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Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Classification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Tables

Table 17 : Classes of and standards for modified butter and cultured modified butter with or without added foodstuff

 

Type of

modified

dairy

product

Class/

Class

designation

Alternate

class

designation

Minimum

milk fat

content

(%) (m/m)

Maximum

vegetable oil

content (%)

(m/m)

Maximum

marine fat

content

(%) (m/m)

Total fat

content

(%)

(m/m)

pH

value

Additional

requirements

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1. Modified butter

Full fat modified butter

Modified butter/ Full cream modified butter

40

40

40

75 - 85

n/a

Regulation 29(2), 31(2) and (3)

Medium fat modified butter

Medium cream modified butter

30

30

30

50 - 65

n/a

Regulation 29(2), 31(2) and (3)

2. Cultured modified butter

Full fat cultured modified butter

Cultured modified butter

40

40

40

75 - 85

Less than 6.3

Regulation 29(2), 31(2) and (3)

Medium fat cultured modified butter

Medium cream cultured modified butter

30

30

30

50 - 65

Less than 6.3

Regulation 29(2), 31(2) and (3)

Minimum milk fat content: The definition for "modified dairy product" shall always be kept in mind to ensure that the final product still qualifies as a modified butter and cultured modified butter.