CODEX STAN 17-1981 Standard for Canned Applesauce
1 SCOPE
This Standard applies to canned applesauce, as defined in Section 2 below, and offered for direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repacking if required. It does not apply to the product when indicated as being intended for further processing.
2 DESCRIPTION
2.1 PRODUCT DEFINITION
Canned applesauce is the comminuted or chopped product:
(a) prepared from washed, clean apples, conforming to the characteristics of the fruit of Malus domesticus Borkhausen which may have been peeled and which after trimming are sound;
(b) prepared with or without other permitted ingredients as described in Section 3.1.2; and
(c) processed by heat, in an appropriate manner, before or after being hermetically sealed in a container, so as to prevent spoilage.
