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PRODUCT NAME:
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Diced tomatoes
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CONTAINERS:
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Aluminium pre-sterilized aseptic bags 200 litre volume
Bags to be contained into steel or plastic drums (typically conical drums)
In North America also 300 gall. (1000 L) bags are used housed into wooden bins
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CONTAINERS FEATURES
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External appearance
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Free from rust and extraneous matter, splitting of product out of bags is not acceptable
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Internal appearance
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Cannot be structurally damaged, must be clean
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Cover
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Each drum shall be provided with plastic or steel cover securely sealed on the drum. A polystyrene disk shall be placed between cover and full bag in order reduce bag shaking which could damage the bag itself
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Coding & Information
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Each drum to bring a label easy to read and exact, containing drum serial number, type of product, date of production, net weight, gross weight.
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Weight of container
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Each drum shall weight between 200 and 220 kg according to product features.
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| Storage of full drums |
They shall be stored in dry environment, protected from sand and dust; should also not to be exposed to extreme temperature either hot or cold |
| Delivery / Shipment |
Full drums shall be placed on wooden pallet by 4 drums on each pallet and wrapped around with nylon film to protect from dust and foreign matter during transportation |
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PRODUCT FEATURES
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| OR -Optical residue (°Brix) |
Minimum 6 |
+/- 5% |
| DR -Dry residue (after oven) |
Minimum 6.25% |
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| Total sugars as inverted sugar |
Lower than 35 % of D.R. net from added salt |
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| Acidity ratio as % of D.R. |
Maximum 8 |
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| Acidity as citric acid monohydrate |
Better than 4% of D.R. net from added salt |
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| Total Lactic acid |
Maximum 300 ppm |
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| Ph at 20°C |
4.25 |
+/- 0.15 |
| Howard mould count |
< 40 % of positive fields |
Italy spec. only |
| Mineral insoluble impurities |
< 0.2 % of D.R. |
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| Content of pulp pieces |
Min. 50 (obtained by a 30 cm diameter screen having 2.5 mm meshes, on a 4 kg product sample drained for 2 minutes) |
+/- 10% |
| Seeds content |
Max. 80 seeds on 100 gr. of net weight |
+/- 10% |
| Added salt (NaCl) |
No added salt permitted |
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| GARDNER colour |
a/b > 2.0 (on BCR plate) L=23 |
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| Skin remains |
Max. 3 cm2 on 100 gr. of net weight |
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| Dices size (cut size) |
17 x 17 x 12 mm |
According to demand |
| Integrity of dices |
At least 20% of the drained product |
| Microbiological features |
Stable after incubation at 32°C for 14 days |
| Guaranteed product life |
18 months |
| GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
Citric acid addition is allowed only when product pH exceed 4.4, in such case however the label shall inform about this addition.
Tomato diced shall be produced from fresh, sound, ripe and well washed tomatoes of suitable variety.
Smell shall be typical of tomatoes free from extraneous off flavours and smells. Rotten or green pieces are not permitted. Also tomato diced possibly shall not contain stems and/or seeds. |
