Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsClassification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaTablesTable 18 : Classes of and standards for dairy powder and dairy powder blend |
Type of dairy powder product |
Class/ Class designation |
Alternate class designation |
Milk fat content (%)(m/m) |
Minimum milk protein content calculated on a milk solids nonfat basis (%)(m/m) |
Minimum milk protein content (%)(m/m) |
pH value |
Maximum moisture content (%)(m/m) |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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High fat milk powder |
Cream powder/ High cream milk powder |
At least 42 |
34 |
* |
* |
5 |
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Full fat milk powder |
(Whole) Milk powder/ Full cream dry milk/ Full cream milk powder/ Full fat dry milk |
26 - less than 42 |
34 |
* |
* |
5 |
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Medium fat milk powder |
Medium fat dry milk/ Medium cream dry milk/ Medium cream milk powder |
More than 3 - less than 26 |
34 |
* |
* |
5 |
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Low fat milk powder |
Low fat dry milk |
More than 1.5 - 3 |
34 |
* |
* |
5 |
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Fat free milk powder |
Skim(med) milk powder/ Skim(med) dry milk |
Not more than 1.5 |
34 |
* |
* |
5 |
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Buttermilk powder |
Dry buttermilk |
* |
34 |
* |
* |
5 |
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Whey powder |
Dry whey |
* |
* |
10 |
At least 5.1 |
5 |
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Sweet whey |
Dry sweet whey |
* |
* |
11 |
At least 6 |
5 |
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Acid whey powder |
Dry acid whey |
* |
* |
7 |
Less than 5.1 |
4.5 |
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Cheese powder |
* |
At least 18 |
* |
* |
* |
5 |
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High fat dairy powder blend |
High cream dairy powder blend |
At least 42 |
30 |
* |
* |
5 |
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Full fat dairy powder blend |
Dairy powder blend/ Full cream dairy powder blend |
26 - less than 42 |
30 |
* |
* |
5 |
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Medium fat dairy powder blend |
Medium cream dairy powder blend |
More than 3 - less than 26 |
30 |
* |
* |
5 |
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Low fat dairy powder blend |
* |
More than 1.5 - 3 |
30 |
* |
* |
5 |
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Fat free dairy powder blend |
Skim(med) dairy powder blend |
Not more than 1.5 |
30 |
* |
* |
5 |
* | Not specified |