Food and Drug Regulations

B.11.221 [S]. (Naming the citrus fruit) Marmalade with Pectin

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

• (b) shall contain

  • (i) not less than 27 per cent of any combination of peel, pulp or juice of the named citrus 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 citrus fruit used in its preparation,

  • (ii) a Class II preservative,

  • (iii) a pH adjusting agent, and

  • (iv) an antifoaming agent.