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Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Grading, Packing and Marking of Canned and Pickled Vegetables intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part VIII :  Specific Quality Standards for Pickled Vegetables

47. Beetroot

1. Definitions

 

Where used with regard to pickled beetroot—

 

(a) "fairly good colour" means that the pickled beetroot possess a colour that is typical of pickled beetroot produced from beetroot of similar varietal characteristics and such colour may be variable or slightly dull;

 

(b) "fairly tender texture" means that the beetroot are fairly tender, may be variable in character but not tough or hard, and may possess a few stringy or coarse fibres;

 

(c) "good colour" means that the pickled beetroot possess a colour that is uniform, bright, and typical of pickled beetroot produced from beetroots of similar varietal characteristics; and

 

(d) "tender texture" means that the beetroot are tender, not fibrous, and possess a uniform character.