SCHEDULECompositional criteria
PART 1General compositional criteria
1
The honey consists essentially of different sugars, predominantly fructose and glucose as well as other substances such as organic acids, enzymes and solid particles derived from honey collection.
2
The colour varies from nearly colourless to dark brown.
3
The consistency can be fluid, viscous or partly or entirely crystallised.
4
The flavour and aroma vary but are derived from the plant origin.
5
No food ingredient has been added, including any food additive.
6
No other additions have been made to the honey except for other honey.
7
It must, as far as possible, be free from organic or inorganic matters foreign to its composition.
8
It must not—
a
have any foreign tastes or odours;
b
have begun to ferment;
c
have an artificially changed acidity;
d
have been heated in such a way that the natural enzymes have been either destroyed or significantly inactivated.
9
Paragraph 8 does not apply to baker's honey.
10
No pollen or constituent particular to honey may be removed except where this is unavoidable in the removal of foreign inorganic or organic matter.
11
Paragraph 10 does not apply to filtered honey.
PART 2Detailed compositional criteria
Criteria | Amount |
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Sugar content | |
1.—(1) Fructose and glucose content (sum of both)— | |
| not less than 60g/100g |
| not less than 45g/100g |
(2) Sucrose content— | |
| not more than 5g/100g |
| not more than 10g/100g |
| not more than 15g/100g |
Moisture content | |
2. Moisture content— | |
| not more than 20% |
| not more than 23% |
| not more than 23% |
| not more than 25% |
Water-insoluble content | |
3. Water-insoluble content— | |
| not more than 0.1g/100g |
| not more than 0.5g/100g |
Electrical conductivity | |
4. Electrical conductivity— | |
| not more than 0.8mS/cm |
| not more than 0.8mS/cm |
| not less than 0.8mS/cm |
| not less than 0.8mS/cm |
| not less than 0.8mS/cm |
| not less than 0.8mS/cm |
Free acid | |
5. Free acid— | |
| not more than 50 milli-equivalents acid per 1,000 grams |
| not more than 80 milli-equivalents acid per 1,000 grams |
Diastase activity and hydroxymethylfurfural content | |
6. Diastase activity and hydroxymethylfurfural content (HMF) determined after processing and blending— | |
| |
| not less than 8 |
| not less than 3 |
| |
| not more than 40mg/kg |
| not more than 80mg/kg |