Poultry products with labeling terminology as set forth in Table I shall comply with the specifications for percent light meat and percent dark meat set forth in said table.
Label terminology
| Percent light meat
| Percent dark meat
|
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Natural proportions | 50-65 | 50-35.
|
Light or white meat | 100 | 0.
|
Dark meat | 0 | 100.
|
Light and dark meat | 51-65 | 49-35.
|
Dark and light meat | 35-49 | 65-51.
|
Mostly white meat | 66 or more | 34 or less.
|
Mostly dark meat | 34 or less | 66 or more. |
[37 FR 9706, May 16, 1972, as amended at 39 FR 4569, Feb. 5, 1974]