(a) As
used in this section:
"Fairly free from defects" means practically no seed or
portions of seeds are present; the drinking quality and appearance of the
passion fruit nectar are not seriously affected by the presence of
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 nectar flows readily; is
not excessively thick; and contains not less than four per cent centrifuged
solids.
"Frozen passion fruit nectar base" is the undiluted,
unconcentrated, unfermented juice and pulp in natural proportions obtained from
the sound, mature, fresh fruit of the passion fruit vine (Passiflora edulis or
Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa or hybrids of these species), which fruit has
been properly washed and properly prepared; is packed with the addition of
non-liquid nutritive sweetening ingredients with or without the addition of
ascorbic acid or fruit acids, provided that not less than seventy-five per
cent, by weight, of the acidity of the frozen passion fruit nectar base 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 nectar
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 nectar 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 passion fruit nectar 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 ten and one-half degrees
nor more than fourteen degrees; the acid reading is not less than thirty-five
hundredths gram nor more than six-tenths gram per one hundred ml of prepared
nectar; and the brix to acid ratio is not less than nineteen to one nor more
than thirty-five to one.
"Practically free from defects" means no seeds or portions of
seeds are present; the drinking quality and appearance of the nectar are not
more than slightly affected by the presence of 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 an area
of a circle one-sixteenth inch in diameter; and the mold count does not exceed
ten per cent.
"Prepared passion fruit nectar" means the passion fruit
nectar base 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 frozen passion fruit nectar base.
"Reasonably good flavor" means a fairly typical flavor of
passion fruit nectar 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 nine and one-half degrees nor more than fifteen degrees; the acid
reading is not less than three-tenths gram nor more than seven-tenths gram per
one hundred ml of prepared nectar; and the brix to acid ratio is not less than
seventeen to one nor more than forty to one.
"Very good color" means the color is bright and typical of
nectar prepared from freshly extracted passion fruit juice, and free from
browning or other abnormal color by any cause.
(b) Hawaii Grade A or Hawaii Fancy frozen
passion fruit nectar base is the quality of frozen passion fruit nectar base
which mixes readily into a passion fruit nectar that possesses the amount of
pulp and cloud necessary to substantially reflect the appearance of a passion
fruit nectar 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 nectar base is the quality of frozen passion fruit nectar base
which mixes readily into a passion fruit nectar that possesses the amount of
pulp and cloud necessary to reasonably reflect the appearance of passion fruit
nectar prepared from freshly expressed passion fruit juice; that possesses good
color, fairly good consistency, and a 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 nectar base is the quality of frozen passion
fruit nectar base that fails to meet the requirements of subsections (b) and
(c).
(e) The grade of frozen
passion fruit nectar base shall be ascertained by considering both the factor
of quality which is not scored (ease of mixing into passion fruit nectar) and
those factors which are scored. The importance of each quality factor scored
shall be expressed numerically on the scale of one hundred. The maximum number
of points which may be given such quality factors shall be twenty points for
color; twenty-five points for consistency; twenty points for absence of
defects; and thirty-five points for flavor. The points score for each quality
factor shall be determined immediately after the product has been prepared as
passion fruit nectar. Frozen passion fruit nectar base 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 nectar base:
(1) Color classifications
shall be as follows:
(A) Frozen passion fruit
nectar base which possesses a very good color when prepared as a passion fruit
nectar may be given a score of seventeen to twenty points and shall be
classified as fancy;
(B) Frozen
passion fruit nectar base which possesses a good color when prepared as a
passion fruit nectar may be given a score of fourteen to sixteen points and
shall be classified as choice; and
(C) Frozen passion fruit nectar base which
fails to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) when prepared as a
passion fruit nectar 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 nectar base
which possesses a good consistency when prepared as a passion fruit nectar may
be given a score of twenty-one to twenty-five points and shall be classified as
fancy;
(B) Frozen passion fruit
nectar base which possesses a fairly good consistency when prepared as a
passion fruit nectar may be given a score of seventeen to twenty points and
shall be classified as choice; and
(C) Frozen passion fruit nectar base which
fails to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) when prepared as a
passion fruit nectar 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 nectar
base which is practically free from defects when prepared as a passion fruit
nectar may be given a score of seventeen to twenty points and shall be
classified as fancy;
(B) Frozen
passion fruit nectar base which is fairly free from defects when prepared as a
passion fruit nectar may be given a score of fourteen to sixteen points and
shall be classified as choice; and
(C) Frozen passion fruit nectar base which
fails to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) when prepared as a
passion fruit nectar 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 nectar base
which possesses a good flavor when prepared as a passion fruit nectar may be
given a score of thirty to thirty-five points and shall be classified as
fancy;
(B) Frozen passion fruit
nectar base which possesses a reasonably good flavor when prepared as a passion
fruit nectar may be given a score of twenty-five to twenty-nine points and
shall be classified as choice; and
(C) Frozen passion fruit nectar base which
fails to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) when prepared as a
passion fruit nectar 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.
