Fla. Admin. Code R. 20-56.001 (2026)
Minimum Ratios of Solids to Acid
(1) To determine the minimum ratios of the total soluble solids of the juice of tangerines to the anhydrous citric acid, the following table shall be used:
Total Soluble Solids of the Juice is Not Less than | Total Soluble Solids of the Juice is not More than | The Minimum Ratio of the Total Soluble Solids to Anhydrous Citric Acid Shall Be |
9 percent | 9.1 percent | 9 to 1 |
9.1 percent | 9.2 percent | 8.9 to 1 |
9.2 percent | 9.3 percent | 8.8 to 1 |
9.3 percent | 9.4 percent | 8.7 to 1 |
9.4 percent | 9.5 percent | 8.6 to 1 |
9.5 percent | 9.6 percent | 8.5 to 1 |
9.6 percent | 9.7 percent | 8.4 to 1 |
9.7 percent | 9.8 percent | 8.3to 1 |
9.8 percent | 9.9 percent | 8.2 to 1 |
9.9 percent | 10 percent | 8.1 to 1 |
10 percent | 10.1 percent | 8 to 1 |
10.1 percent | 10.2 percent | 7.9 to 1 |
10.2 percent | 10.3 percent | 7.8 to 1 |
10.3 percent | 10.4 percent | 7.7 to 1 |
10.4 percent | 10.5 percent | 7.6 to 1 |
10.5 percent | 10.5 percent | 7.5 to 1 |
(2) After November 15th of each year to July 31 of the following year, both dates inclusive, to determine the minimum ratio of the total soluble solids of the juice of tangerines to the anhydrous citric acid, the following table shall be used:
Total Soluble Solids of the Juice is Not Less than | Total Soluble Solids of the Juice is not More than | The Minimum Ratio of the Total Soluble Solids to Anhydrous Citric Acid Shall Be |
8.75 percent | 8.80 percent | 8.75 to 1 |
8.80 percent | 8.75 percent | 8.75 to 1 |
8.90 percent | 9 percent | 8.75 to 1 |
9 percent | 9.10 percent | 8.75 to 1 |
9.10 percent | 9.20 percent | 8.65 to 1 |
9.20 percent | 9.30 percent | 8.55 to 1 |
9.30 percent | 9.40 percent | 8.45 to 1 |
9.40 percent | 9.50 percent | 8.35 to 1 |
9.50 percent | 9.60 percent | 8.25 to 1 |
9.60 percent | 9.70 percent | 8.15 to 1 |
9.70 percent | 9.80 percent | 8.05 to 1 |
9.80 percent | 9.90 percent | 7.95to 1 |
10 percent | 10.1 percent | 7.75 to 1 |
10.1 percent | 10.2 percent | 7.65 to 1 |
10.2 percent | 10.3 percent | 7.55 to 1 |
10.3 percent | 10.4 percent | 7.45 to 1 |
10.4 percent | 10.5 percent | 7.35 to 1 |
10.5 percent | 10.5 percent | 7.25 to 1 |
Rulemaking Authority 601.10(7), 601.11 FS. Law Implemented 601.9910(1) FS. History–New 1-1-13.
Effective: 1/1/2013.