601.25

Determination of soluble solids and acid.

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601.25 Determination of soluble solids and acid.The department shall adopt rules determining the method by which juice is tested for percentage of total soluble solids, the method by which juice is tested for acidity, and the method for testing fruit for juice content. Until the department determines such method by rule, the Brix hydrometer shall be used and the reading of the hydrometer corrected for temperature shall be considered as the percent of the total soluble solids, and anhydrous citric acid shall be determined by titration of the juice using standard alkali and phenolphthalein as indicator, the total acidity being calculated as anhydrous citric acid.
History.s. 25, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 61-68; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 22, ch. 2012-182.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Evans Packing Co. v. Dept. of Agriculture
Evans Packing Co. v. Dept. of Agriculture (1989) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “[10] Section 601.25 directs the Department of Citrus to establish, through rules and regulations, the method for testing the percentage of total soluble solids in frozen concentrated orange juice.”
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