Pineapple pulp

Shelf Life

18 Months

Seasons

March to July

Location

Maharashtra

(A) PHYSICAL PARAMETERS:
S.No.	Test/Parameter	Limit/Standard	Remark

	Colour	Yellow to Olive Yellow	Complies
	Flavour	Typical of Pineapple without any off flavor	Complies
	Taste	Characteristics of Pineapple fruit	Complies
	Appearance	Uniform, homogeneous smooth, free from fibres and any foreign and Extraneous matter.	Complies
	Foreign matter	Absence	Complies
	Ice Crystals	Unacceptable







(B) CHEMICAL PARAMETERS:

	Refractometric Brix @ 20 Deg Cel	Minimum 9	Complies
	Acidity As % Anhydrous Citric Acid	0.45 – 0.80	Complies
	pH As Natural	3.20-4.00	Complies
	Consistency – Bostwick (20 ± 2°C )	<12 (Cm/30sec)	Complies
	Black Specks / 10 gm	Nil	Complies
	Brown Specks / 10 gm	NMT 10	Complies


(C) MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS:

	Total Plate Count cfu/ ml	<1000	Complies
	Yeast & Mould Count cfu / ml	200	Complies
	Coliform Count cfu / ml	<10	Complies
	E.Coli	Absent/gm	Complies