Food and Drug Regulations

B.11.202 [S]. (Naming the fruit) Jam with Pectin

• (a) shall be the product obtained by processing fruit, fruit pulp, or canned fruit by boiling to a suitable consistency with water and a sweetening ingredient;

• (b) shall contain

  • (i) not less than 27 per cent of the named fruit,

  • (ii) not less than 66 per cent water soluble solids as estimated by the refractometer, and

  • (iii) pectin or pectinous preparations;

• (c) may contain

  • (i) such amount of acid ingredient as reasonably compensates for any deficiency in the natural acidity of the named fruit,

  • (ii) food colour,

  • (iii) a Class II preservative,

  • (iv) a pH adjusting agent, and

  • (v) an antifoaming agent; and

• (d) shall not contain apple or rhubarb.