Regulation 2(2)
SCHEDULE 2E+W+SSPECIFICATIONS FOR SPECIFIED HONEY PRODUCTS
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1. | Sugar content | |
1.1. | Fructose and glucose content (sum of both) | |
| not less than 60 g/100 g | |
| not less than 45 g/100 g | |
1.2. | Sucrose content | |
| not more than 5 g/100 g | |
| not more than 10 g/100 g | |
| not more than 15 g/100 g | |
2. | Moisture content | |
| not more than 20% | |
| not more than 23% | |
| not more than 25% | |
3. | Water-insoluble content | |
| not more than 0.1 g/100 g | |
| not more than 0.5 g/100 g | |
4. | Electrical conductivity | |
| not more than 0.8 mS/cm | |
| not less than 0.8 mS/cm | |
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5. | Free acid | |
| not more than 50 milli-equivalents acid per 1000 grammes | |
| not more than 80 milli-equivalents acid per 1000 grammes | |
6. | Diastase activity and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content determined after processing and blending | |
(a) Diastase activity (Schade scale) | ||
| not less than 8 | |
| not less than 3 | |
(b) HMF | ||
| not more than 40 mg/kg (subject to the provisions of (a), second indent) | |
| not more than 80 mg/kg |