Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsGrading, Packing and Marking of Canned and Pickled Vegetables intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart VIII : Specific Quality Standards for Pickled Vegetables49. Sauerkraut1. Definitions |
| (1) | Where used specifically with regard to picked sauerkraut— |
| (a) | "fairly free from defects" means that minor and major defects ma be present that do not materially affect the appearance or eating quality of the product; |
| (b) | "fairly good colour" means that the sauerkraut possesses a reasonably bright, reasonably uniform, typical cream to light straw general appearance, characteristic of properly prepared and properly processed sauerkraut; |
| (c) | "fairly good flavour" means that the product possesses a fairly good characteristic kraut flavour which is free from off flavours and off colours of any kind; |
| (d) | "good colour" means that the sauerkraut possesses a bright, practically uniform, typical white to light cream general appearance, characteristic of properly prepared and properly processed sauerkraut; |
| (e) | "good flavour" means that the product possesses a good characteristic kraut flavour which is free from off flavours and off colours of any kind; |
| (f) | "major defects" mean blemished, spotted, or otherwise discoloured shreds or pieces of leaves or core material; |
| (g) | "minor defects" mean large or coarse pieces of leaves and large or coarse pieces of core material; |
| (h) | "pickled sauerkraut" means the product prepared from clean, sound and well matured heads of the cabbage plant which have been properly trimmed and cut, and to which— |
| (i) | salt is added and which is cured by natural fermentation; and |
| (ii) | pickled peppers, pimentos, tomatoes, or other flavouring ingredients to give the product specific flavour characteristics, may have been added; |
| (i) | "practically free from defects" means that minor defects may be present that do not materially affect the appearance or eating quality and that major defects may be present that do not more than slightly affect the appearance or eating quality of the product; |
| (j) | "reasonably free from defects" means that minor and major defects may be present that do not seriously affect the appearance or eating quality of the product; |
| (k) | "reasonably good colour" means that the sauerkraut may possess a dark straw, slightly green, or yellowish general appearance and my be dull or slightly variable but is not off colour; and |
| (l) | "reasonably good flavour" means that the product possesses a reasonably good kraut flavour which is free from objectionable flavours and objectionable odours which may seriously affect the eating quality of the product. |