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

Regulations

Regulations relating to Coffee, Chicory and related products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part II : Categories of and Standards for Coffee, Chicory and Related Products

7. Instant coffee (soluble coffee extract)

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(1) Instant coffee (soluble coffee extract)—
(a) shall consist of the dried soluble solids obtained by spray drying or freeze drying the water extraction of freshly roasted coffee beans;
(b) shall contain only the soluble and aromatic constituents of coffee, apart from those insoluble substances which are not possible to remove and insoluble oils derived from coffee;
(c) shall be in the free flowing powder, agglomerated or granule form; and
(d) may contain food additives.

 

(2) Recovered volatile coffee aromas may be added to Instant coffee (soluble coffee extract).