Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 4 - DIVISION OF MARKETING AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 44 - STANDARDS FOR PROCESSED PRODUCTS › Section 4-44-6 - Standards for canned papaya nectar

Current through June, 2024
(a) As used in this
				section:
"Canned papaya nectar" is the diluted, unfermented juice and
				  pulp obtained from the sound, mature, fresh fruit of the Carica papaya tree
				  which juice and pulp may have been preserved by freezing or chilling; the fruit
				  has been properly washed, prepared, and 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, with or without
				  the addition of fruit acids, ascorbic acid, or stabilizers or preservatives,
				  provided that at least one-third by weight of the nectar consists of papaya
				  juice and pulp in natural proportions; and provided further that no more than
				  ten per cent, by weight, of the nectar consists of the juice and pulp of
				  another fruit; and is sufficiently processed by heat or other approved method
				  to assure preservation of the product in hermetically sealed containers.
"Dietetic product" means canned papaya 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 are not
				  seriously affected by the presence of harmless extraneous material,
				  objectionable material, any other defect not specifically mentioned, or any
				  combination of these defects; 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 seven thirty-seconds inch in diameter; and the mold count does
				  not exceed fifteen per cent.
"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 twenty-five seconds at twenty-five degrees celsius;
				  and contains not less than twenty-six per cent centrifuged solids.
"Fairly good flavor" means a flavor fairly typical of canned
				  papaya nectar which is free from putrefactive, fermented, or other off-flavors
				  and the brix reading is not less than nine and one-half degrees nor more than
				  eighteen degrees; the acid reading is not less than one-tenth gram nor more
				  than six-tenths gram per one hundred ml of nectar; and the brix to acid ratio
				  is not less than twenty-five to one nor more than eighty to one. There shall be
				  no brix or brix to acid ratio requirement for dietetic products.
"Good color" means the color of the canned papaya nectar is
				  fairly bright and fairly typical of nectar prepared from freshly extracted
				  papaya juice and pulp, and is not dull or brown colored or off-color from any
				  cause.
"Good consistency" means that the nectar flows readily; shows
				  very little or no tendency to separate; shows no coagulation; has a viscometer
				  reading of not less than twenty-eight seconds at twenty-five degrees celsius;
				  and contains not less than thirty-one per cent centrifuged solids.
"Good flavor" means the product has a fine, distinct canned
				  papaya nectar flavor which is free from putrefactive, fermented, or off-flavors
				  of any kind and the brix reading is not less than ten degrees nor more than
				  sixteen degrees; the acid reading is not less than fifteen hundredths gram nor
				  more than one-half gram per one hundred ml of nectar; and the brix to acid
				  ratio is not less than thirty to one nor more than seventy to one. There shall
				  be no brix or brix to acid ratio requirement for dietetic products.
"Harmless extraneous material" includes, but is not limited
				  to, particles of seeds, peel, or placenta that will pass through round
				  perforations not exceeding 0.03125 inch in diameter.
"Practically free from defects" means the nectar does not
				  contain any seeds or portions of seeds; the drinking quality and appearance of
				  the nectar is not more than slightly affected by the presence of harmless
				  extraneous material, objectionable material, any other defect not specifically
				  mentioned, or any combination of these defects; 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 five thirty-seconds inch in diameter; and the
				  mold count does not exceed fifteen per cent.
"Seeds or portions of seeds" means any intact seed or any
				  portion of a seed that will not pass through a round perforation 0.03125 inch
				  in diameter.
"Very good color" means the color of the canned papaya nectar
				  is bright and typical of nectar prepared from freshly extracted papaya juice
				  and pulp, and is free from browning or other abnormal color by any
				  cause.
(b) Hawaii Grade A
				or Hawaii Fancy canned papaya nectar is the quality of canned papaya nectar
				that possesses a very good color, good consistency, and good flavor; 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
				papaya nectar is the quality of canned papaya nectar that possesses a good
				color, fairly good consistency, and fairly good flavor; is fairly free from
				defects; and scores not less than seventy points by the scoring system in
				subsection (e).
(d) Substandard
				canned papaya nectar is the quality of canned papaya nectar that fails to meet
				the requirements of subsections (b) and (c).
(e) The grade of canned papaya nectar shall
				be ascertained by considering the factors of quality. The relative importance
				of each factor shall be expressed numerically on the scale of one hundred. The
				maximum number of points that may be given to specific quality factors shall be
				twenty points for color; twenty-five points for consistency; twenty points for
				absence of defects; and thirty-five points for flavor. Canned papaya 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 papaya nectar:
(1) Color
				classifications shall be as follows:
(A)
				Canned papaya nectar that possesses a very good color may be given a score of
				seventeen to twenty points and shall be classified as fancy;
(B) Canned papaya nectar that possesses a
				good color may be given a score of fourteen to sixteen points and shall be
				classified as standard; and
(C)
				Canned papaya nectar that fails to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A)
				and (B) may be given a score of zero to thirteen points and shall be classified
				as substandard;