# The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England, Wales and Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 1991, Schedule: NEW SCHEDULE 1 TO THE FRUIT JUICES AND FRUIT NECTARS REGULATIONS 1977


“SCHEDULE 1
MINIMUM QUANTITY OF ACID AND JUICE OR PUREE OR BOTH REQUIRED IN FRUIT NECTAR
Regulation 2(1)
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Fruit from which the product is obtained
Minimum quantity of acid expressed as tartaric acid and in grammes per litre of the finished product
Minimum quantity of juice or puree or of juice and puree expressed as a percentage of the weight of the finished product
1 Apricots
3
40
Bilberries
4
40
Blackberries
6
40
Blackcurrants
8
25
Cherries (other than sour cherries)
6
40
Cranberries
9
30
Elderberries
7
50
Gooseberries
9
30
Lemons
—
25
Limes
—
25
Mulberries
6
40
Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)
8
25
Plums
6
30
Quetsches
6
30
Quinces
7
50
Quito Naranjillos (Solanum quitoense)
5
25
Raspberries
7
40
Redcurrants
8
25
Rose hips (fruits of the species rosa)
8
40
Rowanberries
8
30
Sallowthorn berries
9
25
Sloes
8
30
Sour Cherries
8
35
Strawberries
5
40
Whitecurrants
8
25
Any other fruit with acid juice unpalatable in the natural state
—
25
2 Azeroles (Neopolitan Medlars)
—
25
Bananas
—
25
Bullock’s Heart (Custard Apple) (Annona reticulata)
—
25
Cashew fruits
—
25
Guavas
—
25
Lychees
—
25
Mangoes
—
35
Papayas
—
25
Pomegranates
—
25
Soursop (Annona muricata)
—
25
Spanish Plums (Spondia purpurea)
—
25
Sugar Apples
—
25
Umbu (Spondias tuberosa aroda)
—
30
Any other low acid, pulpy or highly flavoured fruit with juice unpalatable in the natural state
—
25
3 Apples
3
50
Peaches
3
45
Pears
3
50
Pineapples
4
50
Citrus fruits other than lemons and limes
5
50
Any other fruit with juice palatable in the natural state
—
50
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1284/schedule (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fruit-juices-and-fruit-nectars-england-wales-and-scotland-amendment-regulations-1991/schedule
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