Plum juice concentrate

100% Plum juice concentrate, made of sound and mature Plums (Prunus domestica), which have been pressed, depectinized, filtered, concentrated and packed. 


Raw Material Varieties 
Fortune, Larry Ann, Angeleno, Blackamber and other varieties. 

Physical and Chemical Parameters 
Brix: 70.0 + 1.0 Refractometer reading 
Acidity: 4.5 – 10.0 % w/w Citric Acid 
pH: 2.8 – 3.5 AD 
Color: > 1.7 Abs @ 520 nm @ 10.5 ºBrix 
Ratio: > 1.3 Abs@520/Abs@430nm 
Turbidity: < 20 N.T.U. at 10.5 ºBrix 
Specific Gravity: 1.319 at 20ºC 
Pectin Test: Negative Qualitative Test 
Insoluble Solids: Negative % 

Microbiological Parameters 
Total Plate Count: < 100 cfu /gr 
Yeasts and Molds: < 10 cfu /gr 
A.C.B.: negative cfu /gr 
Coliforms: negative cfu /gr 

Sensory Properties 
Flavor: aromatic, typical plum 
Color (visually): typical Plum 
Taste: typical Plum; co cooked or caramelized. 

Packing 
Open head steel drums: 60 US gal 
306.7 Kg 

Shelf life: 24 Months: -18/0º ºC/ºF 

Health Benefits 
Plums have a high content of unique phytonutrients called nechlorogenic and chlorogenic acid, these substances are classified as phenols, and they are excellent antioxidants. These damage-preventing substances are effective neutralizing a particularly destructive oxygen radical called superoxide anion radical. 
Plums are a very good source of vitamin C, which helps absorption of iron into de body and protect cholesterol from becoming oxidized by free radicals, also can be helpful for people who suffer from atherosclerosis or diabetic heart disease, as well as may stop conditions like asthma, colon cancer, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.