Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 4 - DIVISION OF MARKETING AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 44 - STANDARDS FOR PROCESSED PRODUCTS › Section 4-44-3 - Standards for canned guava nectar

Current through June, 2024
(a) As used in this
				section:
"Acid" means grams of acid, calculated as anhydrous citric
				  acid, per one hundred ml of canned guava nectar determined by titration with
				  sodium hydroxide solution using phenolphthalein and methylene blue as
				  indicators.
"Canned guava nectar" means the diluted, unfermented juice
				  and pulp obtained from the sound, mature, fresh fruit of the Psidium guajava or
				  Psidium cattleianum guava plant, which fruit has been properly washed and
				  properly comminuted; is packed with the addition of potable water, with or
				  without the addition of nutritive sweetening ingredients or other suitable
				  sweeteners for dietetic packs, fruit acids, ascorbic acid, stabilizers,
				  certified food colors, or preservatives, provided that at least one-fourth, by
				  weight, of the nectar consists of guava juice and pulp in natural proportions;
				  and is sufficiently processed by heat to assure preservation of the product in
				  hermetically sealed containers.
"Dietetic product" means canned guava nectar that is packed
				  to meet the requirements of a special diet.
"Fairly free from defects" means practically no seeds or
				  portions of seeds are present; the drinking quality and appearance of the
				  nectar are not seriously affected by the presence of grittiness, objectionable
				  material, any other defect not specifically mentioned, or any combination of
				  these defects; the stone cell count does not exceed seventy when centrifuged
				  solids do not exceed thirty-five per cent and does not exceed seventy by more
				  than two per cent for each one per cent that the centrifuged solids exceed
				  thirty-five per cent; the mold count does not exceed fifteen per cent; and the
				  aggregate area of any black or brown deposit at the bottom of the centrifuge
				  tube after centrifuging does not exceed the area of a circle three-sixteenths
				  inch in diameter.
"Fairly good consistency" means the nectar flows readily; is
				  not excessively thick; shows no more than slight coagulation; has a viscometer
				  reading of not less than eighteen seconds at twenty-five degrees celsius; and
				  contains not less than twenty-five per cent centrifuged solids.
"Good color" means the color of the canned guava nectar is
				  typical of nectar prepared from freshly extracted guava juice and pulp, or
				  typical of artificially colored guava nectar, and is free from browning or
				  other abnormal color by any cause.
"Good consistency" means the nectar flows readily; shows very
				  little or no tendency to separate; shows no coagulation; has a viscometer
				  reading of not less than twenty-three seconds at twenty-five degrees celsius;
				  and contains not less than thirty per cent centrifuged solids.
"Good flavor" means the product has a fine, distinct canned
				  guava nectar flavor which is free from fermented, immature, or other off-flavor
				  of any kind and the brix reading is not less than ten and one-half degrees nor
				  more than fourteen degrees; the acid reading is not less than three-tenths gram
				  nor more than one-half gram per one hundred ml of nectar; and the brix to acid
				  ratio is not less than twenty-eight to one nor more than forty to one. There
				  shall be no brix and no brix to acid ratio requirements for dietetic
				  products.
"Practically free from defects" means the nectar contains no
				  seeds or portions of seeds; the drinking quality and appearance of the nectar
				  is not more than slightly affected by the presence of grittiness, harmless
				  extraneous material, objectionable material, any other defect not specifically
				  mentioned, or any combination of these defects; the stone cell count does not
				  exceed forty when centrifuged solids do not exceed thirty-five per cent and
				  does not exceed forty by more than one per cent for each one per cent that the
				  centrifuged solids exceed thirty-five per cent; the mold count does not exceed
				  fifteen per cent; and the aggregate area of any black or brown deposit at the
				  bottom of the centrifuge tube after centrifuging does not exceed the area of a
				  circle two-sixteenths inch in diameter.
"Reasonably good color" means the color of the canned guava
				  nectar is fairly typical of nectar prepared from freshly extracted guava juice
				  and pulp, or fairly typical of artificially colored guava nectar, and is not
				  excessively dull or brown colored or seriously off-colored from any
				  cause.
"Reasonably good flavor" means the product has a fairly
				  typical canned guava nectar flavor which is practically free from fermented,
				  immature, or other off-flavor of any kind and the brix reading is not less than
				  ten degrees nor more than fifteen and one-half degrees; the acid reading is not
				  less than one-fourth gram nor more than six-tenths gram per one hundred ml of
				  nectar; and the brix to acid ratio is not less than twenty to one nor more than
				  fifty-five to one. There shall be no brix and no brix to acid ratio
				  requirements for dietetic products.
(b) Hawaii Grade A or Hawaii Fancy canned
				guava nectar is the quality of canned guava nectar that possesses a good color,
				good flavor, and good consistency; is practically free from defects; and scores
				not less than eighty-five points by the scoring system in subsection
				(e).
(c) Hawaii Grade C or Hawaii
				Standard canned guava nectar is the quality of canned guava nectar that
				possesses a reasonably good color, reasonably good flavor, and fairly good
				consistency; is fairly free from defects; and scores not less than seventy
				points by the scoring system in subsection (e).
(d) Substandard canned guava nectar is the
				quality of canned guava nectar that fails to meet the requirements of
				subsections (b) and (c).
(e) The
				grade of canned guava nectar shall be ascertained by considering the factors of
				quality. The importance of each quality factor which is scored shall be
				expressed numerically on the scale of one hundred. The maximum number of points
				which may be given to specific quality factors shall be fifteen points for
				color; twenty-five points for consistency; twenty-five points for absence of
				defects; and thirty-five points for flavor. Canned guava nectar which falls
				into a particular classification for any quality factor shall not be assigned a
				grade indicative of a higher classification regardless of the total score for
				the product. The following quality classifications shall apply to canned guava
				nectar:
(1) Color classifications shall be as
				follows:
(A) Canned guava nectar that
				possesses good color may be given a score of thirteen to fifteen points and
				shall be classified as fancy;
(B)
				Canned guava nectar that possesses reasonably good color may be given a score
				of eleven or twelve points and shall be classified as standard; and
(C) Canned guava nectar that fails to meet
				the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) may be given a score of zero to
				ten points and shall be classified as substandard;