The Jam and Similar Products (Wales) Regulations 2018

PART 2E+WJam

1.  Jam is a mixture, brought to a suitable gelled consistency, of—E+W

(a)sugar;

(b)fruit pulp, or fruit purée, or both fruit pulp and fruit purée, of one or more kinds of fruit; and

(c)water.

2.  Notwithstanding paragraph 1(a), a permitted sweetener may be used in the manufacture of jam either wholly or partially as a replacement for sugar.E+W

3.  Notwithstanding paragraph 1(b), citrus jam may be obtained from the whole fruit, cut into strips, sliced or cut into strips and sliced.E+W

4.  The quantity of fruit pulp, or fruit purée, or both, used for every 1,000 grams of the finished product must not be less than—E+W

(a)250 grams in the case of any of the following—

(i)redcurrants;

(ii)rowanberries,

(iii)sea buckthorns;

(iv)blackcurrants;

(v)rosehips;

(vi)quinces;

(b)150 grams in the case of ginger;

(c)160 grams in the case of cashew apples;

(d)60 grams in the case of passion fruit; and

(e)350 grams in the case of any other fruit.

5.  As well as the ingredients mentioned in paragraphs 1 to 3, the product may contain any of the following—E+W

(a)an authorised additional ingredient, which, where there are restrictions in Schedule 2 relating to its use, is used as specified in Schedule 2;

(b)citrus fruit juice, in a product obtained from other kinds of fruit;

(c)red fruit juice, in a product manufactured from any of the following fruits—

(i)rosehips;

(ii)strawberries;

(iii)raspberries;

(iv)gooseberries;

(v)redcurrants;

(vi)plums;

(vii)rhubarb;

(d)red beetroot juice, in a product manufactured from any of the following fruits—

(i)strawberries;

(ii)raspberries;

(iii)gooseberries;

(iv)redcurrants;

(v)plums;

(e)other fruit juice;

(f)citrus peel;

(g)leaves of Pelargonium odoratissimum, in a product made from quince.

6.  Any raw materials used to manufacture the product in accordance with this Part that are mentioned in Schedule 3 must not have been treated except using an authorised treatment.E+W

7.  The product must have a soluble dry matter content of 60% or more as determined by refractometer at 20°C except for—E+W

(a)a product in respect of which sugar has been wholly or partially replaced by a permitted sweetener; and

(b)a product in respect of which a reduced sugar claim is made in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.