Division 3.2 Description of product to which the name in (1) applies

Zhenjiang Xiang Cu is a kind of brewed rice vinegar made from; sticky rice is the main raw material. It has a distinctive fragrance and a delicate flavour. The colour is a strong lustrous reddish brown with umber. It has a strong fragrance of fried rice and brewery products. The taste is dense and mild, fine and fresh, sour but not astringent, delicious and slightly sweet. Depending on specifications, the total acidity (based on acetic acid) falls within the range 5,00 g-6,00 g per 100 ml (not more than 15,50 g), fixed acid (based on lactic acid) 1,20 g-1,60 g per 100 ml, amino acid nitrogen (based on nitrogen) 0,12 g-0,18 g per 100 ml, and reducing sugar (based on dextrose) above 2,20 g per 100 ml.

Depending on length of storage, Zhenjiang Xiang Cu is divided into two categories, viz. ‘Fragrant Vinegar’, which is the regular form with a storage period of over 180 days, and ‘Mature Vinegar’, which refers to Zhenjiang Fragrant Vinegar with a storage period of over 365 days.