Product Description

1. Product Description: Clarified Apple Juice Concentrate is prepared from fresh, sound and properly mature apples which go through the following technological process including washing, sorting, crushing, pressing, pasteurization, enzymatic treatment, ultra-filtration and evaporation etc. It is used mainly in the production of packet juice beverage drinks and as an ingredient in the production of various food and beverage products such as soft drinks, cider, yoghurt and candies.

2. Sense Request
1) Color: Brown or red brown, turning jot dark after setting for a long time
2) Aroma/Flavor: The juice should have normal apple flavor and aroma, no peculiar smell
3) Appearance: Clarity, no sedimentation and suspension
4) Impurity: Macroscopic impurity not allowed

3. Physical Characteristics
1) Brix: 70.0-72.0 Brix
2) Acid >=0.7%
3) pH: 3.6-4.4
4) Color (T440nm 11.5Bx) >=45%
5) Clarity (T625nm 11.5Bx) >=96%
6) Turbidity (11.5Bx) <=3.0 NTU
7) ASH >=1.12%
8) Amino-nitrogen >=42mg/100g
9) Copper <=5.0mg/kg

10) Lead <=0.3mg/kg
11) Arsenic <=0.2mg/kg
12) Pectin: Negative
13) Starch: Negative
14) Alcohol <=5.0g/kg
15) Patulin: <50ppb

4. Microbiological Index
1) TPC (cfu/ml) <=100
2) Yeast/Mould(cfu/ml) <=30
3) Coliform(cfu/100ml) <=1
4) ATB(cfu/ml) <=1
5) Pathogenic bacteria: Negative

5. Package
275kg steel drum outside, aseptic bag inside