Regulations last checked for updates: May 20, 2024

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Nov 16, 2024
§ 58.347 - Butteroil or anhydrous milkfat.

The flavor shall be bland and free from rancid, oxidized, or other objectionable flavors.

(a) In addition, the finished products shall meet the following specifications when sampled and tested in accordance with §§ 58.336 and 58.337:

Butteroil Anhydrous milkfat
MilkfatNot less than 99.6 percentNot less than 99.8 percent.
MoistureNot more than 0.3 percentNot more than 0.1 percent.
Other butter constituents including saltNot more than 0.1 percentNot more than 0.1 percent.
SaltNot more than 0.05 percentNot more than 0.05 percent.
AntioxidantsThose permitted by standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and authorized for use by the Food and Drug AdministrationThose permitted by standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration.
Free fatty acidsNot more than 0.5 percent (calculated as oleic acid)Not more than 0.3 percent (calculated as oleic acid).
Peroxide valueNot more than 0.1 milliequivalent per kilogram of fatNot more than 0.1 milliequivalent per kilogram of fat.
Iron contentNot more than 0.2 ppmNot more than 0.2 ppm.
Copper contentNot more than 0.05 ppmNot more than 0.05 ppm.

(b) [Reserved]

[60 FR 4826, Jan. 24, 1995]
authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
source: 23 FR 9410, Dec. 5, 1958, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.
cite as: 7 CFR 58.347