DICED BARTLETT PEARS
Description
Properly matured pears are peeled, cored, stemmed, cut and washed, to assure a clean, wholesome product. The pears are diced and frozen in accordance with good manufacturing practices, coated with ascorbic acid and citric acid to retard oxidation and conform to Grade A standards with the following modifications.
Color Frozen pears possess a practically uniform color that is a typical light yellow-white or light greenish-white or light beige-white color, and any skin pitment on the unit does not affect more than slightly, the overall color of the product. Not more than 10% by weight may show a very slight tint of pink or light tan or beige color, provided no units are dead white or chalky.
Size and Symmetry Fairly uniform in size 1/2” × 1/2” × 1/2”.
Defects Product is practically free from harmless extraneous material in addition to the following criteria.
| FACTOR
| SAMPLE SIZE |
TOLERANCE |
| Peel | 32 oz | 1/2 sq inch average |
| Loose Seeds | 32 oz | 1 per 32 ounces |
| External Stems | 32 oz | 1 per 100 ounces |
| Internal Stems | 32 oz | 1 per 60 ounces |
| Core Material | 32 oz | 1 per 60 ounces |
| Broken or Crushed | 32 oz | 5% by weight |
| Total Blemished Included | 32 oz | 10 by count |
| Serious Blemished | 32 oz | 5 by count |
Microbiological and Chemical Standards
| Total Plate Count |
25,000/g max |
| Total Coliform | 100/g max |
| E.coli | negative |
| Yeast & Mold | 10,000/g max |
| pH Range | 3.4–4.0 |
| Fruit Brix Range | 10–14 |
Packaging The pears are placed into a corrugated fiber case with poly liner.
Container Size 40 lbs net weight
Coding All containers are legibly marked with five numerical digits and a letter code.
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