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MIL-PRF-44059 Beef Stew, Packaged In A Flexible Pouch, Shelf StableThis specification covers the performance criteria for production of a finished product consisting of shelf stable beef stew, packaged in a flexible pouch, suitable for use by the Department of Defense as a component of operational rations. This component is consumed by combat personnel under worldwide environmental extremes as part of an operational ration, and is a source of nutritional intake. It is essential that this item be produced in accordance with good commercial practice to attain high standards of appearance, odor, flavor, and texture so that high levels of troop acceptance are achieved.

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3.2 Performance characteristics of the packaged food.
3.2.1 Commercial sterility. The packaged food shall be processed until commercially sterile.
3.2.2 Shelf life. The packaged food shall meet the minimum shelf life requirement of 36
months at 80°F.
3.2.3 Appearance.
3.2.3.1 Beef. The beef shall be dice sizes typically produced by a 5/8 to 3/4 inch dicer
setting, and shall be free of cartilage, coarse connective tissue, section of tendons or ligaments,
and glandular material. The cooked, diced beef shall have a characteristic cooked color.
3.2.3.2 Vegetables. The vegetables shall be the following: potatoes, carrots and peas. The
vegetables shall be typical color.
3.2.3.3 Sauce. The sauce shall bean opaque reddish brown to brown color.
3.2.3.4 General. There shall be no bone or bone fragments in the packaged food.
3.2.4 Odor and flavor.
3.2.4.1 General. The packaged food shall have an odor and flavor characteristic of processed
beef stew with vegetables in a beef flavored sauce.
3.2.4.2 Foreign. The packaged food shall be free from foreign odors and flavors such as, but
not limited to, burnt, scorched, rancid, sour, or stale.
3.2.5 Texture.
3.2.5.1 Beef. The cooked, diced beef shall be moist and tender.
3.2.5.2 Vegetables. The vegetables shall be slightly soft to slightly firm.
3.2.5.2 Sauce. The sauce shall be smooth and moderately thick.
3.2.6 Weight.
3.2.6.1 Net weight. The average net weight shall be not less than 8.0 ounces. No individual
pouch shall contain less than 7.5 ounces.
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