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PRODUCT NAME:
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Tomato Juice
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CONTAINERS:
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Glass bottles typically from 125 to 500 ml
Flexible brick type containers from 125 to 500 ml (like Tetrapak or similar)
Aluminium bulk storage bags from 5 to 20 L
Thermoformed cups typically from 100 to 250 ml
Cans from 125 to 500 ml
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CONTAINERS FEATURES
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External appearance
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Free from dirty and extraneous matter, splitting of product out of the container 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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Twist off caps are normally used for tomato juice glass bottles;
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Coding & Information
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Each container to bring a label easy to read and exact, containing serial number, name of the product, date of production, net weight, gross weight, ingredients, health/nutritional information.
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Weight of container
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According to buyer specifications
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Storage
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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 and to direct light.
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Delivery / Shipment
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Full bottles, cans and tetra-bricks might be packed into cardboard boxes or on trays wrapped around with nylon film; aluminium bags shall be housed into appropriate cardboard boxes.
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PRODUCT FEATURES
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OR -Optical residue (°Brix)
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Between 5 and 7
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After 3 – 4 hours oven
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Volatile acidity (%)
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0.4 by weight of the dry residue less added salt
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As acetic acid
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Ph at 20°C
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< 4.5
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Total sugars
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At least 42% by weight of the dry residue less added salt
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As invert sugar
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Mineral impurities
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< 0.1% on the dry residue, less added salt
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+/- 10%
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Moulds
On a sample at 7°Brix
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Max 60% of positive fields (Italy)
Max 40% of positive fields (England and North America)
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Guaranteed product life
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27 months
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Cans (if provided with internal coating)
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16 – 18 months
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Tetra-bricks, aluminium bags, thermoformed cups.
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Up to 2.5 years
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Glass bottles
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