IQF APRICOT HALVES

Description

Apricots shall be prepared from wholesome, matured fruit that has been properly cleaned and sorted. This product shall be packed under conditions that meet all the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, including current GMP and/or USDA sanitation regulations or other regulatory standards for sanitation and for wholesomeness, as applicable. Finished product at time of delivery shall be in compliance with these same requirements. Effective Quality Assurance and Sanitation procedures must be in effect to assure process and product compliance.

Physical and Chemical

Product shall conform to U.S. Fancy Frozen Apricot or U.S. Standards for U.S. Grade A.

The halves shall be reasonably free from harmless extraneous material, short stems, minor blemishes, blemishes and other defects, which affect the appearance or edibility of the product. Harmless extraneous material means any vegetable substance, such as leaf or large stem that is harmless. Short stem means the short, thick, woody stem, which attaches the apricot to the twig of the tree.

Flavor and Odor

Finished product must have a “good” typical flavor and odor that is characteristic of well-ripened, fresh fruit and be free from off odors.

Antioxidant

The halves shall be treated with a 1.5% solution of citric/ascorbic acid prior to freezing, to retard oxidation. Actual percent of ascorbic/citric acid remaining on fruit will range from 2-4%.

Microbiological Requirements

Packaging Requirements

The finished product shall be packaged in a blue polyethylene-lined case. All materials conform to the Food & Drug Cosmetics Act.

Container Coding

Each individual shipping container shall bear a lot number and date code. In addition, a sticker will be affixed to each container, identifying the product contents.

Storage and Warehousing

All containers shall be stored at 0° Fahrenheit or below, in such a manner as to maintain a frozen condition.

Shelf Life   18-24 months

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IQF APRICOT SLICES

Description

Apricots shall be prepared from wholesome, matured fruit that have been properly cleaned and sorted. This product shall be packed under conditions that meet all the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, including current GMP and/or USDA sanitation regulations or other regulatory standards for sanitation and for wholesomeness, as applicable. Finished product at time of delivery shall be in compliance with these same requirements. Effective Quality Assurance and Sanitation procedures must be in effect to assure process and product compliance.

Physical and Chemical

Product shall conform to U.S. Fancy Frozen Apricot or U.S. Standards for U.S. Grade A.

The slices shall be reasonably free from harmless extraneous material, short stems, minor blemishes, blemishes and other defects, which affect the appearance or edibility of the product. Harmless extraneous material means any vegetable substance, such as leaf or large stem that is harmless. Short stem means the short, thick, woody stem, which attaches the apricot to the twig of the tree.

Flavor and Odor

Finished product must have a “good” typical flavor and odor that is characteristic of well-ripened, fresh fruit and be free from off odors.

Antioxidant

The halves shall be treated with a 1.5% solution of citric/ascorbic acid prior to freezing, to retard oxidation. Actual percent of ascorbic/citric acid remaining on fruit will range from 2-4%.

Microbiological Requirements

Packaging Requirements

All materials conform to the Food & Drug Cosmetics Act.

Container Coding

Each individual shipping container shall bear a lot number and date code. In addition, a sticker will be affixed to each container, identifying the product contents.

Storage and Warehousing

All containers shall be stored at 0° Fahrenheit or below, in such a manner as to maintain a frozen condition.

Shelf Life   18-24 months

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IQF 3/8” DICED APRICOTS

Description

Apricots shall be prepared from wholesome, matured fruit that have been properly cleaned and sorted. This product shall be packed under conditions that meet all the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, including current GMP and/or USDA sanitation regulations or other regulatory standards for sanitation and for wholesomeness, as applicable. Finished product at time of delivery shall be in compliance with these same requirements. Effective Quality Assurance and Sanitation procedures must be in effect to assure process and product compliance.

Physical and Chemical

Product shall conform to U.S. Standards for Frozen Apricots.

Character   A Grade requires Good Character typical of ripened fruit with a slight variation from slightly firm to very soft.

B Grade requires reasonably Good Character typical of reasonably ripened fruit wit variation from firm to very soft.

Defects   A Grade requires frozen apricots that are practically free of defects. Any defects present may slightly affect the appearance or edibility of the product. Such defects are graded and scored according to USDA guidelines for the grading of diced apricots.

B Grade requires frozen apricots that are reasonably free of defects that do not materially detract from the appearance or edibility of the product. Such defects are graded and scored according to USDA guidelines for the grading of diced apricots.

Color   A Grade requires frozen apricots that have good color - that is, internally and externally have a bright, practically uniform color typical of well-ripened apricots.

B Grade requires frozen apricots have a reasonably good color, bright internally and externally, typical of well-ripened apricots.

Chemical   Diced product will be treated with a dilute solution of citric/ascorbic acid sufficient to obtain a specified residual in the frozen product as an antioxidant.

Flavor and Odor   Finished product must have a “good” typical flavor and odor that is characteristic of well-ripened, fresh apricots and be free from off odors.

Microbiological Requirements

Packaging Requirements

The finished product shall be packaged in materials that are in conformance with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

Container Coding

Each individual shipping container shall bear a lot number and date code. In addition, a sticker will be affixed to each container identifying the produc contents.

Storage Warehousing

All packages shall be stored at zero degrees Fahrenheit or below, in such a manner as to maintain a frozen condition.

Shelf Life   The shelf life, when stored as required, is 12 months.

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