{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-113/annex-I/division-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-113/annex-I/division-I.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2001/113",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2001/113/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-113",
  "path": "annex/I/division/I",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "DEFINITIONS",
  "text": "‘Jam’ is a mixture, brought to a suitable gelled consistency, of sugars, the pulp and/or purée of one or more kinds of fruit and water. However, citrus jam may be obtained from the whole fruit, cut into strips and/or sliced.\nThe quantity of pulp and/or purée used for the manufacture of 1 000 g of finished product must not be less than:\n— 350 g\nas a general rule,\n— 250 g\nfor redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces,\n— 150 g\nfor ginger,\n— 160 g\nfor cashew apples,\n— 60 g\nfor passion fruit.\n‘Extra jam’ is a mixture, brought to a suitable gelled consistency, of sugars, the unconcentrated pulp of one or more kinds of fruit and water. However, rosehip extra jam and seedless raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry and redcurrant extra jam may be obtained entirely or in part from unconcentrated purée of the respective fruits. Citrus extra jam may be obtained from the whole fruit, cut into strips and/or sliced.\nThe following fruits may not be used mixed with others in the manufacture of extra jam: apples, pears, clingstone plums, melons, water-melons, grapes, pumpkins, cucumbers and tomatoes.\nThe quantity of pulp used for the manufacture of 1 000 g of finished product must not be less than:\n— 450 g\nas a general rule,\n— 350 g\nfor redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces,\n— 250 g\nfor ginger,\n— 230 g\nfor cashew apples,\n— 80 g\nfor passion fruit.\n‘Jelly’ is an appropriately gelled mixture of sugars and the juice and/or aqueous extracts of one or more kinds of fruit.\nThe quantity of juice and/or aqueous extracts used in the manufacture of 1 000 g of finished product must not be less than that laid down for the manufacture of jam. These quantities are calculated after deduction of the weight of water used in preparing the aqueous extracts.\nIn the case of ‘extra jelly’, however, the quantity of fruit juice and/or aqueous extracts used in the manufacture of 1 000 g of finished product must not be less than that laid down for the manufacture of extra jam. These quantities are calculated after deduction of the weight of water used in preparing the aqueous extracts. The following fruits may not be used mixed with others in the manufacture of extra jelly: apples, pears, clingstone plums, melons, water-melons, grapes, pumpkins, cucumbers and tomatoes.\n‘Marmalade’ is a mixture, brought to a suitable gelled consistency, of water, sugars and one or more of the following products obtained from citrus fruit: pulp, purée, juice, aqueous extracts and peel.\nThe quantity of citrus fruit used in the manufacture of 1 000 g of finished product must not be less than 200 g of which at least 75 g must be obtained from the endocarp.\nThe name ‘jelly marmalade’ may be used where the product contains no insoluble matter except possibly for small quantities of finely sliced peel.\n‘Sweetened chestnut purée’ is a mixture, brought to a suitable consistency, of water, sugar and at least 380 g of chestnut (Castanea sativa) purée for 1 000 g of finished product.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2001/113/annex/I/division/I",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:57.678573+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}