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

Regulations

Purchase

A calibrated refractometer shall be used for the determination of total soluble solids (TSS) as follows:

(1)	Take as working sample ten pomegranates at random from the inspection sample obtained in accordance with regulation 15;

(2)	Place an equal number of drops (2 or more) of juice onto the prism plate of the refractometer;

(3)	Note the reading on the prism scale to one decimal place;

(4)	Repeat the steps in paragraph (a) and (b), after the prism plate was cleaned with distilled water and wiped dry;

(5)	Determine the average of the two readings; and

(6)	The pomegranates shall be considered to be ripe if they conform to the minimum TSS of 13%.