:: PRODUCT INFORMATION
Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis)

Passion fruit or water lemon, is a large egg-shaped or ellipsoid berry. It has a diameter of about 2 inches and turns from green to yellow or purple when mature. The fruit has a brittle shell which is filled with numerous small seeds surrounded by gelatinous, yellowish, aromatic pulp and juice.

Description:

The purée is derived from the processing of sound, mature, fully riped passion fruits. The fruits are properly sorted, washed, pulped and strained through stainless steel screens, de-aerated, sterilized, cooled and filled aseptically into pre-sterilized intasept bags. The purée (pulp) is free from extraneous materials. All processes employed are in accordance to “Good Manufacturing Practices” and under strict sanitary conditions.

 

Production Season: Year – Round

Packaging / Storage / Shipping Information:

Frozen Passion Fruit Purée product is pack in intasept bag in double-walled corrugated carton. Net weight is either 25 kgs./bag in box and / or 220 kgs./bag in fibre-board drum. Merchandise should preferably be stored at temperatures not higher than -18 °F (-27.8 °C).

:: Analytical Data
 

°Brix (Refractometer)	Minimum 14.0
% Acidity (as citric acid)	3.0 ± 0.4
pH	3.2 ± 0.2
Flavor / Odor	Typical of mature ripe passion fruit, free from off-odor and taste
Color	Yellow to golden yellow
Container Inspection	No swollen bags
Visual Inspection	No foreign matter with occasional specks from seeds
Pesticide Residue	Irreducible minimum*
Filth	Irreducible minimum*
Total Thermophilic Spores	50 / 10 g. max.
Standard Plate Count	3,000 / g. max
Viable Yeast and Mold	300 / g. max
Net Weight (kg.)	25.0 / 220.0

* Contamination must be at a minimum and meet the requirements of the Food,
   Drug and Cosmetic Act as interpreted by the Food and Drug Administration.

:: Product Application

 Baby foods; frozen desserts; fruit jelly; gelatin; ice milk; natural fruit juice / drinks or mixed juice; sherbets and yogurts