A-A-20120 Vegetables, Mixed, CannedThis CID covers canned mixed vegetables, packed in commercially acceptable containers, suitable for use by Federal, State, local governments, and other interested parties; and as a component of operational rations.

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5.4  Additional ingredients.  In addition to the ingredients specified in Sections 5.6.1 and 5.6.2 of this CID, the mixed vegetables may contain added ingredient(s) as a garnish (such as small pieces of onion, sweet red peppers, or green peppers) in an amount less than two percent of the total drained weight.

5.5  Liquid packing media.  The liquid packing media may contain additives such as onion powder or calcium salts permitted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

5.6  Finished product.

5.6.1  Color.  Each type of vegetable shall have good color, characteristic of that vegetable.

5.6.2  Flavor and odor.  The mixed vegetables shall have a characteristic good/normal flavor and odor.

5.6.3  Texture/Maturity.  Each type of vegetable shall have good texture/maturity, except peas and corn shall be reasonably tender in maturity, or better.

5.6.4  Defects.  Each type of vegetable shall be reasonably free from, but not limited to peels, stems, pods, eyes, discoloration, fibrous, woody, and cob material.

5.6.5  Liquid packing media.  The liquid packing media shall be clear and free from sediment.

5.6.6  Foreign material.  The mixed vegetables shall be free from foreign material such as, but not limited to, dirt, insect parts, hair, wood, glass, or metal.

5.7  Drained weight.  The average drained weight shall not be less than 149 g (5.25 oz) for 8Z Tall cans; 255 g (9.0 oz) for No. 300 cans; 530 g (18.7 oz) for No. 2-½ cans and 1.84 kg (65.0 oz) for No. 10 cans.

5.7.1  The Type I mixed vegetables shall consist of the following types and percentages of the total drained weight of the vegetables:

Total average drained weight

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