Grape juice concentrate is a fermentable but unfermented product obtained mechanically from healthy, fresh fruits without any additives or from genetically modified sources. Concentrated grape juice is clarified with purifying and filtering components in accordance with the Codex Alimentarius and produced in accordance with good manufacturing practices. For the production of grape concentrated juice, rotten fruits damaged by insects, as well as with other diseases, were not used. The product is excluded from the addition of sugar and acid, as well as any kind of operation that would change the organoleptic or nutritional properties of the product in any way. The refining process eliminates caramelization or other heat spoilage, while the concentrate is produced at the required high temperature to minimize viable micro-organisms and eliminate fermentation activity. The concentrate complies with the requirements of the Federal Law "Technical Regulations for Juice Products from Fruits and Vegetables", FAO/WHO, Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives and FAO/WHO, General Recommendations for the Reduction of Pesticides, EU legislation, AIJN directives
Organoleptic characteristics: Appearance (in concentrated juice): typical of grape juice. No obvious shades of dark brown. Appearance (in reconstituted juice up to 11.2 Brix): clear, without foreign inclusions and any sediment. Color (in concentrated juice): typical of clarified grape juice. Taste and smell (in reconstituted juice up to 11.2 Brix): free of foreign odors
Physico-chemical characteristics: Brix not less than: 65.5 Acidity% (for malic acid, at pH-8.1): 2.95 Turbidity (NTU) no more: 2.8 Turbidity stability test no more: 1.5 Residual starch, pectin: none Color measured on a spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 440 nm "T" Transmission: 18-25 Mineral impurities: none Foreign matter: none Uncharacteristic aroma-forming substances: none Ethanol, g/kg: no more than 2
Safety features: Description Standard (in juice reconstituted to 11.2 Brix) Toxic elements: Lead, mg/kg: no more than 0.3 Arsenic, mg/kg: no more than 0.1 Cadmium, mg/kg: no more than 0.02 Mercury, mg/kg: no more than 0.01
Toxins: Patulin, mg/kg: no more than 0.02 Pesticides: Hexachlorocyclohexane, mg/kg: no more than 0.01 DDT and its metabolites, mg/kg: no more than 0.005 Other pesticides: agro - chemical residues in accordance with directives 76/795/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC, 90/642/EEC and amendments.
Composition requirements: 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, mg/l: no more than 2 Radioactive nuclides: Caesium-137, Bq/kg: no more than 60 Strontium, Bq/kg: no more than 25 Storage conditions: Warranty period of storage at a temperature not higher than +10⁰С - 2 years.