1.
Whole:
consisting
of whole fruit peeled and cored into reasonably symmetrical
pineapple cylinders with both ends cut perpendicular to
the cylinder axis. The maximum radial axis of the cylinder
should not exceed the minimum radial axis of the cylinder
but not broken in to separate pieces.
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Slices: consisting
of uniformly cut circular slices or rings cut across
the axis of the peeled, cored pineapple cylinders.
The diameter of the largest slice does not exceed
the diameter of the smallest slice by more than
2 mm.(0.08 in). The thickest slice does not exceed
the thinnest slice by more than 2 mm. (0.08 in)
in thickness. The maximum radial axis of any slice
does not exceed the minimum radial axis of the same
slice by more than 3 mm. (0.12 in) The drained weight
of the largest slice is not more than 1.4 times
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3. Half
slices: consisting
of uniformly cut, approximately semi-circular halves of
slices. The diameter of the largest half slice does not
exceed the diameter of the smallest half slice by more
than 2 mm (0.08 in). The thickest of half slice does not
exceed the thinnest half slice by more than 2 mm. (0.08
in). The drained weight of the largest half slice is not
more than 1.75 times the drained weight of the smallest
half slice (except for an occasional broken piece due
to splitting or an occasional whole slice not quite completely
cut through).
4.
Broken Slices: consisting
of arc-shaped portions, which are not required to be uniform
in size and/or shape.
5. Spears,
fingers: consisting of
long, slender pieces cut parallel to the core axis from
peeled, core pineapple cylinders. The units are of substantially
equal length. Not more than 10 percent, by count, of the
units or not more than one unit in a container of less
than 10 units, may be less than 19 mm (0.75 in) or more
than 45 mm (1.75 in) in the longest edge dimension other
than the longitudinal measurement of the spear. The drained
weight of the largest spear is not more than 1.4 times
the weight of the smallest spear.
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Tidbit: consisting
of sectors cut from slices. Tidbits are reasonably
uniform in size and shape. They are predominantly
8 mm (0.31 in) to 13 mm (0.51 in). Not more than
7.5 percent of the drained weight may consist of
units each of which weights less than three-fourths
as much as the average weight of all the untrimmed
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7.
Chunks: consisting
of short, thick units cut from slices and/or from
peeled, cored pineapple, are predominantly more
than 13 mm (0.51 in) in both thickness and width,
and less than 38 mm (1.5 in) in length. None of
the units may have a longest dimension (along any
edge) greater than 38 mm (1.5 in). Not more than
10 percent of the drained weight consists of pieces
weighing less than 5 g (0.18 OZ.) each.
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8. Cubes, Dices:
consisting of cube-shaped pieces
cut from slices or from peeled, cored pineapple. It is
predominantly 14 mm (0.55 in) or less in the longest edge
dimension. Not more than an aggregate of 10 percent of
the drained weight may consist of units of such size that
they pass through the meshes of sieve with (5/6 in) square
openings, and pieces weighing more than 3 g (0.11 OZ)
each.
9.
Crushed: consisting
of finely cut, finely shredded or grated, or small
diced pieces of canned pineapple. |
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Packaging
Container Styles of Canned Pineapple:
Paper
Cartons
(Tetra Pak System, Combibloc System)
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Aseptic
Bag Packaging:
Aseptic packaging means that the product is rapidly
heated and chilled by Ultra High Temperature treatment,
after which it is packaged under sterile conditions
in sterillsed packages. The heat treatment is
performed in a couple of seconds to ensure that
the product retains its quality. Aseptic packaging
keeps the product fresh for a long time without
refrigeration. The package has a 0.006-mm. thin
layer of aluminum foil, which protects the contents
from oxygen and light. Since their introduction
in the late 1960s, Tetra Pak's aseptic packaging
systems have been a sucsess.
HYPA
Packaging:
The Hypa Pack is an environmentally acceptable,
modern disposable pack, specially developed for
high-quality liquid foodstuffs. It is extremely
light, convenient, space saving and tough. The
Hypa Pack guarantees that the contents remain
in peak condition. The ideal shape with smooth
surfaces and rounded edges it cannot become kinked
or wrinkled, and so provides very high impermeability
to oxygen.
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