SCHEDULE 1Compositional criteria
I11
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.
I22
The colour varies from nearly colourless to dark brown.
I33
The consistency can be fluid, viscous or partly or entirely crystallised.
I44
The flavour and aroma vary but are derived from the plant origin.
I55
No food ingredient has been added, including any food additive.
I66
No other additions have been made to the honey except for other honey.
I77
It must, as far as possible, be free from organic or inorganic matters foreign to its composition.
I88
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.
I99
Paragraph 8 does not apply to baker’s honey.
I1010
No pollen or constituent particular to honey may be removed except where this is unavoidable in the removal of foreign inorganic or organic matter.
I1111
Paragraph 10 does not apply to filtered honey.
I1212
The additional compositional criteria set out in the following table apply—
Criteria | Amount |
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Sugar content | |
| |
| not less than 60g/100g |
| not less than 45g/100g |
| |
| not more than 5g/100g |
| not more than 10g/100g |
| not more than 15g/100g |
Moisture content | |
| |
| not more than 20% |
| not more than 23% |
| not more than 23% |
| not more than 25% |
Water-insoluble content | |
| |
| not more than 0.1g/100g |
| not more than 0.5g/100g |
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 | |
| |
| not more than 50 milli-equivalents acid per kg |
| not more than 80 milli-equivalents acid per kg |
Diastase activity and hydroxymethylfurfural content | |
| |
| |
| not less than 8 |
| not less than 3 |
| |
| not more than 40mg/kg |
| not more than 80mg/kg |