(a) As used in this
section:
"Canned passion fruit nectar" is the diluted, unfermented
juice and pulp 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 juice and pulp may have been preserved by freezing or
chilling, and which fruit has been properly comminuted; is packed with the
addition of potable water and of nutritive sweetening ingredients with or
without the addition of fruit acids or ascorbic acid, provided that at least
one-sixth, by weight, of the nectar consists of passion fruit juice and pulp in
natural proportions; and is sufficiently processed by heat or other approved
method to assure preservation of the product in hermetically sealed
containers.
"Fairly free from defects" means practically no seeds or
portions of seeds are present; the drinking quality and appearance of the
nectar are not seriously affected by the presence of objectionable material,
harmless extraneous materials, 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; shows no more than a slight coagulation; and contains
not less than four per cent centrifuged solids.
"Good color" means the color of the nectar is fairly bright
and yellow; fairly typical of nectar prepared from freshly extracted passion
fruit juice and pulp; and not excessively dull or brown colored or seriously
off-color from any cause.
"Good consistency" means the nectar flows readily; shows very
little or no tendency to separate; shows no coagulation; and contains not less
than six per cent centrifuged solids.
"Good flavor" means a fine, distinct canned passion fruit
nectar flavor which is free from bitter, oxidized, immature fruit, woody, or
other off-flavors and the brix reading is not less than ten degrees; the acid
reading is not less than four-tenths gram per one hundred ml of nectar; and the
brix to acid ratio is not more than thirty-five to one.
"Practically free from defects" means the nectar contains no
seeds or portions of seeds; the appearance and drinking quality of the nectar
is not materially affected by the presence of objectionable material, harmless
extraneous material, any other defect not specifically mentioned, or any
combination of these defects; the mold count does not exceed ten per cent; and
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.
"Reasonably good flavor" means a fairly typical flavor of
canned passion fruit nectar which is practically free from marked bitter,
oxidized, immature fruit, woody, or other off-flavors of any kind and the brix
reading is not less than nine and one-half degrees; the acid reading is not
less than thirty-five hundredths gram per one hundred ml of nectar; and the
brix to acid ratio is not more than forty-five to one.
"Very good color" means that the color of the canned passion
fruit nectar is typical of nectar prepared from freshly extracted passion fruit
juice and pulp; i.e., it is bright, a good yellow in color, and free from
browning or other abnormal color by any cause.
(b) Hawaii Grade A or Hawaii Fancy canned
passion fruit nectar is the quality of canned passion fruit nectar that
possesses a very good color, good flavor, and good consistency; 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 C or Hawaii Standard canned
passion fruit nectar is the quality of canned passion fruit nectar that
possesses a good color, reasonably good flavor, and fairly good consistency;
and that is fairly free from defects and scores not less than seventy points by
the scoring system in subsection (e).
(d) Substandard canned passion fruit nectar
is the quality of canned passion fruit nectar that fails to meet the
requirements of subsections (b) and (c).
(e) The grade of canned passion fruit nectar
shall be ascertained by considering the factors of quality. 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 fifteen points for color; twenty-five points for
consistency; twenty-five points for absence of defects; and thirty-five points
for flavor. Canned passion fruit nectar 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 canned passion fruit nectar:
(1) Color classifications shall be as
follows:
(A) Canned passion fruit nectar that
possesses very good color may be given a score of thirteen to fifteen points
and shall be classified as fancy;
(B) Canned passion fruit nectar that
possesses good color may be given a score of eleven or twelve points and shall
be classified as standard; and
(C)
Canned passion fruit nectar that fails to meet the requirements of
subparagraphs (A) and (B) may be given a score of zero to ten points and shall
be classified as substandard;
(2) Consistency classifications shall be as
follows:
(A) Canned passion fruit nectar that
possesses good consistency may be given a score of twenty-one to twenty-five
points and shall be classified as fancy;
(B) Canned passion fruit nectar that
possesses a fairly good consistency may be given a score of seventeen to twenty
points and shall be classified as standard; and
(C) Canned passion fruit nectar that fails to
meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 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) Canned passion fruit nectar
that is practically free from defects may be given a score of twenty-one to
twenty-five points and shall be scored as fancy;
(B) Canned passion fruit nectar that is
fairly free from defects may be given a score of seventeen to twenty points and
shall be scored as standard; and
(C) Canned passion fruit nectar that fails to
meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) may be given a score of zero
to sixteen points and shall be classified as substandard; and
(4) Flavor classifications shall
be as follows:
(A) Canned passion fruit nectar
that possesses good flavor may be given a score of thirty to thirty-five points
and shall be classified as fancy;
(B) Canned passion fruit nectar that
possesses reasonably good flavor may be given a score of twenty-five to
twenty-nine points and shall be classified as standard; and
(C) Canned passion fruit nectar that fails to
meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 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 the container be as full of passion fruit
nectar as practicable, and that the product occupy not less than ninety per
cent of the volume capacity of the container.
