Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 4 - DIVISION OF MARKETING AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 44 - STANDARDS FOR PROCESSED PRODUCTS › Section 4-44-7 - Standards for canned papaya-passion fruit nectar blend

Current through June, 2024
(a) As used in this section:
"Canned papaya-passion fruit nectar blend", which in these
				  standards is also considered a nectar, means the diluted, unfermented juice and
				  pulp obtained from the sound, mature, fresh fruit of the papaya tree (Carica
				  papaya) and from the sound, fresh, mature fruit of the passion fruit vine
				  (Passiflora edulis or Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa or hybrids of these
				  species), which juice and pulp may have been preserved by freezing or chilling,
				  which fruits have been properly washed and comminuted; are 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, or preservatives, provided that at least twelve per
				  cent, by weight, of the nectar blend consists of papaya juice and pulp in
				  natural proportions, and not more than twenty-five per cent and not less than
				  twelve per cent, by weight, of the nectar blend consists of passion fruit 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 papaya-passion fruit nectar
				  blends that are packed to meet the requirements of a special diet.
"Fairly good consistency" means the nectar blend flows
				  readily; is not excessively thick; shows no more than slight coagulation; has a
				  viscometer reading of not less than twenty seconds at twenty-five degrees
				  celsius; and contains not less than seventeen per cent centrifuged
				  solids.
"Fairly free from defects" means practically no seeds or
				  portions of seeds are present; the drinking quality and appearance is 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 three-sixteenths inch in diameter; and the mold count does not
				  exceed ten per cent.
"Good color" means the color of the canned papaya-passion
				  fruit nectar blend is fairly bright and fairly typical of nectar blend prepared
				  from freshly extracted papaya and passion fruit juice and pulp, and is not dull
				  or brown colored or off-color from any cause.
"Good consistency" means the nectar blend 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 twenty-two per cent centrifuged
				  solids.
"Good flavor" means the product has a fairly typical canned
				  papaya-passion fruit nectar blend flavor 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 sixteen degrees; the acid reading is not less
				  than two-tenths gram nor more than three-fourths gram per one hundred ml of
				  nectar blend; and the brix to acid ratio is not less than twenty to one nor
				  more than sixty 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 blend does
				  not contain any seeds or portions of seeds; the drinking quality and appearance
				  of the nectar blend are not more than slightly affected by the presence of
				  extraneous material, objectionable material, any other defect not specifically
				  mentioned, or any combination of these defects; the aggregate area of black or
				  brown deposit at the bottom of the centrifuge tube after centrifuging does not
				  exceed an area of a circle two-sixteenths inch in diameter; and the mold count
				  does not exceed ten 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-passion fruit nectar blend is bright and typical of nectar blend
				  prepared from freshly extracted papaya and passion fruit juice and pulp, and is
				  free from browning or other abnormal color by any cause.
"Very good flavor" means the product has a fine, distinct
				  canned papaya-passion fruit nectar blend flavor which is free from
				  putrefactive, fermented, immature, or other off-flavors of any kind and the
				  brix reading is not less than ten and one-half degrees nor more than fifteen
				  degrees; the acid reading is not less than one-fourth gram nor more than
				  seven-tenths gram per one hundred ml of nectar blend; and the brix to acid
				  ratio is not less than twenty-five to one nor more than fifty-five to one.
				  There shall be no acid or brix to acid ratio requirement for dietetic
				  products.
(b) Hawaii Grade
				A or Hawaii Fancy canned papaya-passion fruit nectar blend is the quality of
				canned papaya-passion fruit nectar blend that possesses a very good color, good
				consistency, and very 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-passion fruit nectar blend is the quality of canned
				papaya-passion fruit nectar blend that possesses a good color, fairly good
				consistency, and 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-passion fruit
				nectar blend is the quality of canned papaya-passion fruit nectar blend that
				fails to meet the requirements of subsections (b) and (c).
(e) The grade of canned papaya-passion fruit
				nectar blend 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 twenty points for color;
				twenty-five points for consistency; twenty points for absence of defects; and
				thirty-five points for flavor. Canned papaya-passion fruit nectar blend 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-passion fruit nectar blends:
(1)
				Color classifications shall be as follows:
(A)
				Canned papaya-passion fruit nectar blend 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-passion
				fruit nectar blend 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-passion fruit nectar blend
				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;