SCHEDULE 1E+WRegulated products

PART 8E+WSweetened chestnut purée

38.  Sweetened chestnut purée is a mixture, brought to a suitable consistency, of water, sugar and puréed chestnuts.E+W

39.  Notwithstanding paragraph 38, a permitted sweetener may be used in the manufacture of sweetened chestnut purée either wholly or partially as a replacement for sugar.E+W

40.  Not less than 380 grams of puréed chestnuts must be used for the manufacture of every 1,000 grams of the finished product.E+W

41.  As well as the ingredients mentioned in paragraphs 38 and 39, the product may contain an authorised additional ingredient provided that, where there are restrictions in Schedule 2 relating to the use of that additional ingredient, it is used as specified in Schedule 2.E+W

42.  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

43.  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.

44.  In this Part “chestnuts” (“castan”) means the fruit of the sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa).E+W