Concord Grape Juice, Not From Concentrate

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Product Specification -- Effective: 3/8/05; Supersedes: New

Product and Process Description:

Not From Concentrate (NFC) Concord Grape Juice is a dark purple, highly flavorful grape juice. It is produced from mature, unfermented Eastern US (Lake Erie Concord Grape Belt) Concord Grapes (Vitus Labrusca) by pressing into juice, then clarifying, and detartrating. No water, other grapes, grape juices, sugars, or sulfites have been added.

NFC Concord Grape Juice has been processed in accordance with good manufacturing practices under strictly sanitary conditions that meet the requirements of the U.S Food and Drug Administration (21 CFR Parts 110 - GMP and 120 - HACCP) and New York State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets. It is the product of USA.

Product Specifications:

Brix	14.7 - 17.0 at 20 degrees C
Titratable Acidity	0.50 - 1.30 w/w % as Tartaric Acid
pH	2.7-3.7
Color	> 7.5 corrected absorbance at 520 nm when diluted with pH 3.2 McIlvanes buffer
Color Ratio	>= 1.8 (abs 520 nm/ abs 430 nm)
Color - visual	Purple - Red, No Brown Cast
Turbidity	< 50 NTU
Insoluble Solids	< = 1%
Sulfite	< 10 ppm
Organoleptic	Full bodied aroma and flavor; no off flavors
Total Plate Count	<100 CFU/mL Maximum
Yeast and Mold Count	<100 CFU/mL Maximum
Total Coliforms	<10 CFU/mL Maximum

Packaging:

Standard packaging is sealed bulk truck tankers. Juice is also available in a reconditioned open top metal drum with a Brammall seal. Each drum is lined with two food grade polyethylene liners each tied with a self-locking cable ties. Drums are filled to 50.0 gallons (weight varies with actual Brix).

Shelf Life and Storage:

NFC grape juice should be processed within two weeks of receipt when stored at 30-40F. Shelf life may be extended by pasteurization.