Australian Citrus Quality Standards
2015 Citrus Season
Minimum Quality Standards
Variety Australian
% Juice
content* Citrus
Standard
Navel, Valencia Orange 38.0 90
Mandarin
Imperial 33.0 110
All other mandarins 35.0 110
% Juice Brix
Brix
content* acid ratio
Blood orange 38.0 9.0 8.0 : 1
Tangelo 40.0 9.0 8.0 : 1
* Juice is to be extracted using a hand or electric reamer, not a centrifugal juicer.
Australian Citrus Standard = (Brix-(%Acid x 4)) x 16.5
This is a companion table to the A CITRUS INDUSTRY INITIATIVE PROVIDED BY:
Australian Citrus Quality Standards
(A simple and effective 5 step guide to
assist Growers, Packers, Retailers &
Marketers in the quality testing process).
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