6
MAXIMUM PROCESSING QUANTITIES FOR FOODS
FOOD PROCESSED
QUANTITY
UNPROCESSED
QUANTITY
SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS
Apple Juice 375 ml 1 medium, peeled,
cored, cut into
eighths + 250 ml
liquid
Speed III up to 30
seconds
Carrot Juice 1.4 L 600 g carrots
+ 800 ml water
Speed III up to 2
minutes. Squeeze
juice from pulp
Refried Beans 750 ml 750 ml Baked
Beans
Speed III up to 2
minutes. Season
with salt and spices
and fry them in a
skillet
Cheese, Hard or
Semi-Hard
250 ml 250 ml of 2.5 cm
pieces
Speed I up to 1
minute
Coconut 250 ml 250 ml of 2.5 cm
pieces
Speed I up to 1
minute
Coffee Beans 250 ml 1 cup 250 ml Speed II up to
45 seconds for
percolators & 60
seconds for drip.
Dried Fruit Scant 125 ml + 120
gramsour
125 ml Speed III up 15
seconds
Eggs, Hard
Cooked
200 ml 2 eggs of 2.5 cm
pieces
Speed I up to 30
seconds
Peppercorns 125 ml 125 ml Speed II up to 30
seconds
Nutmeg 15 ml 3 nuts, shell
removed
Speed II up to 30
seconds
Ginger Root 50 ml 2 – 3 pieces 2.5
cm each
Speed II up to 30
seconds
Note: Since foods vary in size, consistency and freshness, you may need to add or
subtract a processing time from the number stated in this chart.