(a) As used in this
section:
"Fairly free from defects" means no seeds or portions of
seeds are present; the appearance and drinking quality of the passion fruit
drink are not seriously affected by the presence of dark specks, other
objectionable material, harmless extraneous material, any other defect not
specifically mentioned, or any combination of these defects; the aggregate area
of any black or brown deposit at the bottom of the centrifuge tube after
centrifuging does not exceed the area of a circle two-sixteenths inch in
diameter; and the mold count does not exceed ten per cent.
"Fairly good consistency" means the drink flows readily; is
not excessively thick; and contains not less than four per cent centrifuged
solids.
"Frozen passion fruit juice" is the undiluted,
unconcentrated, unfermented juice and pulp obtained from the sound, mature,
fresh fruits of the passion fruit vine (Passiflora edulis or Passiflora edulis
f. flavicarpa or hybrids of these species) which fruit has been properly washed
and prepared; is packed with or without the addition of ascorbic acid or fruit
acids, provided not less than seventy-five per cent, by weight, of the acidity
in the frozen fruit juice is derived from the pulp and juice of the passion
fruit; is processed in accordance with good commercial practice; and is frozen
and maintained at temperatures sufficient for the preservation of the
product.
"Good color" means the color is fairly typical of a drink
prepared from freshly extracted passion fruit juice; not dark or discolored;
and free from browning or other abnormal color by any cause.
"Good consistency" means the prepared drink flows readily;
shows very little or no tendency to separate; and contains not less than six
per cent centrifuged solids.
"Good flavor" means a fine, distinct, and substantially
typical flavor of a passion fruit drink prepared from freshly expressed passion
fruit juice and the flavor is free from bitter, oxidized, immature fruit, or
other off-flavors; the brix reading is not less than twelve degrees; and the
acid reading is not less than three and two-tenths gram per one hundred grams
of juice.
"Passion fruit drink" means the passion fruit juice is
diluted with water based on the manufacturer's directions or label
specifications, or by the addition of four volumes of potable water to one
volume of passion fruit juice.
"Practically free from defects" means no seeds or portions of
seeds are present; the drinking quality and appearance of the prepared drink
are not more than slightly affected by the presence of dark specks, harmless
extraneous material, any other defect not specifically mentioned, or any
combination of these defects; the aggregate area of any black or brown deposit
at the bottom of the centrifuge tube after centrifuging does not exceed an area
of a circle one-sixteenth inch in diameter; and the mold count does not exceed
ten per cent.
"Reasonably good flavor" means fairly typical flavor of a
passion fruit drink prepared from freshly expressed passion fruit juice and the
flavor is practically free from bitter, oxidized, immature fruit, or other
off-flavors and free from abnormal flavors of any kind; the brix reading is not
less than eleven degrees; and the acid reading is not less than three grams per
one hundred grams of juice.
"Very good color" means a good, bright, characteristic color
that reflects the appearance of a passion fruit drink prepared from freshly
expressed passion fruit juice and that is free from browning or other abnormal
color by any cause.
(b)
Hawaii Grade A or Hawaii Fancy frozen passion fruit juice is the quality of
frozen passion fruit juice which mixes readily into a passion fruit drink that
possesses the amount of pulp and cloud necessary to substantially reflect the
appearance of a passion fruit drink prepared from freshly expressed passion
fruit juice; that possesses a very good color, good consistency, and good
flavor; and that is practically free from defects and scores not less than
eighty-five points by the scoring system in subsection (e).
(c) Hawaii Grade B or Hawaii Choice frozen
passion fruit juice is the quality of frozen passion fruit juice which mixes
readily into a passion fruit drink that possesses the amount of pulp and cloud
necessary to reasonably reflect the appearance of a passion fruit drink
prepared from freshly expressed passion fruit juice; that possesses a good
color, fairly good consistency, and reasonably good flavor; and that is fairly
free from defects and scores not less than seventy points by the scoring system
in subsection (e).
(d) Substandard
frozen passion fruit juice is the quality of frozen passion fruit juice that
fails to meet the requirements of subsections (b) and (c).
(e) The grade of frozen passion fruit juice
shall be ascertained by considering both the factor of quality which is not
scored (ease of mixing into passion fruit nectar) and the quality factors which
are scored. The importance of each quality factor which is scored shall be
expressed numerically on the scale of one hundred. The maximum number of points
which may be given to specific quality factors shall be twenty points for
color; twenty-five points for consistency; twenty points for defects; and
thirty-five points for flavor. The points score for each quality factor shall
be determined before or immediately after the product has been prepared as a
passion fruit drink. Frozen passion fruit juice which falls into a particular
classification for any quality factor shall not be assigned a grade indicative
of a higher classification regardless of the total score for the product. The
following quality classifications shall apply to frozen passion fruit juice:
(1) Color classifications shall be as
follows:
(A) Frozen passion fruit juice which
possesses a very good color when prepared as a passion fruit drink may be given
a score of seventeen to twenty points and shall be classified as
fancy;
(B) Frozen passion fruit
juice which possesses a good color when prepared as a passion fruit drink may
be given a score of fourteen to sixteen points and shall be classified as
choice; and
(C) Frozen passion
fruit juice which fails to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B)
when prepared as a passion fruit drink may be given a score of zero to thirteen
points and shall be classified as substandard;
(2) Consistency classifications shall be as
follows:
(A) Frozen passion fruit juice which
possesses a good consistency when prepared as a passion fruit drink may be
given a score of twenty-one to twenty-five points and shall be classified as
fancy;
(B) Frozen passion fruit
juice which possesses a fairly good consistency when prepared as a passion
fruit drink may be given a score of seventeen to twenty points and shall be
classified as choice; and
(C)
Frozen passion fruit juice which fails to meet the requirements of
subparagraphs (A) and (B) when prepared as a passion fruit drink may be given a
score of zero to sixteen points and shall be classified as
substandard;
(3) Absence
of defects classifications shall be as follows:
(A) Frozen passion fruit juice which is
practically free from defects when prepared as a passion fruit drink may be
given a score of seventeen to twenty points and shall be classified as
fancy;
(B) Frozen passion fruit
juice which is fairly free from defects when prepared as a passion fruit drink
may be given a score of fourteen to sixteen points and shall be classified as
choice; and
(C) Frozen passion
fruit juice which fails to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B)
when prepared as a passion fruit drink may be given a score of zero to thirteen
points and shall be classified as substandard; and
(4) Flavor classifications shall be as
follows:
(A) Frozen passion fruit juice which
possesses a good flavor when prepared as a passion fruit drink may be given a
score of thirty to thirty-five points and shall be classified as
fancy;
(B) Frozen passion fruit
juice which possesses a reasonably good flavor when prepared as a passion fruit
drink may be given a score of twenty-five to twenty-nine points and shall be
classified as choice; and
(C)
Frozen passion fruit juice which fails to meet the requirements of
subparagraphs (A) or (B) when prepared as a passion fruit drink may be given a
score of zero to twenty-four points and shall be classified as
substandard.
(f) The speed of the centrifuge machine for
the determination of centrifuged solids shall be from column A in "Table I,
Approximate Revolutions of Centrifuge Machine, 8/24/68", which is located at
the end of this chapter and made a part of this chapter.
(g) The recommended fill of container shall
not be incorporated in the grades of the finished product since fill of
container is not a factor of quality for the purpose of this section. It is
recommended that each container be filled as full as practicable with frozen
passion fruit juice without impairment of quality.
