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Description |
Whole berries pitted of equal size and shape typical for the definite size, not sticked together. |
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Taste |
Sweet, typical for cherry. Foreign taste is not allowed. |
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Color |
Close to the natural color of cherry. |
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Odor |
Typical for cherry. Foreign odor is not allowed. |
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Texture |
Firm structure, but not dry, easy to cut, without lumps of crystallized sugar. The presence of the separated syrup is not allowed. |
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Physical characteristics |
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Size |
Small / Medium - 1000–1200 units/kg; Big - 550-750 units/kg; Jumbo - 200-400 units/kg.. |
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Moisture |
Maximum 20% |
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Total sugar content, based on the invert |
65-70% |
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Sulfur dioxide (Е220) content |
100 ppm Maximum |
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Food coloring (Е129) content |
200 ppm Maximum |
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