PASSION FRUIT JUICE

                                                                CAJUBA, BRAZIL

 

Description: The Passion Fruit is a tropical and subtropical fruit grown in Brazil.  The most important and most cultivated species are:  Passiflora Edulis Sims - purple passion flower, intensively cultivated in Australia - and Passiflora Edulis F. Flavicarpa.  Yellow Passion Fruit holds the following advantages over the purple variety:  Larger amount of juice per unit of fruit, and a more acid juice which especially helps out in processing.

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

 

Brix:                              13-15°

 

Acidity:                         2.9 - 4.5 as citric, gr/100gr

                       

pH:                               2.33- 3.00

 

Ratio (Brix/Acid)             3.0 - 4.5

 

Total Plate Count:          max 5,000/gm

 

Mold and Yeast:             max 100/ml

 

Package:                      Double poly-lined, metal drums. 408# net.

                                       Double poly-lined carton. 39.68 # net

 

Storage:                        Frozen