Apples Frozen

Frozen whole, peeled and cored apples willll be prepared from sound and properly ripened, Alar-free apples. The fresh apples willll be free of rot, stems, leaves and other foreign material. The fruit shall be thoroughly washed prior to processing. These are peeled, cored, trimmed, sorted, sized, washed adequately, drained, and vacuum processed or dipped. The fruit shall remain in the brine solution for a length of time needed for good penetration, depending on the fruit maturity. The fruit shall be properly drained after brine removal. The fruit shall be thoroughly inspected throughout the production process, to remove all defective pieces. The fruit shall be individually quick frozen (IQF), packaged at 10 degrees Fahrenheit or below, and stored in a zero degree Fahrenheit or below freezer. 

Preservatives and sulfite agents are not allowed. Citric acid, ascorbic acid and calcium chloride are additives used to maintain the product integrity after packaging, and do not have any functional purpose in the finished product, into which the apples are incorporated. Therefore, they are considered incidental additives in the finished product. 

This fruit shall have the typical flavor of the apple variety with no off-flavors or odors. The fruit shall not be oxidized or discolored, and shall not possess an orderly firm or soft character. 

The IQF frozen apples must be free flowing with no evidence of solidification (blocking) upon receipt.