CODEX STAN 99-1981 Standard for Canned Tropical Fruit Salad
1. DESCRIPTION
1.1 Product Definition
Canned tropical fruit salad is the product (a) prepared from a mixture of basic fruits as specified in Section 1.2 (a) to which may be added one or more optional fruits as specified in Section 1.2 (b); (b) such fruits may be fresh, frozen or canned; (c) the fruit mixture is packed with water or other suitable liquid packing medium and may be packed with nutritive sweeteners and processed by heat in an appropriate manner before or after being sealed in a container so as to prevent spoilage.
1.2 Kinds and Styles of Fruits
The fruit ingredient shall consist of each of the three fruit groups listed under Basic Fruits to which may be added any one or more of the fruits listed under Optional Fruits. The fruit shall be peeled, cored, trimmed, deseeded or pitted as may be applicable for the respective fruit in normal culinary preparation.
(a) Basic Fruits
Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill) - tidbits, pieces, dices, chips or crisp cut.Papaya (Carica papaya L.) or Mango (Mangifera indica L.) - singly or in combination - slices, dices or sections.Banana (cultivated edible species of Musa) - slices or dices.
