Consistency in the kitchen: Example, when using measuring devices such as dry measuring cups, make sure that if you buy new cups that they do in fact hold the same amount. This is where a scale becomes important. Do not take anything at face value. Confirm everything. Think or your kitchen as a science lab.

Cooking in the Kitchen: Make sure when it’s time to cook that distractions are held to a minimum. Always add your ingredients in the same order, using the same equipment. The same holds true for your final boil. Whether you’re cooking to time, temp. or brix, always use the same method. This way if ever a failure arises it will be much easier to determine the problem. Again, consistency is your best asset in the kitchen.

Products for Production: Here is a list of items we carry that can save you money as well as fine tune your product.

1. FG10 Dow Food Grade Antifoam: Our antifoam is very effective in cutting foam and will not cause rancidity like oils or butter. Our double strength antifoam is the best value. 30 drops = 1 tsp. 90 drops = 1 tbsp. 1440 drops = 1 cup fluid measure. Instructions are on the bottle for how much to use as a starting point.
2. Citric Acid: Citric acid is a cost effective way to replace lemon juice to lower your pH. A 50/50 solution of citric acid and water is 9 times stronger than lemon juice. Determine the amount of lemon juice you need and divide by 9 to achieve the correct amount of citric acid and water solution.
3. Sodium Citrate: Sodium citrate is used to buffer or raise the pH. This is used is products that have too much natural acid. Wild berries, lemon jellies, tart marmalades, pepper jellies etc. A safe starting point would be .25 or ¼ of 1% of batch weight.
4. Pacific Fruit Freshener: Our fruit freshener is designed to be used in products were fruit discoloration or darkening of the fruit is a problem. This product utilizes citric acid and ascorbic acid to retain color.

We at Pacific Pectin are confident this technical information will be a useful resource to you.

Technical Service Department, Pacific Pectin Inc.