1、c -89 4s MIL- J-43904A 4 September 1985 SUPERSEDING MIL-J-43904 31 December 1974 MILITARY SPEC IF ICATION JUICE, GRAPE, INSTANT, SWEETENED This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scope. This document covers instant, sweetened,
2、 grape juice for :se by the Department of Defense as an item of general issue. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 Government documents. Unless otherwise specified, the following documents of the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids or request far proposal, form a part of this document to the exte
3、nt specified herein. SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL TT-C-495 - Coatings, Exterior, for Tinned Food Cans PPP-B-636 - Boxes, Shipping, Fiberboard FPP-c-29 - Canned Subsistence Items, Packaging and PPP-C-96 - Cans, Metal, 28 Gage and Lighter Packing Of MI LI TARY MIL-L-1497 - Labeling of Metal Cans for Subsist
4、ence Items MIL-L-35078 - Loads, Unit: Preparation of Nonperishable MIL-D-43266 - Desiccants and Desiccation, Method of: for Subsistence Items, General Specification For rackaging Subsistence Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in imp
5、roving this document should be addressed to: U.S. Army Natick Research and Development Center, Natick, MA 01760-5014 by using the self-addressed Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this docu- ment or by letter. FSC 8915 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Appro
6、ved for public release; distribution is unlimited. /= THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS /z PAGES Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL- J-43904A 2 MIL-J-43704A 7 W 777770b 037b845 T = -I i STANDARDS MILITARY MIL-STD-105 - Sampling Procedures and T
7、ables for Inspection by Attributes MIL-STD-129 - Marking for Shipment and Storage (Copies of documents required by manufacturers in connection with specific acquisition functions should be obtained from the contracting activity or as directed by the contracting officer.) OTHER GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS L
8、aws and Regulations U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated thereunder (21 CFR Parts 1-199) (Application for copies shouId be addressed to the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.) U.
9、S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) U.S. Standards for Grades of Frozen Concentrated Sweetened Grape Juice (Application for copies should be addressed to the Chief, Processed Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
10、 20250. ) U.S. Standards for Condition of Food Containers (Application for copies should be addressed to the Director, Market Research and Development Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250.) 2.2 Other publications. Unless otherwise specified,
11、the following documents of the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids or request for proposal, form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Food Chemicals Codex (Application for copies should be addressed to the National Academy Press, 2101 Consti
12、tution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20418.) Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,- f.aIL-J-43904A ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS (AOAC) Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (Applicatio
13、n for copies should be addressed to the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1111 North 19th Street, Suite 210, Arlington, VA 22209.) NATIONAL MOTOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION, INC., AGENT National Motor Freight Classification (Application for copies should be addressed to the American Truc
14、king Associations, Inc., Traffic Department, 1616 P Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. ) UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE, AGENT Uniform Freight Classification (Application for copies should be addressed to the Uniform Classification Committee, Suite 1106, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 606
15、06.) (Technical society and technical association documents are generally available for reference from libraries. technical groups and using Federal agencies.) They are also distributed among 2.3 Order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cit
16、ed herein, the text of this document shall take precedence. 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Bid sample approval. Twelve cans (unless otherwise specified, see 6.1), of at least 1 pound each, all of equal uniform quality and representative of the product which the bidder proposes to furnish, shall be submitted to
17、 the contracting officer. One or more samples (not less than 1 pound each) shall then be tested to determine whether the product has the desired subjective quality characteristics specified in 3.4. The remaining samples shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or lower and used as a standard rf refer
18、ence for determining compliance of deliveries with the subjective quality requirements specified in 3.4. Additional samples may be withdrawn from accepted lots of material when deemed necessary. The contracting officers approval of the bid samples does not relieve the contractor from complying with
19、all other requirements of the document not stipulated above. 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-? 3.2 ingredients. AL1 ingredients shall be clean, sound, wholesome, and free fram foreign material, evidence of rodent or insect infestati
20、on, extraneous material, off-odors, off-flavors, and off-colors. 3.2.1 Grape juice. The grape juice shali be produced from clean, sound, properly matured Concord grapes and unless otherwise specified (see 6.1) shall be of the most recent seasons pack. used, essence or natural flavor from Concord gra
21、pes shall. be used in the production of the instant sweetened grape juice. If concentrated Concord grape juice is 3.2.2 Sweetening ingredient. Sweetening ingredient shall be white, refined granulated cane or beet sugar, dextrose, corn syrup or corn syrup solids, used singly or in combination, except
22、 that dextrose, corn syrup and corn syrup solids, if used, shall not exceed 1/2 by weight, of the total sweetening ingredent on a dry solids basis. 3.2.3 Optional ingredients. 3.2.3.1 Sodium sulfite or sodium bisulfite. Sodium sulfite or cocfium bisulfite shall meet the requirements of the Food Chem
23、icals Codex and may be added to the concentrated grape juice prior to dehydration in such quantity as to meet the requirements specified in 3.4.1. 3.2.3.2 Drying aids. Drying aids such as defoaming agents, foam stabilizers, vegetable gums or carboxymethylcellulose which have been approved by the Fod
24、 and Drug Administration may be used in quantities permitted by that kgency. 3.2.3.3 Tartaric, citric and malic acid. Tartaric, citric and malic acid shall meet the requirements of the Food Chernicals Codex. 3.2.3.4 Anticaking agents. Anticaking agents which have been approved by the Food and Drug A
25、dministration may be used in quantities permitted by that agency. 3.3 Processing. 3.3.1 Essence recovery. The juice shall be stripped of its essence and the essence concentrated, carried out by methods which entail minimum loss of the volatile flavoring constituents, As an alternative to essence rec
26、overy, natural grape flavor may be recovered. The essence stripping and concentration shaIl be 3.3.2 Concentration. The juice shall be depectinized, clarified and concentrated under vacuum. 3.3.3 Sweetening ingredient addition, The sweetening ingredient (on a dry solids basis) shall be added in quan
27、tities not greater than the grape juice soluble solids. 4 - - Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-1. MIL-J-43904A 3.3.4 Acid addition. Tartaric, citric or malic.acid or any combination O thereof may be added in quantities to meet the requ
28、irements of 3.4.2. 3.3.5 Dehydration. The juice, sweetening ingredient mixture, and optional ingredients shall be mixed and dehydrated or dehydrated and then blended to produce a final product as specified in 3.4. 3.3.6 Essence or natural grape flavor addition. The concentrated essence shall be adde
29、d to the grape juice and sweetening ingredient mixture to meet the requirements specified in 3.4.1. Alternatively, the concentrated essence or natural grape flavor may be entrapped and added in the form of cold water soluble flavor granules which have been prepared from one or more of the following
30、ingredients: sucrose, dextrose, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, gum acacia, other suitable vegetable gums, glycerol and emulsifiers. 3.3.7 Processing equipment. All machinery, equipment and parts thereof, with which liquid materials may come into contact during processing, shall comply with 21 CFR Pa
31、rt 110 current good manufacturing practice. 3.4 Finished product. 3.4.1 Dehydrated product. The instant grape beverage shall be free flowing and free from lumps which cannot be broken by slight hand pressure. The moisture content shall not exceed 2.5 percent at time of pack, and shall not exceed 1.5
32、 percent within 21 days after packaging. When essence has been added, 100 grams of instant grape beverage solids shall contain not less than 7.5 mg of volatile esters (calculated as ethyl acetate). sodium bisulfite has been used, the sulfur dioxide content of the dehydrated product shall be not less
33、 than 100 ppm nor more than 250 ppm on a dry solids bas is. If sodium sulfite or 3.4.2 Rehydrated product. The product shall rehydrate without undue agglomeration when 4.75 avoirdupois ounces of grape beverage solids (moisture- free) is rehydrated with 30 fluid ounces of water (40 to 6OOF). The rehy
34、drated product shall possess a fine distinct Concord grape juice flavor and be free from any objectionable flavors or odors. The rehydrated product shall conform to the following requirements. Minimum Maximum Acid (calculated as citric, g/100 mL) 0.34 0.55 Brix-acid ratio 23 to 1 40 to 1 Absorbency
35、at 520 millimicrons 4.0 Absorbency ratio 1.5 - - 3.4.3 Palatability. The product shall be equal to or better than the approved bid sample in palatability and overall appearance. 5 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Il- MIL-J-43904A 9 - 7
36、979906 037b47 7 - ,I HIL-.F-439041 r 3.5 PlantquaIifScat.io deEiver a product complying with all the requirements o- this document. shall assure product compliance prior to submitting the product ta the USDA far any inspectim. The contractor 4.2 Inspection and certification. Prottet acceptability sh
37、all be determined by the USDA. necessary to assure compliance with the requirements of this document. The USDA will determine the degree of supervisht 4.3 Quality conformance inspection. Unless otherwise specified, sampling or inspection shall be performed in accordance with ME-STD-105. 4.3-1 Compon
38、ent and material inspection. In accordance with 4.1, components and materials shall be inspected in accordance with all the reqkrements of referenced documents unless otherwise excluded, amended, modified, or qualified in this document or applicable purchase document. 4.3.1.1 Ingredient and componen
39、t examination. Conformance of ingredients and components to identity, condition and other requirements specified in 3.2 shall be certified by the ingredient supplier or ingredient manufacturer, or compliance be evident: by examination of pertinent labels, markings, U.S. Grade Certificates, certifica
40、tes of analyses or other such suppiier-furnished valid documents acceptable to the inspection agency. use, each ingredient shall be examined organoleptically, as necessary, to determine conformance to the condition requirements. identity, condition, or other requirement shall be cause for rejection
41、of the ingredient lot or component iot ar of any involved product. In addition, prior to Any nonconformance to an 4.3.1.2 Unfilled can isspectian, Conformance of unEilled cans to the requirements specified in 5.1.1 shall be determined by examination of certificates of canformance or of other valid d
42、ocuments, Any nonconformance shall be cause for rejection of the can lot or of any involved product. 4.3.2 In-process examination, In-process examination shaIl be performed to determine conformance to the processing, desiccant addition, and unit packing requirements. Any nonconformance revealed by a
43、ctual examination or by review 6 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-r- MIL-J-43904A of records of calculation of desiccant amounts or by review of other valid documents shall be cause for rejection of the involked product. 4.3.3 Moisture
44、 determination at time of pack. Eight cans of product shall be randomly selected from the lot at time of pack. The moisture content of the product from each can shall be determined in accordance with the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists; Chapter: Sugar
45、and Sugar Products, Method; Moisture in Sugars, Vacuum Drying; except that the temperature shall be 6OoC and a permitted alternative ta redrying every hour is to dry for a consecutive 16 hours, cool in a desiccator, and weigh. 3.4.1 shall be classified as a major defect and shall be cause for reject
46、ion of the lot. Any failure to conform to the moisture requirement in 4.3.4 Moisture determination within 21 days after packaging. Eight cans of product shall be randomly selected from the lot after packaging. The moisture content of the product from each can shall be determined within 21 days after
47、 packaging in accardance with 4.3.3. The contractor shall indicate the minimum length of time within the 21 day period that the cans are to be held prior to testing. Any failure to conform to the moisture requirement in 3.4.1 shall be classified as a major defect and shall be cause for rejection of
48、the lot. 4.3.5 Net weight examination on a dry solids basis. made during packaging to determine compliance with the fill requirement of 5.1.1. of less than 19.0 ounces shall be scored as a minor defect. The moisture content of the composite (taken at time of packaging and tested in accordance with 4
49、.3.3) representing the lot in question shall be used to make this determination. If moisture test results are not available at time of packaging, reserve computations until test results become available. Net weight results shall be recorded to the nearest 0.1 ounce. The lot size shall be expressed in units of cans. The sample unit shall be one filled can without desiccant. quality level (AQL), expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be
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