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PRODUCT NAME:
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Whole peeled tomatoes
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CONTAINERS:
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Tin cans, size ½ - 1/1 - 3/1 kg
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CONTAINERS FEATURES
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External appearance
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Clean, without defects
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Internal appearance
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Clean, without defects
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Cover/seal/seaming
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Regular / normal
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Coding & Information
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Easy to read and exact
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Label / lithography
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No defects and exact
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| Vacuum cm Hg |
Not less than 5 |
Tins only, 5% + /- |
| Product net weight CEE |
Higher than 400, 800 and 2500 gr. |
Juice + tomatoes |
| Drained weight |
Higher than 60% of the net weight |
Net weight = topping of semi concentrated juice + whole peeled tomatoes |
| Skin remains |
Less than 3 cm2 over 100 gr of net weight |
Net weight = topping of semi concentrated juice + whole peeled tomatoes |
| Integrity of whole fruits into cans |
Higher than 70% of the drained weight for 400 gr net cans
Higher than 60% of the drained weight for 800 / 2500 gr net cans |
Drained weight = whole peeled tomatoes without juice (after screening) |
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PRODUCT FEATURES
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| OR -Optical residue (°Brix) |
Minimum 6.0 / 6.5 |
+/- 5% |
| Added citric acid |
As needed to keep pH lower than 4.4 |
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| Rotten parts |
absent |
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| Stems |
absent |
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| Larva |
absent |
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| Ph at 20°C |
4.1 - 4.4 |
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| Howard mould count |
< 40 % of positive fields |
On shacked product |
| Parts with no pigmentation |
Less than 5% of drained weight |
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| Fruit length |
Better than 4 cm |
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| Number of fruits per can |
400 gr can = from 4 to 7
800 gr can = from 8 to 15
2500 gr can = from 30 to 40 |
Approx. |
| Lactic acid |
Less than 0.3 g/kg |
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| Smell |
Typical of tomatoes |
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| GARDNER colour |
a/b > 1.9 |
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| Taste |
Typical |
| Microbiological features |
Stable after incubation at 32°C for 14 days |
| Guaranteed product life |
27 months |
