Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Flavor
- Flavor Family
- Flavor Ingredient Class
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Apple Juice Concentrate
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Optical Judgement
Free of impurities
Features & Benefits
- Food Ingredients Features
- Product Highlights
- Packed with nature’s finest nutrients, Meykon’s fresh, locally grown and tasty Apple Juice Concentrate is rich in vitamins and has thousands of possible applications.
- Whether you’re producing homemade recipes or industrial food products, we’re happy to supply the quantity you need to enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
- We produce an excellent product with low acidity.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Intended Uses
This product is a semi-finished product. It is Useable in:
- Juice industry
- Baby food industry
- Confectionery industry
- Dairy products industry etc.
Properties
- Typical Properties
- Analytical Properties
- Microbiological Values
- Note
SS °Bx*: AIJN from concentrate single strength minimum brix value.
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Low Acidity | 1.1 - 1.7 | % | - |
| Medium Acidity | 1.7 - 2.1 | % | - |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Brix | 69 - 71 | Degree | IFU 8 |
| Total Titratable Acidity (pH 8.1) | 1.00 - 1.50 | % w/w | IFU 3, As Malic Acid |
| pH | 3.50 - 4.00 | - | IFU 11 |
| Turbidity (SS °Bx*) | max. 2 | NTU | - |
| Color (SS °Bx*, at 440 nm) | min. 40 | - | - |
| Clarity (SS °Bx*, at 625 nm) | min. 95 | - | - |
| Patulin (SS °Bx*, 3% Acetonitrile, at 272 nm) | max. 30 | ppb | - |
| HMF (SS °Bx*, 3% Acetonitrile, at 272 nm) | max. 20 | ppm | - |
| Fumaric Acid (SS °Bx*, 0.01N H₂SO₄, at 210 nm) | max. 5 | ppm | - |
| Lactic Acid (SS °Bx*, 0.01N H₂SO₄, at 210 nm) | max. 500 | ppm | - |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Total Plate Count (PCA, at 28°C, 3 days) | max. 1000 | CFU/ml | - |
| Mould (DRBC, at 28°C, 5 days) | max. 500 | CFU/ml | - |
| Yeast (DRBC, at 28°C, 5 days) | max. 500 | CFU/ml | - |
| Humic-reducing Microorganisms (PDA, at 28°C, 7 days) | None | per 50ml | - |
| Bacteria Spores (PCA, at 28°C, 7 days) | None | per 50ml | - |
| Coliform (VRBA, at 37°C, 3 days) | None | per 10ml | - |
| E. coli (CA, at 37°C, 3 days) | None | per 10ml | - |
| Thermophilic Acidophilic Bacteria (BAT, at 45°C, 11 days) | None | per 10ml | - |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Compliance Information of Essential Authenticity and Quality Factors
- Authenticity - The product is made from 100% natural, fresh and wholesome fruit of the specified variety and is not modified or adulterated in any way by addition of food additives or unauthorized processing. The product complies with the Directive 2001/112/EC and subsequent amendments and complies furthermore with the CODEX General Standard for Fruit juices and Nectars (Codex Stan 247-2005) and AIJN-Code of Practice. Genetic manipulations are not used. Genetic manipulated plants, raw materials, food additives and enzymes (including self-cloned ones) are not used.
- Authorized Ingredients - The product does not contain any food additive as mentioned in the Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.
- Authorized Treatments and Substances - To clarify the product, processing aids as stated in the Directive 2001/112/EC and its amendments, enzymes meeting the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008, and chemically inert filtration aids and precipitation agents which comply with Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 are permitted to use.
- Hygiene - The product is prepared in accordance with the “General Principles of Food Hygiene” recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
- Contaminants - The values for arsenic and heavy metals do not exceed the AIJN Code of Practice and FDA related guidance and supporting documents limits (eg. Guidance for industry Arsenic in apple juice- July 2013) and the product complies with the Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 and subsequent amendments.
- Residues - The product complies with the Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and subsequent amendments.
- Allergens - The product does not contain substances having allergic properties for which labeling is required, as defined in Directive 2007/68/EC amending Annex IIIA to Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain food ingredients.
- GMO’s - The product does not contain ingredients that contain GMO or consist of GMO or were produced from GMO. Therefore it does not require GMO-labeling according to Regulations (EC) No 1829/2003 and 1830/2003.
- Flavors - Flavors delivered or already returned only come from the fruit which gives the name. These flavors correspond to the request of the European fruit juice regulation.
- Labelling Compliance
The labels of our products are prepared in accordance with the “Turkish Food Codex” recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and also comply with Directive 2000/13/EC and its amendments.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Information
- The packaging materials comply with the requirements of the relevant version of the Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and its implementation measures.
- The product is delivered in plastic and steel drums which are in accordance with Meykon specifications.
- Plastic drums 275 kg net and steel or conical drums 275 kg net both with double PE liner and 24000 - 24100 kg net flexi bags are the standard filling type and weight for this product.
- Product Availability
The product is also available as an organic product.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 24 Months
- Storage & Transport Conditions
- The product is stored between 0 - +4°C to avoid color and flavor change.
- Shelf life of the product in the unopened original packaging is 24 months at 0 - +4°C.
- Recommended transportation between 0 - +4°C.