FLORIDA ORANGE CONCENTRATE
ARCADIA PLANT
QUALITY WARRANT
We warrant that the quality and specification of orange concentrate meets all the requirements of the United State Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act ( including it's food and color additive amendments ). They also meet all United States Department of Agriculture standards, and the standards established by the Florida Department of Citrus.
MATERIALS
A. Raw Materials - Florida Oranges free from unwholesome fruit.
B. Packaging Material -
1. Drums - New or reconditioned 55 gallon steel drums.
2. Polyethylene liner - 3 mill drum liners polyethylene -
Manufactured by Little and Company, Eaton Park, Florida.
3. Fruit cleaning chemical - CS100 - manufactured by Chemical
Systems of Florida, Inc. Zellwood, Florida.
PROCESSING METHOED
Fresh Fruit - Truck Scale - Grading - Bin Storage - Washing - Grading - Sizing - FMC
Extractors - Finishers ( 20 inch mesh ) - Evaporator Feed Tanks ( ambient temperature ) -
Preheat 195 Degrees F. - Evaporator - Blend Tank - Tank Farm - Blend Tank - Drums Freezer Storage ( 0 Degrees F.) - Shipment.
PACKAGING
A. Drums with two 3 mil polyethylene liners. Packed to a minimum 259 kilo net weight. Each drum has a drum tag which indicates production date, Brix, acid, ratio, oil level, pulp level, lot number, shift, U.S.D.A Grade, gross weight, tare weight, net weight and manufacturer's name.
SPECIFICATION
A. Description - the product has the characteristic color, aroma and flavor of orange and is free from foreign flavors.
B. Brix - 64.00 - 65.3 - Corrected - Sample Each Batch
C. Brix Acid Ratio - 15.6 - 18.2 - Corrected - Sample Each Batch
D. Microorganism - Sample Each Batch
E.Coli - Negative
Staphylococcus - Negative
Mold - Less than 300/g
Yeast - Less than 300/g
Total Plate Count - Less than 1,000/g
E. Defects - Minimum U.S.D.A. Score - 20 score points - Sample Each Batch
F. Foreign Materials - Completely Free - Sample Each Batch
G. Other Injurious Materials - None Detected - Sample Each Batch
H. Acid Target - 3.6 - 4.1 - Sample Each Batch