
Formol Number        *6.0 *8.0
Gelation (*4 h)         No
Gelation (*8 h)         No
Diacetyl (ppm)         Max. 0.*3
Viscosity (cps)         ***0 ***0
Vitamin C (mg/**0 mL/*1.5 ºBrix)      *0.0 *5.0
Light Transmission (%, **0 nm filter)      0.*0 0.*0
Proline (ppm)         **0 ***0
Oil (% by vol.ml per **0mL/*1.5ºBrix)      0.****0.***0

SENSORIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Color          Yellow
Flavor          Typical of orange
Appearance (concentrated) - No obvious signs of browning or gelatinous particles.
Appearance (reconstituted) - Practically free from defects, no floating particles, specks, insects parts and other foreign matter.

MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Plate Count Bacteriological (CFU/mL)       < ***0
Yeasts and Molds (CFU/mL)      < **0

SHELF LIFE STATEMENT

Shelf life          2 years

STORAGE TEMPERATURE

Recommended Storage Temperature      **6°C

PACKAGING CHARACTERISTICS

**0 L steel drums, internally coated with epoxi, 2 internal polyethylene bags or wood bins, with *2 internal polyethylene bags involving the product.

Net Weight       **6kg per drum / ***0kg per bin
Gross Weight   **2kg per drum / ***0kg per bin

ARSENIC, HEAVY METALS AND PESTICIDES RESIDUES

Arsenic, heavy metals and pesticides residues   It must comply with A.I.J.N. regulations

FOOD GRADE STATUS
The product is food grade.

GMO STATUS

The product is considered not genetically modified or not derived from a genetically modified organism as defined by the EC regulation ***0/***3/EC on labeling and traceability and ***9/***3/EC on genetically modified food and feed and their amending legislation.

ALLERGENS STATUS

The ingredients do not contain substances having allergenic properties for which labeling is required, as defined in Directive ***3/*9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of *0 November amending Directive ***0/*3/EC as regards indication of the ingredients present in foodstuffs, and listed in Annex IIIa of the mentioned Directive.