For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

1. 1.

   Fruit:

   • fresh, sound fruit, free from deterioration, containing all its essential constituents and sufficiently ripe for use, after cleaning, removal of blemishes, topping and tailing,

   • for the purposes of this Directive, tomatoes, the edible parts of rhubarb stalks, carrots, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, melons and water-melons are considered to be fruit,

   • ‘ginger’ means the edible root of the ginger plant in a fresh or preserved state. Ginger may be dried or preserved in syrup.

2. 2.

   (Fruit) pulp:

   The edible part of the whole fruit, if appropriate, less the peel, skin, seeds, pips and the like, which may have been sliced or crushed but which has not been reduced to a purée.

3. 3.

   (Fruit) purée:

   The edible part of the whole fruit, if necessary, less the peel, skin, seeds, pips and the like, which has been reduced to a purée by sieving or a similar process.

4. 4.

   Aqueous extracts (of fruit):

   The aqueous extract of fruits which, subject to the losses necessarily occurring in proper manufacturing, contains all the water-soluble constituents of the fruit used.

5. 5.

   Sugars

   Authorised sugars are:

   1. 1.

      the sugars as defined in Directive 2001/111/EC11;

   2. 2.

      fructose syrup;

   3. 3.

      sugars extracted from fruit;

   4. 4.

      brown sugar.