Material Data Sheet
Product: Pineapple Concentrate
- Product Group: Juices & Bases
- Category: Concentrate
- Type: Cloudy
- Nature: Natural
Description
A yellow-brown coloured turbid viscous liquid with a flavour and aroma characteristic of pineapple.
Our pineapple concentrate is a pure juice concentrate, made from 100% pure fruit juice. It is made by squeezing the flesh to extract the juice, which is then heated, causing most of the water to evaporate and leaving behind the strongest pineapple tasting contents. This concentrate is then packaged, frozen if necessary and shipped.
Pineapple concentrate still contains all of the nutrients of pineapple juice but has a significantly smaller volume, making it much easier and more cost-effective to transport. It can be used in its concentrated form or restored to regular strength by re-adding water at the point of final processing. It is used in a variety of ways, including baked goods, cocktails, glazed meats and soft drinks.
Pineapples have very few calories and are often used in diet products. They are also one of the healthiest fruits and reportedly have a number of health benefits including:
Reducing inflammation in joints and muscles.
Beneficial to prevent mouth, throat and breast cancer.
Boosts the immune system.
Reduces the risk of arthritis.
Protects against infections and helps to heal wounds.
Helps to improve oral and eye health.
Protects against constipation, diarrhoea and IBS.
These health benefits may be due to the vitamin and mineral composition of the fruit. It contains large quantities of vitamin C, plus some vitamin B6, thiamin, manganese, copper, magnesium and potassium.
Pineapple is just one of the 150 different juice-based products that we supply.
About Us
Gerald McDonald & Company specialise in Citrus, Soft & Exotic Fruit Derivatives, Juices, Purees and Comminute ingredients. Our purpose-built UK based facilities enable us to process, blend and store large quantities of excellent quality stock, ensuring we can supply customers at short notice.
Our extensive technical knowledge and state of the art blending facilities makes us your complete ingredient provider.
All of our ingredients are from audited and GFSI-approved suppliers. We can also assist with any specific origin requirements that you may have.
New Product Development
New product development is at the heart of our business and our technical expertise means we can support customers throughout the process from concept to delivery. In short, we supply your product, your way!
Research & Development
Gerald McDonald & Company Limited has a strong worldwide supplier network, which means we offer a huge variety of products, with new and novel ingredients being sourced on a continuous basis. As well as a large selection of ingredients, we also supply a range of stock within one product area, offering clients access to premium as well as high volume options. We can also supply organic and Fairtrade ingredients as required.
Customer Service
Our product development team works with customers throughout the process, and we will match, optimise and scale blends depending on requirements. We are able to undertake trial blending work in our laboratory or factory, all at no additional charge. As we are not contracted to flavour houses or bottlers, we are free to offer a unique service that is bespoke to each of our customers. Our dedicated customer support team offers and individual point of contact for each customer, ensuring that our service is totally bespoke to you. Our extensive UK stocks mean we can handle urgent orders, often with very short delivery times.
Industry Terms - Glossary
Aseptic Concentrate
Concentrate is heated to destroy micro-organisms and then filled into large sterile bags under aseptic conditions and sealed. This product does not require frozen storage for micro-biological reasons, but prolonged storage at high temperatures will lead to a reduction in product quality in particular regarding the colour of red fruits.
Frozen Concentrate
This generally refers to the product, which is not sterile and stored below -15°C in drums and below -7°C in bulk.
Pulp Sediment Concentrate
In cloudy juices, particularly citrus, cellular matter will sediment during storage. The amount of sedimentation can be quantified by centrifugation of the juice under standardised conditions and then reading the resulting volume of sediment.
Puree
All of the juice and a large quantity of the fruit’s fibrous matter are maintained. Insoluble matter is broken up to pass through a fine sieve which produces a smooth liquid thicker than the juice equivalent. Puree is available as concentrate or single strength.
Clarified
Juices can be clear or cloudy. Clarified juices are prepared by a combination of enzymatic pre-treatment followed by filtration of cloudy juices. The extra processing means that clarified juices tend to be less flavoursome than their cloudy counterparts.
Cloudy/Peel Extract
Cloudy concentrates are specialised citrus products manufactured by extracting de-oiled peel and pulp residues with hot water with the addition of pectolytic enzymes. Once filtered and extracted, the cloudy liquid is then pasteurised and concentrated to 50°Brix.
Comminute
Comminute is a whole fruit puree. All outer layers of the fruit are included by mechanically processing them to the consistency of a pulp and incorporating them with juice. Only citrus fruits are comminuted. Comminutes cannot be directly consumed, but are used in the formulation of drinks, primarily citrus squashes. Comminute is declared on the packaging as a mix of fruit/juice content or just fruit content.
Compounds
These are a blend of juices, flavours, colours, acids, stabilisers, often made for ease of use at soft drink production sites.
Packaging
Customer specific packaging upon request.
Our packaging options include:
Aseptic bags
Drums
Jerry cans
1000L rigid plastic IBCs
1000L aseptic bins
Tankers
In collaboration with our NPD, we are able to produce exclusive fruit mixes based on customer requests.
Please contact us for technical specifications, samples and further information.
Our product lists are not exhaustive. If you are interested in a product that is not shown here, please contact us directly.
Contact Us for more information
Our pineapple concentrate is a pure juice concentrate, made from 100% pure fruit juice. It is made by squeezing the flesh to extract the juice, which is then heated, causing most of the water to evaporate and leaving behind the strongest pineapple tasting contents. This concentrate is then packaged, frozen if necessary and shipped.
Pineapple concentrate still contains all of the nutrients of pineapple juice but has a significantly smaller volume, making it much easier and more cost-effective to transport. It can be used in its concentrated form or restored to regular strength by re-adding water at the point of final processing. It is used in a variety of ways, including baked goods, cocktails, glazed meats and soft drinks.
Pineapples have very few calories and are often used in diet products. They are also one of the healthiest fruits and reportedly have a number of health benefits including:
Reducing inflammation in joints and muscles.
Beneficial to prevent mouth, throat and breast cancer.
Boosts the immune system.
Reduces the risk of arthritis.
Protects against infections and helps to heal wounds.
Helps to improve oral and eye health.
Protects against constipation, diarrhoea and IBS.
These health benefits may be due to the vitamin and mineral composition of the fruit. It contains large quantities of vitamin C, plus some vitamin B6, thiamin, manganese, copper, magnesium and potassium.
Pineapple is just one of the 150 different juice-based products that we supply.
About Us
Gerald McDonald & Company specialise in Citrus, Soft & Exotic Fruit Derivatives, Juices, Purees and Comminute ingredients. Our purpose-built UK based facilities enable us to process, blend and store large quantities of excellent quality stock, ensuring we can supply customers at short notice.
Our extensive technical knowledge and state of the art blending facilities makes us your complete ingredient provider.
All of our ingredients are from audited and GFSI-approved suppliers. We can also assist with any specific origin requirements that you may have.
New Product Development
New product development is at the heart of our business and our technical expertise means we can support customers throughout the process from concept to delivery. In short, we supply your product, your way!
Research & Development
Gerald McDonald & Company Limited has a strong worldwide supplier network, which means we offer a huge variety of products, with new and novel ingredients being sourced on a continuous basis. As well as a large selection of ingredients, we also supply a range of stock within one product area, offering clients access to premium as well as high volume options. We can also supply organic and Fairtrade ingredients as required.
Customer Service
Our product development team works with customers throughout the process, and we will match, optimise and scale blends depending on requirements. We are able to undertake trial blending work in our laboratory or factory, all at no additional charge. As we are not contracted to flavour houses or bottlers, we are free to offer a unique service that is bespoke to each of our customers. Our dedicated customer support team offers and individual point of contact for each customer, ensuring that our service is totally bespoke to you. Our extensive UK stocks mean we can handle urgent orders, often with very short delivery times.
Industry Terms - Glossary
Aseptic Concentrate
Concentrate is heated to destroy micro-organisms and then filled into large sterile bags under aseptic conditions and sealed. This product does not require frozen storage for micro-biological reasons, but prolonged storage at high temperatures will lead to a reduction in product quality in particular regarding the colour of red fruits.
Frozen Concentrate
This generally refers to the product, which is not sterile and stored below -15°C in drums and below -7°C in bulk.
Pulp Sediment Concentrate
In cloudy juices, particularly citrus, cellular matter will sediment during storage. The amount of sedimentation can be quantified by centrifugation of the juice under standardised conditions and then reading the resulting volume of sediment.
Puree
All of the juice and a large quantity of the fruit’s fibrous matter are maintained. Insoluble matter is broken up to pass through a fine sieve which produces a smooth liquid thicker than the juice equivalent. Puree is available as concentrate or single strength.
Clarified
Juices can be clear or cloudy. Clarified juices are prepared by a combination of enzymatic pre-treatment followed by filtration of cloudy juices. The extra processing means that clarified juices tend to be less flavoursome than their cloudy counterparts.
Cloudy/Peel Extract
Cloudy concentrates are specialised citrus products manufactured by extracting de-oiled peel and pulp residues with hot water with the addition of pectolytic enzymes. Once filtered and extracted, the cloudy liquid is then pasteurised and concentrated to 50°Brix.
Comminute
Comminute is a whole fruit puree. All outer layers of the fruit are included by mechanically processing them to the consistency of a pulp and incorporating them with juice. Only citrus fruits are comminuted. Comminutes cannot be directly consumed, but are used in the formulation of drinks, primarily citrus squashes. Comminute is declared on the packaging as a mix of fruit/juice content or just fruit content.
Compounds
These are a blend of juices, flavours, colours, acids, stabilisers, often made for ease of use at soft drink production sites.
Packaging
Customer specific packaging upon request.
Our packaging options include:
Aseptic bags
Drums
Jerry cans
1000L rigid plastic IBCs
1000L aseptic bins
Tankers
In collaboration with our NPD, we are able to produce exclusive fruit mixes based on customer requests.
Please contact us for technical specifications, samples and further information.
Our product lists are not exhaustive. If you are interested in a product that is not shown here, please contact us directly.