Classification | Description |
|---|---|
| Cordial | A concentrated fruit beverage product, which has to be diluted to a minimum ratio of one to three (1:3), to produce a suitable product after dilution in ready-to-drink form. |
| Dairy blend | A fruit dairy blend containing part dairy and a minimum of 6% fruit juice. A fruit flavoured dairy blend containing part dairy and less than 6% fruit juice. |
| Fruit flavoured drink | A beverage product, which resembles fruit juice derived from fruit in appearance, flavour and taste. A beverage product with a fruit flavour imparted by the main ingredient of the product. Contains less than 6% juice. |
| Fruit drink | Contains at least 6% juice content of the named fruit. |
| Fruit squash | Contains a minimum of 24% juice in undiluted form and a minimum of 6% in diluted form, and can be classed as a drink. |
| Fruit nectar | A fruit beverage made by mixing fruit juice, water and permitted sweeteners to yield a product containing a percentage of fruit juice at standard strength – the percentages are prescribed by legislation and specific for each type of fruit, for example, orange nectar must contain at least 50% of orange juice to be classified as a nectar and guava a minimum of 20%. |
| 100% unsweetened fruit juice | A beverage product consisting of fruit concentrates, pulps and purees, it can comprise one or a variety of fruit concentrates, pulps or purees, and the addition of sucrose or any other sweeteners is not permitted. |
| “Not-from-concentrate” (NFC) | A pressed and pasteurised form of fruit juice, it can either be stored frozen and eventually packaged in ultra-high temperature processing (UHT) packaging or, if the NFC is not frozen immediately after being pressed and pasteurised, it can be packaged in aseptic packaging. |
| Fresh fruit juice | Additives are not permitted and this juice must be sold within two hours of extraction. |
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