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The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England, Wales and Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 1991

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Regulation 7

SCHEDULENEW SCHEDULE 1 TO THE FRUIT JUICES AND FRUIT NECTARS REGULATIONS 1977

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1MINIMUM QUANTITY OF ACID AND JUICE OR PUREE OR BOTH REQUIRED IN FRUIT NECTAR

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Fruit from which the product is obtainedMinimum quantity of acid expressed as tartaric acid and in grammes per litre of the finished productMinimum quantity of juice or puree or of juice and puree expressed as a percentage of the weight of the finished product

1.  Apricots

340

Bilberries

440

Blackberries

640

Blackcurrants

825

Cherries (other than sour cherries)

640

Cranberries

930

Elderberries

750

Gooseberries

930

Lemons

25

Limes

25

Mulberries

640

Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)

825

Plums

630

Quetsches

630

Quinces

750

Quito Naranjillos (Solanum quitoense)

525

Raspberries

740

Redcurrants

825

Rose hips (fruits of the species rosa)

840

Rowanberries

830

Sallowthorn berries

925

Sloes

830

Sour Cherries

835

Strawberries

540

Whitecurrants

825

Any other fruit with acid juice unpalatable in the natural state

25

2.  Azeroles (Neopolitan Medlars)

25

Bananas

25

Bullock’s Heart (Custard Apple) (Annona reticulata)

25

Cashew fruits

25

Guavas

25

Lychees

25

Mangoes

35

Papayas

25

Pomegranates

25

Soursop (Annona muricata)

25

Spanish Plums (Spondia purpurea)

25

Sugar Apples

25

Umbu (Spondias tuberosa aroda)

30

Any other low acid, pulpy or highly flavoured fruit with juice unpalatable in the natural state

25

3.  Apples

350

Peaches

345

Pears

350

Pineapples

450

Citrus fruits other than lemons and limes

550

Any other fruit with juice palatable in the natural state

50

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