1、MIL-35023H 87 7779706 0387571 3 MIL-B-35023H 6 September 19g8 SUP ERS ED1 NG MIL -B - 3 5 O 2 3 G 12 February 1987 MILITARY SPECIFICATION BEVERAGE BASE, POWDERED - (OPERATIONAL RATIONS COMPONENT) This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense. - 3
2、 1. SCOPE -3 1.1 Scope. This document covers beverage base powders prepared from natural or artificial flavors or combinations thereof, and other specified ingredients. When mixed with water, as specified, the beverage will resemble the fresh fruit juice of the flavor indicated. Forces as a componen
3、t of operational rations. % The product is intended for use by the Armed 1.2 Classification. The product shall be of the following flavors, as specified (see 6.1) : Flavors : :a 1 - Orange 2 - Lemon 3 - Lime 4 - Lemon-Lime 5 - Grape 6 - Cherry - I Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, del
4、etions) .and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: U.S. Army Natick Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Natick, MA Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter. 01760-5014 by using the s
5、elf-addressed Standardization I FSC 8960 AMSC N/A DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS .y . PAGES. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-B-35023H 7 W 7777906 0387572 5
6、MIL-B-35023H 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 Government documents. 2.1.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifi- cations, standards, and handbooks form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these docunents shall be
7、 those listed in the issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the solicitation. . SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL L-P-378 - Plastic Sheet and Strip, Thin Gauge, Polyolefin QQ-A-1876 - Aluminum Foil PPP-B-566 - Boxes, Folding, Paperboar
8、d FPP-B-636 - Boxes, Shipping, Fiberboard MI LI TARY MIL-L-35078 - Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semiperishable Subsistence Items, Clothing, Personal Equipment and Equipage; General Specification For STANDARDS FEDERAL FED-STD-595 - Colors MILITARY MIL-STD-105 - Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspe
9、ction by MIL-STD-129 - Marking for Shipment and Storage Attributes (Copies of specifications, stndards, and handbooks required by contractors in connection with specific acquisition functions should be obtained from the contracting activity or as directed by the contracting activity.) 2.1.2 Other Go
10、vernment documents, drawings, and publications. The.following other Government documents, drawings, and publications form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues shall be those in effect on the date of the solicitation. 2 Provided by IHSNot
11、 for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL -B -3 5 02 3H U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated thereunder (Copies may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Pri
12、nting Office, Washington, DC 20402-0001) MIL-B-35023H 9 I 9999906 0387573 7 I 2.2 Other publications. The following documents form a part of this speci- fication to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of the documents which are DOD adopted shall be those listed in the
13、 issue of the DODISS specified in the solicitation. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of documents which are current on the date of the solicitation. -* documents not listed in the DODISS shall be the issues of the nongovernment r8 ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS (AOAC) Official Met
14、hods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (Copies should be obtained from the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1111 North 19th Street, Suite 210, Arlington, VA 22209.) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CEREAL CHEMISTS (AACC) Approved Methods of the American Association of
15、 Cereal Chemists (Copies should be obtained from the American Association of Cereal Chemists Inc., 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121). ASSOCIATION OF VITAMIN CHEMISTS Methods of Vitamin Assay (Copies should be obtained from the Interscience Publishers, Division of John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 6
16、05 Third Avenue New York, NY 10016.) FLAVOR EXTRACT MANUFACTURE ASSOCIATION (FEMA) Flavor Extract Manufacture Association Lists (Copies should be obtained from the Flavor Extract Manufacture Association, 900 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006.) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Food Chemicals Codex (Co
17、pies should be obtained from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20418.) 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,- - MIL-B-35023H 7 = 7797706 0389594 9 MIL -B -3 5 02 3 H NATIONAL MOTOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC
18、ASSOCIATION, INC., AGENT National Motor Freight Classification (Copies should be obtained from the American Trucking Associations, Inc., Traffic Department, 2200 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314.) UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE, AGENT Uniform Freight Classi fica tion (Copies should be obtained from
19、 the Uniform Classification Committee, Suite 1160, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606.) (Nongovernment standards and other publications are normally. available from the organizations which prepare or which distribute the documents. These documents also may be available in or through librar
20、ies or other informational services. ) 2.3 Order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text of this specification and the references cited herein, the text of this specification shall take precedence. Nothing in this specification, however, shall supersede applicable laws and regulat
21、ions unless a specific exemption has been obtained. 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Bid sample approval. Unless otherwise specified, six filled and sealed samples (see 6.11, representative of the product which the bidder proposes to furnish shall be submitted to the contracting officer prior to the bid opening
22、date. Part of the bid sample will be evaluated for acceptability by a consumer panel at the U.S. Army Natick Research, Development, and Engineering Center (see 6.3). reference standard for product palatability during production in the event that the contract is subsequently awarded to the bidder. Al
23、ternatively, the contractor may submit standard flavors without sugar and acid to be used as reference standards. The approval of any bid sample will not constitute approval of the sample as meeting the other requirements of this document. The remainder of an approved bid sample will be retained for
24、 use as a 3.2 Ingredients. All ingredients shall be clean, sound, wholesome, and free from foreign material, evidence of rodent or insect infestation, extraneous material, off-odors, off-flavors, and off-colors. d 3.2.1 Flavors. All volatile flavors shall be entrapped or encapsulated by incorporatin
25、g them in vegetable gum, sorbitol, dextrose, or other edible material, in such a manner that the flavors are protected from oxidation, rancidity, evaporation, or other types of deterioration. All flavor ingredients shall comply with the Flavor Extract Manufacture Association Lists. 4 .a Provided by
26、IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-8-35023H 87 U 7779706 0387575 O MIL-B-35023H 3.2.2 Acids. Food acidulants shall conform to the requirements specified in the Food Chemicals Codex, where applicable. Fumaric acid, when used, shall be of the type
27、 that will insure rapid solubility in cold water. 3.2.3 Sugar. Sugar shall be white, refined, granulated cane or beet sugar or a combination thereof. Either superfine or extrafine grade or finer shall be used. 3.2.4 Corn sirup. Corn sirup or corn sirup solids shall be derived from a clarified, conce
28、ntrated aqueous solution obtained by incomplete hydrolysis of corn starch. 3.2.5 Dextrose. Dextrose shall be dextrose hydrate or anhydrous dextrose or a combination thereof. lb 3.2.6 Coloring materials. Coloring materials shall be vegetable colors or approved US certified food colors. The coloring m
29、aterials shall be acid- resistant. 3.2.7 Emulsifying, coating, clouding, and entrapping or encapsulating agents. Emulsifying, coating, clouding, and entrapping or encapsulating agents shall be safe and suitable food components. 3.2.8 Tricalcium phosphate. Tricalcium phosphate shall conform to the Fo
30、od Chemicals Codex. 3.2.9 Ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid shall conform to the Food Chemicals Codex. 3.2.10 Antioxidants. Antioxidants used shall comply with the Food Chemical Codex grade where applicable and the level of use shall comply with FDA . regulations. 3.3 Formulation. The powdered beverages
31、shall be blends of artificial or natural flavors or combination thereof and food acids. Citrus oils, when used shall be partially deterpenized. The powdered beverages may contain dextrose, and coloring materials. Corn sirup solids, vegetable gum, sugar, sorbital, and emulsifying, coating, entrapping
32、, and clouding agents may be used to improve the properties of the product. Tricalcium phosphate may be used to the extent of 1 percent of the powder, provided that the total phosphorous content calculated as P2O5 does not exceed 0.5 percent. The powdered beverage mix shall be fortified with ascorbi
33、c acid and the mix shall contain a full complement of sugar or a mixture of sugar and dextrose. Thebeverage mix to be packaged in envelopes containing 17 grams of mix shall be fortified with 20 to 40 milligrams of ascorbic acid. of beverage mix shall be fortified with 20 to 40 milligrams of ascorbic
34、 acid. The beverage mix to be packaged in envelopes containing 34 grams 3.4 Finished product. The finished product shall comply with the require- ments of 3.4.1 through 3.4.4 and shall be free from the presence of any foreign material (e.g. glass, dirt, insects, insect parts, hair, wood, or metal).
35、5 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-B-35023H 9 9979906 0389596 2 U MIL-B-35023H 3.4.1 Moisture content. The moisture content of the product shall be not more than 2.0 percent. 3.4.2 Physical condition. The product shall be a homogen
36、ous mixture free from hard lumps. 3.4.3 Finished prepared beverage. When 34 grams of beverage base are added to 12 fluid ounces of cold water, or 17 grams of beverage base added to 6 fluid ounces of cold water, the resulting beverage shall comply with the following requirements : Acidity : Solubilit
37、y: Sediment: Color : Aroma : Taste: Appearance: Not less than 0.20 percent and not more than 0.40 percent when acidity is calculated as anhydrous citric acid (percent). The product shall completely dissolve in not more than 2 minutes when reconstituted with specified amount of water at 400 to 500F w
38、hile stirring constantly. None Typical color of the respective flavors. Characteristic of the respective flavor. Characteristic of the respective flavor, devoid of oxidized, terebinthine, and other undesirable flavors. No coagulation, gelation, surface frothing, or clouding. Clouding not applicable
39、to flavor 1,. 3.4.4 Palatability. The palatability of the beverage prepared for delivery shall be equal to the beverages prepared with approved bid samples. 3.5 Plant qualification. The product shall be prepared, processed, and packaged in establishments meeting the requirements of Title 21, Code of
40、 Federal Regulations, Part 110, ICurrent Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Processing, Packaging or Holding of Human Foodsl, and the plant sanitation requirements of the appropriate Government inspection agency. 3.6 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. All deliveries shall conform in eve
41、ry respect to the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 4.1 Contractors responsibility. Inspection and acceptance by the USDA shall not relieve the contractor of obligation and responsibility to deliver a produc
42、t complying with all requirements of this document. The contractor shall assure product compliance prior to submitting the product to the USDA for any inspection. 6 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,- c. MIL-B-35023H 87 = 7977706 0387577
43、 4 = MIL-B-35023H 4.2 Inspection and acceptance service. Product acceptability shall be determined by the USDA. The USDA will determine the degree of inspection necessary to assure compliance with the requirements of this document. 4.3 Quality conformance inspection. Unless otherwise specified, samp
44、ling for inspection shall be performed in accordance with MIL-STD-105. 4.3.1 Component and material inspection. In accordance with 4.1, components and materials shall be inspected in accordance with all the requirements of referenced documents unless otherwise excluded, amended, modified, or qualifi
45、ed in this document or applicable purchase document. 1 4.3.1.1 Ingredient examination. Conformance of ingredients to identity, condition, and other requirements specified in 3.2 shall be certified by the ingredient supplier or ingredient manufacturer, or compliance be verified by examination of pert
46、inent labels, markings, US Grade Certificates, certificates of analyses, or other such valid documents acceptable to the inspection agency. If necessary, each ingredient shall be examined organoleptically or inspected according to generally recognizable test methods, such as the standard methods des
47、cribed in the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists and in the Approved Methods of the American Association of Cereal Chemists, to determine conformance to the requirements. Any nonconformance to an identity, condition, or other requirement shall be cause fo
48、r rejection of the ingredient or component lot or of any involved product. CI 4.3.1.2 Packaging material certification. Material listed in table I shall 0 be accepted on the basis of a contractors certificate of conformance to the indicated requirements. TABLE I. Packaging material certification Re
49、qui remen t Material requirement paragraph Test proce dure Ionomer or polyethylene 5.1.1.1 L-P-378, except that a film thickness and polyester film thickness be used provided that its machinists micrometer may graduations and accuracy con- form to the requirements of L -P -3 78 Aluminum foil thickness 5.1.1.1 QQ-A- 1876 Laminated material 5.1.1.1 Laboratory Color of laminated mat er ia1 5.1.1.1 Visual e 7 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reprodu
