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 4 : Classes of and standards for buttermilk and cultured buttermilk |
Type of dairy product |
Class/ Class designation |
Alternate class designation |
Milk fat content (%)(m/m) |
Minimum milk solids non-fat content calculated on the total content (%)(m/m) |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Low fat buttermilk |
* |
More than 0.5 - 1.5 |
6.0 |
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Fat free buttermilk |
Skim(med) buttermilk |
Not more than 0.5 |
6.0 |
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Cultured high fat buttermilk |
Cultured high cream buttermilk |
More than 4.5 |
8.2 |
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Cultured full fat buttermilk |
Cultured buttermilk/Cultured full cream buttermilk |
More than 3.3 - 4.5 |
8.3 |
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Cultured medium fat buttermilk |
Cultured medium cream buttermilk |
More than 1.5 - 3.3 |
8.4 |
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Cultured low fat buttermilk |
* |
More than 0.5 - 1.5 |
8.5 |
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Cultured fat free buttermilk |
Cultured skim(med) buttermilk |
Not more than 0.5 |
8.6 |
* Not specified