1.Carbonated Fruit Beverages or Fruit Drink means any beverage or drink which is purported to be prepared from fruit juice and water or carbonated water and containing sugar, dextrose, invert sugar or liquid glucose either singly or in combination. It may contain peel oil and fruit essences. It may also contain any other ingredients appropriate to the products.
2.The product may contain food additives permitted in these regulations including Appendix A. The product shall conform to the microbiological requirements given in Appendix B. It shall meet the following requirements:—
Total Soluble solids (m/m) – Not less than 10.0 percent
Fruit content (m/m)
Lime or Lemon juice – Not less than 5.0 percent
Other fruits – Not less than 10.0 percent
3.The product shall have the colour, taste & flavour characteristic of the product & shall be free from extraneous matter.
4.The container shall be well filled with the product and shall occupy not less than 90.0 percent of the water capacity of the container, when packed in the rigid containers. The water capacity of the container is the volume of distilled water at 20ºC which the sealed container is capable of holding when completely filled.