HAR §4-44-3. Standards for canned guava nectar

(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 44-5 4-44- 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. 44-6 4-44- "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 44-7 4-44- ten points and shall be classified as substandard; (2) Consistency classifications shall be as follows: (A) Canned guava nectar that possesses good consistency may be given a score of twenty-one to twenty-five points and shall be classified as fancy; (B) Canned guava nectar that possesses fairly good consistency may be given a score of seventeen to twenty 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 sixteen points and shall be classified as substandard; (3) Absence of defects classifications shall be as follows: (A) Canned guava nectar that is practically free from defects may be given a score of twenty-one to twenty-five points and shall be scored as fancy; (B) Canned guava nectar that is fairly free from defects may be given a score of seventeen to twenty points and shall be scored 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 sixteen points and shall be classified as substandard; and (4) Flavor classifications shall be as follows: (A) Canned guava nectar that possesses good flavor may be given a score of thirty to thirty-five points and shall be classified as fancy; (B) Canned guava nectar that possesses reasonably good flavor may be given a score of twenty-five to twenty-nine 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 twenty-four points and shall be classified as substandard. (f) The speed of the centrifuge machine for the determination of centrifuged solids shall be from column A in "Table I, Approximate Revolutions of Centrifuge Machine, 8/24/68", which is located at the end of this chapter and made a part of this chapter. 44-8 4-44- (g) When canned guava nectar is packaged as a dietetic product, this fact shall be stated in connection with the grade assigned to the product. Example: Hawaii Fancy, Dietetic Product or Hawaii Grade C, Dietetic Product. (h) The recommended fill of container shall not be incorporated in the grades of the finished product since fill of container is not a factor of quality for the purpose of this section. It is recommended that each container be as full of guava nectar as practicable and that the product occupy not less than ninety per cent of the volume capacity of the container. [Eff 5/29/81; am and comp 3/24/86] (Auth: HRS '147-57) (Imp: HRS ''147-52 and 147-53)