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

Current through June, 2024
(a) As used in this
				section:
"Absence of defects" means the degree of freedom from seeds
				  or portions of seeds, harmless extraneous material, grittiness caused by stone
				  cells, objectionable material, and other defects not specifically mentioned
				  that affect the appearance or drinking quality of the product.
"Acid" means grams of acid, calculated as anhydrous citric
				  acid, per one hundred ml of nectar determined by titration with sodium
				  hydroxide solution using phenolphthalein and methylene blue as
				  indicators.
"Common guava nectar base" means nectar base made from the
				  fruit of the Psidium guajava tree, or from a mixture of fruits from the Psidium
				  guajava and Psidium cattleianum plants of which mixture not less than
				  seventy-five per cent shall be the fruit from the Psidium guajava plant.
"Consistency" means the viscosity, the tendency of insoluble
				  solids to separate, and the percentage of centrifuged solids of the guava
				  nectar prepared from the frozen guava nectar base.
"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, dark specks, harmless extraneous 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; has a viscometer reading of not less than sixteen
				  seconds at twenty-five degrees celsius; and contains not less than eighteen per
				  cent centrifuged solids.
"Frozen guava nectar base" means the undiluted,
				  unconcentrated, unfermented juice and pulp obtained from sound, mature, fresh,
				  and properly washed fruit of the Psidium guajava or Psidium cattleianum guava
				  plant, packed with the addition of non-liquid sweetening ingredients and with
				  or without the addition of a certified food coloring, fruit acids, or ascorbic
				  acid; processed in accordance with good commercial practice; and frozen and
				  maintained at temperatures sufficient for the preservation of the
				  product.
"Good color" means the color is typical of nectar prepared
				  from freshly extracted guava puree, or typical of artificially colored guava
				  nectar, and is free from browning or other abnormal color by any cause.
"Good consistency" means the prepared nectar flows readily;
				  shows very little or no tendency to separate; has a viscometer reading of not
				  less than twenty seconds at twenty-five degrees celsius; and contains not less
				  than twenty-two per cent centrifuged solids.
"Good flavor" means the product has a fine, distinct, and
				  substantially typical flavor of guava nectar prepared from freshly expressed
				  guava puree and the flavor is free from bitter, oxidized, immature fruit, or
				  other off-flavors; 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.
"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 dark specks,
				  objectionable material, grittiness, harmless extraneous 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.
"Prepared guava nectar" means the nectar prepared by diluting
				  the guava nectar base with water based on the manufacturer's directions or
				  label specifications, or by the addition of two and one-half volumes of water
				  to one volume of nectar base.
"Reasonably good color" means the color is fairly typical of
				  nectar prepared from freshly extracted guava puree, or fairly typical of
				  artificially colored guava nectar, and is free from browning or other abnormal
				  color by any cause.
"Reasonably good flavor" means the prepared guava nectar has
				  a flavor fairly typical of guava nectar prepared from freshly expressed guava
				  puree and the flavor is practically free from bitter, oxidized, immature fruit,
				  or other off-flavors and free from abnormal flavors of any kind; 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.
"Strawberry guava nectar base" means the nectar base made
				  from the fruit of Psidium cattleianum guava plant.
(b) Types of frozen guava nectar base are:
(1) Common guava nectar base; and
(2) Strawberry guava nectar base.