ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 7910 First edition 1991-07-01 Dried mulberries - Specification Mores blanches sechees --Specifications Referencenumber ISO 7910:1991(E) ISO 7910:1991(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (Iso member bodics). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through Iso technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for 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.so collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted bythetechnical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an Inter- national Standard requires approval by at least 75% of the member bodiescastingavote. International Standard iso 7910 was prepared by Technical Committee ISo/Tc 34, Agricultural food products. Annexes A, B and C form an integral part of this International Standard. ISO 1991 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 Organization for Standardization Case Postale 56· CH-1211 Geneve 20· Switzerland Printed in Switzerland ISO 7910:1991(E) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Dried mulberries -- Specification 1 Scope parthenocarpic fruits suitable for eating fresh. They shallbesound,cleanandhaveapliabletexture This International Standard specifies requirements for dried mulberries, obtained from seedless fruits 4 Requirements of the mulberry tree, Morus alba Linnaeus (White Mulberry),for human consumption. 4.1 Grading 2 Definitions Dried mulberries may be graded on the basis of colour, percentage of broken fruits, fruitpieces, For the purposes of this International Standard, the lumped fruits and the presence of defects and ex- following definitions apply. traneousmatteras shown intable1. 2.1 pest-infested dried mulberries: Berries dam- 4.2 Odour and taste aged by insect and/or mite infestation. The odour and taste of the dried mulberries shall be 2.2 spoiled dried mulberries: Crushed, rotten or characteristic of the fruits. The fruits shall be free mouldy berries. fromforeignodourandtaste. 2.3 broken dried mulberries: Incomplete berries of 4.3 Freedom frommoulds, insects, etc. which some parts (less than half of the berry) are missing. The dried mulberries shall be free from moulds and living insects and shall be practicallyfree fromdead 2.4 pieces of dried mulberries: Broken pieces insects,insect fragments and rodent contamination smaller than half of a berry. visible to the naked eye (corrected,ifnecessary,for abnormal vision) or with such magnification as may 2.5 lumped dried mulberries: Berries stuck to- be necessary in any particular case. If the magni- gether in a roundish lump which cannot be separ- fication exceeds x 10, this fact shall be stated in the ated easily. test report. 2.6 brownish dried mulberries: Sun-dried berries, 4.4 Extraneous matter the colour of which has turned brown due to the drying method and climatic conditions. The proportion of extraneous matter such as dust. dirt, pieces of stem or leaf or any other foreign 2.7 moisture content of dried mulberries: Conven- matter adhering to the berries or among the berries tionally, the loss in mass determined under the op- shall not exceed the value given in table1 for the erating conditions specified in annex C. relevant grade. 4.5 Colour 3 Description The colour of the dried mulberries shall be creamy Dried sweet mulberries are the tree-ripened and white to light brown. The minimum proportion of sun-dried or artificially dried seedless fruits of the