A-A-20121 Cranberry Juice Cocktail, (Single Strength And ConcentrateThis Commerical Item Description (CID) covers processed cranberry juice cocktail, single strength and concentrated, packed in commercially acceptable containers, suitable for use by Federal, State, local governments, and other interested parties.

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Style 1- 27% cranberry juice by volume (No added colors, flavors, or acids, other than ascorbic acid.)

Style 2- 25% cranberry juice by volume (No added colors, flavors, or acids, other than ascorbic acid.)

Style 3 -22% cranberry juice by volume (No added colors or flavors, but citric acid maybe added.)

Style 4- 20% cranberry juice by volume (Colors, flavors, and citric acid maybe added.)

4. MANUFACTURER’S/DISTRIBUTOR’S NOTES. Manufacturer’s/distributor’s products shall meet the requirements of the:

- Salient characteristics (Sec. 5).

- Analytical requirements: as specified by the purchaser (Sec. 6).

- Manufacturer’s/distributor’s product assurance (Sec. 7).

- Regulatory requirements (Sec. 8).

- Quality assurance provisions: as specified by the purchaser (Sec. 9).

5. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS.

5.1 Processing. The cranberry juice cocktail shall be packed in hermetically sealed containers and sufficiently processed by heat to assure adequate sterilization in accordance with good manufacturing practices (21 CFR Parts 110 and 120).

5.2 Ingredients. The cranberry juice cocktail shall tie prepared by blending cranberry juice or cranberry juice concentrate, water, sweeteners, and ascorbic acid, to produce a clear, bright red liquid. The cranberry juice or juice concentrate shall be produced from clean, sound, mature, well-colored, washed, fresh or frozen cranberries & Vaccinium macrocarpon]. Sweetening ingredients used shall be sugar (sucrose), liquid sugar, invert sugar syrup, or high-fructose corn syrup (40 percent or more fructose, by dry weight.) Styles 1 and 2 shall contain no added colors, flavors, or acids, other than ascorbic acid. Style 3 shall contain no added colors and flavors, but may contain citric acid. Style 4 may contain added colors, flavors, and citric acid.

5.3 Finished Product. The concentrated Type II shall yield cranberry juice cocktail when reconstituted at one part concentrate to three parts water. The single strength and reconstituted finished product from concentrate shall contain the single strength cranberry juice content specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.

5.3.1 Flavor and color. The cranberry juice cocktail shall possess a tart flavor and a bright characteristic red color.