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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 9 : Classes of and standards for cream, cultured cream and acidified cream

 

Type of dairy

product

Class/ Class

designation

Alternate class designation

Milk fat content

(%)(m/m)

pH value

1

2

3

4

6

1. Cream

Double thick cream

Clotted cream

More than 45

6.5 – 6.85

Whipping cream

Cream/ Thick cream

30 - 45

6.5 – 6.85

Whipped cream

*

25 - 29

6.5 – 6.85

Dessert cream

Cooking cream

20 - 24

# 6.5 – 6.85

Medium fat cream

Thin cream/ Pouring cream/ Coffee cream

10 - 19

6.5 – 6.85

2. Acidified

cream

Acidified cream

*

More than 20

*

Medium fat acidified cream

*

10 - 20

*

3. Cultured

cream

Cultured cream

Sour cream

More than 20

Less than 4.6

Medium fat cultured cream

Medium fat sour cream

10 - 20

Less than 4.6

* Not specified
# In the case of canned Dessert cream, the minimum pH value may be 6.2.