Food and Drug Regulations

B.11.223 [S]. Pineapple Marmalade with Pectin or Fig Marmalade with Pectin

• (a) shall be the food of jelly-like consistency made from the pulp and juice of the named fruit by boiling with water and a sweetening ingredient;

• (b) shall contain

  • (i) not less than 27 per cent of the named fruit,

  • (ii) not less than 65 per cent water soluble solids as estimated by the refractometer, and

  • (iii) pectin or pectinous preparation; and

• (c) may contain

  • (i) such amount of acid ingredient as reasonably compensates for any deficiency in the natural acidity of the named fruit,

  • (ii) food colour,

  • (iii) a Class II preservative,

  • (iv) a pH adjusting agent, and

  • (v) an antifoaming agent.