Division 3.3 Raw materials (for processed products only)

The raw material from which ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ PGI jam is made comprises sour cherries from orchards growing the varieties Amarena di Castelvetro, Amarena di Vignola dal peduncolo corto (short stalk), Amarena di Vignola dal peduncolo lungo (long stalk), Amarena di Montagna, Amarena di Salvaterra, Marasca di Vigo, Meteor, Mountmorency and Pandy.

At the time of picking, the fruit must be ripe, i.e. be of uniform colour across at least 90 % of the fruit and have the following characteristics:

• colour of skin (when ripe): light to dark red,

• colour of flesh: yellow or orange,

• colour of juice: colourless to yellowish,

• sugar content: > 16° Brix,

• acidic content: medium to moderately high > 18 g/l malic acid,

• yield in juice: > 75 %.

In years with cumulative rainfall of more than 80 mm in the month of June, as measured in the meteorological stations closest to fruit-growing holdings, the minimum sugar content of the fruit at the time of picking may be reduced by 2° Brix.