Pimientos

Pimientos & Peppers

Product description

The product consisting of canned pimientos, packed of flesh and clean pimientos, free of mold and insects and have reach a good grade of ripeness. The raw pimientos are cutted to remove the stem and preserved by acidifications and heat treatement to reach a commercialy sterile product with more than three years self life.

Stiles

Pimientos are packed in several styles depending of cutting as follows:

Whole Pimientos. Product consisting of whole pimientos whithout stem keeping the shape of a whole pimiento.

Diced Pimientos. Product consisting of whole pimientos cutted into 6x6mm or 10x10mm cubes.

Sliced Pimientos. Product consisting of whole pimientos cutted into 6mm or 10mm slices.

Pimiento Pieces. Product consisting of random pieces of pimiento.

Same styles are defined for peppers but peppers are packed as roasted style instead of pimientos which could be packed roasted or lye peeled style.

Packing media

The pimientos are usually canned in two packing media as follows:

Pimientos in brine. The product is preserved in a light brine with citric acid for pH regulation.

Pimientos in oil. The product is preserved in a mix of water and oil with garlic and citric acid for pH regulation.

Net weight and drained weight in cans

Container	4 oz	7 oz	14 oz	28 oz	3 kilo	A10
Net Weight (oz/grams)	4.0 / 114	6.5 / 185	14.0 / 396	28.0 / 794	88.2 / 2500	102.3 / 2900
Drained Weight (oz/grams)	2.8 / 80	4.4 / 125	8.8 / 250	17.6 / 500	58.2 / 1650	68.8 / 1950

Net weight and drained weight in glass jars

Container	4 oz	7 oz	12 oz	24 oz	32 oz	Half gallon
Net Weight (oz/grams)	4.0 / 114	7.5 / 212	12.0 / 340	24.0 / 680	32.0 / 910	64.0 / 1815
Drained Weight (oz/grams)	2.8 / 80	5.0 / 140	8.5 / 240	17.0 / 480	22.6 / 640	46.0 / 1305

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