ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 7908 First edition 1991-07-01 Dried sweet cherries -- Specification Cerises séchees -Specifications Referencenumber ISO7908:1991(E) ISO7908:1991(E) Foreword Iso(the International Organization for Standardization)isa worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO memberbodies).The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through Iso technical committees. E Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectfor which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, govern- mental and non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. Iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an Inter- national Standard requires approval by at least 75% of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standard IsO7908waspreparedbyTechnical Committee ISo/TC34,Agriculturalfoodproducts. Annexes A,B and Cform an integral part of this International Standard CISO1991 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. International Organizationfor Standardization Case Postale 56·CH-1211Geneve 20·Switzerland Printed in Switzerland ISO 7908:1991(E) INTERNATIONALSTANDARD Dried sweet cherries -- Specification Scope 4 Requirements This International Standard specifies requirements 4.1 Grading for dried sweet cherries, obtained from fruits of the sweet cherry tree (Prunus avium Linnaeus), for hu- man consumption. Dried sweet cherries may be graded on the basis of the number of fruits per 100 g and the other cri- teria given in table 1. 2 Definitions For the purposes of this International Standard, the 4.2 Odour and taste following definitions apply. The odour and taste of the dried sweet cherries shall 2.1 pest-infested dried sweet cherries: Fruits dam- be characteristic of the variety. The fruits shall be aged by insect and/or mite infestation. free from foreign odour and taste, including rancidity and mustiness. 2.2 spoiled dried sweet cherries: Fruits that are unsound, discoloured or sun-scalded, other than those that are mouldy, rotten or fermented, and 4.3 Freedom from moulds, insects, etc. fruits having unhealed cracks longer than half the circumference or half the length of the fruit The dried sweet cherries shall be free from living insects and from mouldy, rotten or fermented fruit, 2.3 mouldy dried sweet cherries: Fruits damaged and shall be practically free from dead insects, in- bymouldsandthosehaving characteristic fluffy sect fragments and rodent contamination visible to mould spots of velvet-like appearance on the sur- the naked eye (corrected, ifnecessary,forabnormal face. vision) or with such magnification asmay be necessary in any particularcase.If themagnification 2.4 rotten dried sweet cherries: Fruits damaged by exceeds x10, this fact shall be stated in the test re- bacteria and/or fungi and made unfit for human port. consumption 2.5 fermented dried sweet cherries: Fruits having 4.4 Extraneous matter an unpleasant odour and an abnormal very dark colour due to fermentation. The proportion of extraneous matter such as dust, dirt, pieces of stem or leaf, dead insects or any other 2.6 moisture content of dried sweet cherries: Con- foreign matter among, in, or on the dried sweet ventionally, the loss in mass determined under the cherries shall not exceed the value given in table1 operating conditions specified in annex C. for the relevant grade. 3 Description 4.5 Dried fruits other than sweet cherries Dried sweet cherries are the artificially dried or The proportion of dried fruits other than sweet sun-dried ripe fruits of Prun