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Specifications for toned homogenized milk UHT(consumer packs)
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| Characteristics |
Specification Requirement |
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| Colour |
White
or light cream |
| Flavour
& taste |
Pleasant
and sweet |
| Milk
fat % |
Min.
3.0 |
| Milk
solids (non-fat)% |
Min.
8.5 |
| MHE{<2
micron} |
Satisfactory |
| Adulterants
& preservatives |
Absent |
| Creaming
index |
Max.
20 |
| Turbidity
test |
To
confirm to test |
| pH
(Variation in 7 days incubation) |
Max.
0.3 |
| Titratable
acidity % (Variation on 7 days incubation) |
Max.
0.02 |
| Bacterial
spores per Ml (Colonies) |
Max. 5 |
| Shelf
life |
120
days from date of manufacture |
Packaging
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Primary
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Aseptic packaging aluminium foil of thickness less than
0.2 mm backed by paper and LDPE |
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| Secondary
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Packets of UHT milk ( 1 Litre each) are arranged in kraft
paper tray (Holding the packs at bottom and sides). This
tray is then shrink wrapped completely with poly liner
from top to bottom. |
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