CODEX STAN 145-1985 Standard for Canned Chestnuts and Chestnut Purée
1. DESCRIPTION
1.1 Product Definition
1.1.1 Canned chestnuts is the product (a) prepared from fresh, sound, mature chestnuts of varieties conforming to the characteristics of the species Castanea crenata Sieb et Zucc. (Japanese chestnut) or Castanea sativa Miller (European chestnut) which shall be shelled and may be pellicled or unpellicled;1 (b) packed with or without water which may or may not contain sugars, seasonings and other ingredients appropriate to the product; and (c) processed by heat in an appropriate manner, before or after being hermetically sealed in a container, so as to prevent spoilage.
1.1.2 Canned chestnut puree is the product (a) pureed by sieving, or other mechanical means in order to obtain a fruit pulp from chestnuts, as defined in sub-section 1.1.1(a); (b) packed with or without sugars and other ingredients appropriate to the product; and (c) heat processed by a procedure as defined in sub-section 1.1.1(c).
1.2 Styles
1.2.1 Canned Chestnuts
Canned chestnuts may be packed in the following styles:
(a) Whole - whole chestnuts which are pellicled or unpellicled and/or trimmed into a practical tetrahedron.
(b) Brokens2 - small pieces which may not be uniform in size and/or shape.
1.2.2 Canned Chestnut Puree
(a) Sweetened - with added sugars listed in 2.1 (b); not less than 12 percent total soluble solids (12° Brix).
(b) Unsweetened - without added sugars; not less than 10 percent total soluble solids (10° Brix).
