Fruit Juice & Concentrates
The Al Shams Agro Group processing plant has ample capacity to produce Orange, Tomato, Mango, Guava, Apricot, Strawberry, Peach and Pomegranate concentrates. In addition – and this is a first in Egypt and the Middle East – it can produce “Not From Concentrate” juice (NFC). The chemical specifications are shown in the tables below, along with the production calendar, packaging and shipping information.
Chemical Specifications
Fruit Pulp
Not From Concentrate (NFC) is squeezed, pasteurized and filtered juice, filled into aseptic storage where the oxygen is stripped from the product. Alternatively, the juice can be frozen immediately after processing and kept for more than a year.
Product | Brix % | pH Value | Acidity | Ratio |
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Mango | 14 -16 | 3.7 - 4.10 | ≤ 0.80 | ≥ 17.5 |
Guava | 7 - 9 | 3.90 - 4.30 | ≤ 0.32 | ≥ 21.8 |
Strawberry | 7 - 9 | 3.50 - 3.90 | ≤ 0.80 | ≥ 8.75 |
Fruit Concentrates
Concentrated juice is useful because it extends the shelf life of the juice and makes storage and shipping more economical. Juice is concentrated in an evaporator which uses steam to heat the juice under vacuum and to force water evaporation.
Product | Brix % | pH Value | Acidity | Ratio |
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Orange | 63 - 65 | 3.30 - 3.70 | 0.72 - 1.0 | 11 - 15 |
Pomegranate | 63 - 65 | 2.60 - 3.70 | 4.2 - 6.5 | 9.7 - 15.5 |
Production Calendar
Product | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Orange | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Mango | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Guava | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Pomegranate | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Strawberry | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Shipping info
40ft Container- 98 Drums / 40 ft container
- 22 Bins / 40 ft container
20ft Container
- 64 Drums / 20 ft container
- 16 Bins / 20 ft container
40ft Container
98 Drums /40 ft container
22 Bins / 40 ft container20ft Container
80 Drums / 20 ft container
20 Bins / 20 ft container
Packaging and shipping info.
The concentrate is filled into an aseptic or non-aseptic bag which is in turn placed in a polyethylene bag inside a clean metal drum or wooden bin. Each drum or bin has a label indicating: Product name, drum or bin no., batch no., production date, expiry date, net weight and barcode.
Product | Aseptic in drum | Frozen in drum | ||||||
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Net Weight (Kg) |
Gross Weight (Kg) |
Shelf Life | Storage | Net Weight (Kg) |
Gross Weight (Kg) |
Shelf Life | Storage | |
Orange | 250 | 263 | 18 month | +5 °C | 250 | 263 | 18 month | -18 °C |
Mango | 220 | 233 | 18 month | +5 °C | 210 | 233 | 18 month | -18 °C |
Guava | 220 | 233 | 18 month | +5 °C | 210 | 233 | 18 month | -18 °C |
Pomegranate | 250 | 263 | 18 month | +5 °C | 250 | 263 | 18 month | -18 °C |
Strawberry | 220 | 233 | 18 month | +5 °C | 210 | 233 | 18 month | -18 °C |