[Cherry] Product & Specifications
Product: Dried Swtnd Red Tart Cherries
Critical Characteristics
1. Moisture: 10-15% (Karl Fisher Method)
2. Oil: <1.0% by weight
3. Flavor: Shall be typical of sweetened dried red tart cherries
Preservatives: None applied
4. Pit Count: 1 pit or pit fragment in 10lbs
5. General Defects: 10% Max
6. Microbiological:
Total Plate Count: <500 cfu/gram
Yeast and Mold: <250 cfu/gram
Coliform:<1 mpn/gm
E. coli: <1 mpn/gm
7. Shelf Life: 12 months <75F and <65RH