This document provides instructions for preparing various fruit samples for analysis. It describes how to prepare fresh juices, jellies, syrups, fresh and dried fruits, preserves, jams, and marmalades. For each type of sample, it details how to thoroughly mix, weigh, dissolve, dilute, filter, and process the sample to obtain a uniform and representative test portion for analysis. The goal is to complete the preparation promptly to avoid effects from fermentation and apply minimal heat to limit sucrose inversion.
This document provides instructions for preparing various fruit samples for analysis. It describes how to prepare fresh juices, jellies, syrups, fresh and dried fruits, preserves, jams, and marmalades. For each type of sample, it details how to thoroughly mix, weigh, dissolve, dilute, filter, and process the sample to obtain a uniform and representative test portion for analysis. The goal is to complete the preparation promptly to avoid effects from fermentation and apply minimal heat to limit sucrose inversion.
This document provides instructions for preparing various fruit samples for analysis. It describes how to prepare fresh juices, jellies, syrups, fresh and dried fruits, preserves, jams, and marmalades. For each type of sample, it details how to thoroughly mix, weigh, dissolve, dilute, filter, and process the sample to obtain a uniform and representative test portion for analysis. The goal is to complete the preparation promptly to avoid effects from fermentation and apply minimal heat to limit sucrose inversion.
This document provides instructions for preparing various fruit samples for analysis. It describes how to prepare fresh juices, jellies, syrups, fresh and dried fruits, preserves, jams, and marmalades. For each type of sample, it details how to thoroughly mix, weigh, dissolve, dilute, filter, and process the sample to obtain a uniform and representative test portion for analysis. The goal is to complete the preparation promptly to avoid effects from fermentation and apply minimal heat to limit sucrose inversion.
07 dispersion mixer, Hobart mixer, or other suitable mechanical mixing
AOAC Official Method 920.149 apparatus, or by grinding in large mortar, and mixing thoroughly, Preparation of Fruit Test Sample completing operation as quickly as possible to avoid loss of moisture. First Action 1920 With dried fruits, pass test sample through food chopper 3 times, Transfer laboratory samples received in open packages (i.e., not mixing thoroughly after each grinding. Set burrs or blades of food sterile) without delay to glass-stoppered containers and keep in cool chopper as close as possible without crushing seeds. Grind entire place. To avoid ef fects of fer men ta tion, make prompt contents of No. 10 or smaller container. Mix contents of larger determinations of alcohol, total and volatile acids, solids, and containers thoroughly by stirring and remove portion for grinding. sugars, particularly in case of fruit juices and fresh fruits. [Portions With stone fruits, remove pits and determine their proportion in for determination of sucrose and reducing sugars may be weighed weighed test sample. and kept several days without fermenting if the slight excess of neutral Pb(CH3COO)2 solution required in determination is added. Prepare solution by weighing into 1.5–2 L beaker 300 g fresh fruit, or Note: Pb(CH3COO)2 is toxic. Label test samples to show its equivalent of dried fruit, preserves, jams, and marmalades, well-pulped addition.] Prepare various products for analysis as follows: and mixed in blender or other suitable type of mechanical grinder; add (a) Juices.—Mix thoroughly by shaking to ensure uniform test ca 800 mL H2O; and boil 1 h replacing at intervals H2O lost by sample, and filter through absorbent cotton or rapid paper. Prepare evaporation. Transfer to 2 L volumetric flask, cool, dilute to volume, fresh juices by pressing well-pulped fruit and filtering. Express juice of and filter. With unsweetened fruit, ashing is facilitated by addition of citrus fruits by commercial device, and filter. (b) Jellies and syrups.—Mix thoroughly to ensure uniform test sugar before boiling; therefore weigh 150 g fruit, add 150 g sugar and sample. Prepare solution by weighing 300 g thoroughly mixed test 800 mL H2O, and proceed as above. sample into 2 L flask and dissolve in H2O, heating on steam bath if necessary. Apply as little heat as possible to minimize inversion of (d) Canned fruits.—See 968.30 (see 42.1.01). Carefully invert by sucrose. Cool, dilute to volume, mix thoroughly by shaking, and hand all fruits having cups or cavities if they fall on sieve with cups or use aliquots for the various determinations. If insoluble material is cavities up. Cups or cavities in soft products may be drained by tilting present, mix thoroughly and filter first. sieve, but no other handling of these products while draining is (c) Fresh f ruits, drie d frui ts, p re serve s, ja ms, and permissible. Separate liquor by draining, 968.30B (see 42.1.01), and marmalades.—Pulp by passing through food chopper, or by use of soil treat as in (a).