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Division B Maturity requirementsF1

United Kingdom

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The juice of the fruit shall have a refractometric indexf1 of at least:

  • 12° Brix for the Alphonse Lavallée, Cardinal and Victoria varieties,

  • 13° Brix for all other seeded varieties,

  • 14° Brix for all seedless varieties.

In addition, all varieties must have satisfactory sugar/acidity ratio levels.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/428 of 12 July 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards marketing standards in the fruit and vegetables sector.

Footnotes

f1

Calculated as described in the OECD guidance on objective tests, available at: http://www.oecd.org/agriculture/fruit-vegetables/publications.