July 27, 2020 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

Commodity Specification for Dehydrated Potato Products

May 2019

The purpose of this amendment is to revise the individual specification for Dehydrated Potato Flakes. 

Specifically, to: 

• Add requirements for new Styles for Type II - Mashed – Style A – Granules and Style D -

Agglomerates.

Existing language and requirements are black, and the revised specification is shown in blue.

II. Individual Commodity Specifications

Dehydrated Potatoes – Granules, Flakes, and Agglomerates

The dehydrated potatoes shall meet the salient characteristics specified in CID A-A-20032 - 

Potatoes, White, Dehydrated, effective on the date of the Solicitation/IFB for:

Type II – Mashed

Following the manufacturers label directions, the rehydrated or prepared product 

shall have a consistency typical of mashed potatoes. 

Style A- Granules 

a. Standard mix without dairy ingredients added. 

i. Instructions on package will direct end user to add dairy and salt during 

preparation. 

ii. The specific requirement in CID A-A-20032: 6.3.1 (sieve analysis) is not a 

requirement for the specification.

Style B – Flakes - without peel 

a. Without dairy ingredients added. 

i. Instructions on package will direct end user to add dairy and salt during 

preparation. 

Style D – Agglomerates - without lumps (Complete Mix) 

 a. Agglomerated product with dairy ingredients included. 

i. Complete mix, with dairy and other flavoring ingredients included. 

Instructions on package will direct end user to add water only.

ii. The dehydrated white potatoes shall be porous random shaped agglomerated 

potato pieces where by the final drying has been accomplished by air-drying. 

The agglomerated potato pieces shall be free from clumps that will not break 

under slight finger pressure. Sieve analysis is not required.

The Styles A or B or D, which may be purchased, shall be indicated in the Solicitation/IFB. 

Specialty Specialty Crops 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.

Crops Inspection Room 1536-S, STOP 0240

Program Division Washington, DC 20250-0240
Optional ingredients –

a. Sodium sulfite or sodium acid sulfite or other approved sulfating agents –

b. Any safe and suitable emulsifiers and/or antioxidants as permitted by provisions under 

the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Analytical Procedures 

Analytical testing procedures shall be in accordance with the procedures outlined in CID AA-20032 (in effect at the date of the Solicitation/IFB). The testing for analytical requirements

by the AMS National Science Laboratories (NSL) shall be at a frequency of once per purchase 

order, or in the case of an IDIQ contract, once per contract. When the product meets these 

initial testing requirements, the vendor will then supply the SCI inspector with the results of 

in-house, third party, or NSL testing, for each lot submitted for inspection.

Sulfite –

Style A – Granules – Not more than 600 parts per million (ppm) (Calculated as sulfur 

dioxide).

Style B – Flakes – Not more than 500 parts per million (ppm) (Calculated as sulfur 

dioxide).

Style D – Agglomerates – Not more than 600 parts per million (ppm) (Calculated as 

sulfur dioxide).

Moistures –

Style A – Granules – Not more than 9.5%

Style B – Flakes – Not more than 9.0%

Style D – Agglomerates – Not more than 9.5%

Reducing sugars –

Style A – Granules - Not more than 4.0%

Style B – Flakes – Not more than 4.0%

Style D – Agglomerates – Not more than 4.0%

Defects –

Style A – Granules - Each individual sample unit shall contain not more than 80 total 

pieces of black and dark brown specks larger than 1.0 mm (0.039 in) and the 

average of all sample units shall not exceed 65 total pieces of black and dark 

brown specks larger than 1.0 mm (0.039 in). 

The sample unit for evaluation is the surface of the product in a circle 100 

mm (3.94 in – (petri dish)) in diameter.

Style B – Flakes – Each individual sample unit of product shall contain not more than 

20 total pieces of peel, black, dark brown, or orange (scorched) specks and 

the average of all sample units shall not exceed a total of 15 peel, black, dark 

brown, or orange (scorched) specks measuring over 1.6 mm (1/16 in) in any 

dimension. The sample unit size for evaluation is 100g (3.5 oz).

Style D – Agglomerates - Each individual sample unit shall contain not more than 40 

black, dark brown, or orange (scorched) specks, larger than 1.0 mm (0.039 

in), and the average of all sample units shall not exceed 30 black, dark 

brown, or orange (scorched) specks. The sample unit for evaluation is the 

surface of the product in a circle 100 mm (3.94 in – (petri dish)) in diameter.
Net Weight Specifications:

Truck load case counts:

 Universal Product Codes:

Dehydrated Potatoes WBSCM

Material Primary Container Secondary Container

Style A Granules – without 

dairy (12/16 oz. +/- 0.5 oz.) 111303 7 1500111303 0 1 07 15001 11303 7

Style B Flakes – without 

dairy (12/16 oz.) 100337 7 15001 10337 6 1 07 15001 10337 3

Style D Agglomerates –

Complete Mix (24/16 oz. +/-

0.5 oz.)

111301 7 15001 11301 6 1 07 15001 11301 3

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Style/Container Size and Label 

Weight

Minimum Sample Average Lower individual Limit

Style A (Granules) -12/16-

ounce (plus or minus 0.5 ounce)

container 

Meets declared label weight 

on the container

No individual sample will 

have a net weight less than 

0.3 ounces below the 

declared label weight

Style B (Flakes) - 12/16-ounce (1 

pound) container 16 ounces (1 pound) No less than 15.7 ounces

Style D (Agglomerates) -24/16-

ounce (plus or minus 0.5 ounce)

container

Meets declared label weight 

on the container

No individual sample will 

have a net weight less than 

0.3 ounces below the 

declared label weight

Style/Container Size and Label Weight Cases per Truck Load

Style A (Granules) - 12/16 ounce (plus or 

minus 0.5 ounces) container 2,352 cs

Style B (Flakes) - 12/16 ounce container 2,500 cs

Style D (Agglomerates) - 24/16-ounce 

(plus or minus 0.5 ounce) container 1,400 cs