PRODUCT SPECIFICATION: Frozen Concentrate Pineapple MD2 (ananas comosus)
BOTANICAL NAME: Ananas comosus
ANALYTICAL INFORMATION:
° Brix (uncorrected) at 20ºC ° Bx 60°
Total titratable acid (as citric acid pH 8.1)% 0.70 +/- 0.45
PH - 4.0 +/- 0.5
% Pulp: 70 - 100
Particles per ml Absent
Ethanol g / Kg 3.0
Lactic acid g / Kg 0.5
MICROBIOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Total count of plates Cfu / g <1000
Molds and yeasts Cfu / g <100
Total coliforms NMP <3
E. Coli Cfu / g Negative
SENSORY REQUIREMENTS
Appearance Liquid paste, free of stones, particles or remains of shell
Color: characteristic yellow
Smell: Characteristic of the fruit, free of fermentation odor
Taste: characteristic of the fruit, without flavor of fermentation or other unusual flavors
(PACKAGING, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION)
55 gallon steel drum packaging, with polyethylene inner bag
Net weight 220 Kg (drump) barrel.
Shelf Life 18 months