On February 3, 2025, the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries intends to amend the Regulation on Fruit Juices and Purees and Fruit Nectar Products, with a comment period ending on March 5, 2025. Main contents:
  
  1. definitions of fruit juices, low sugar fruit juices (natural sugar content reduced by 30%), concentrated fruit juices (water content reduced by 50%), concentrated low sugar fruit juices, and dehydrated fruit juice powders;
  
  2. Ingredients permitted to be used in the product. Sweeteners are not allowed; fruit nectar products without any added monosaccharides, disaccharides or other sweetened food products can be declared as “no added sugar” and “containing naturally occurring sugar”; lemon juice and orange juice can be added with pestle and citric acid, and the maximum amount of its addition is 3g/1. Salt, spices and herbs may be added to tomato juice and tomato juice concentrate;
  
  3. All products must be labeled according to the correct botanical or common name of the fruit used.