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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 16 : Classes of and standards for butter and cultured butter with or without added foodstuff

 

Type of

primary

dairy

product

Class/ Class

designation

Alternate class

designation

Milk fat

content

(%)(m/m)

Maximum

moisture

content

(%)(m/m

Maximum

milk solids

non-fat

content

(%)(m/m)

Maximum

sodium

chloride

content (%)

(m/m)

pH

value

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1. Butter

Salted butter

Butter

At least 80

16

2

2

*

Unsalted butter

*

At least 80

16

2

0

*

Medium fat salted butter

Medium fat butter/Medium cream butter/ Medium cream salted butter

50 - 75

*

*

2

*

Medium fat unsalted butter

Medium cream unsalted butter

50 - 75

*

*

0

*

2. Cultured butter

Salted cultured butter

Cultured butter

At least 80

16

2

2

Less than

6.3

Unsalted cultured butter

*

At least 80

16

2

0

Less than

6.3

Medium fat salted cultured butter

Medium fat cultured butter/ Medium cream cultured butter/ Medium cream salted cultured butter

50 - 75

*

*

2

Less than

6.3

Medium fat unsalted cultured butter

Medium cream unsalted cultured butter

50 - 75

*

*

0

Less than

6.3

* Not specified