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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 7 : Classes of and standards for yoghurt, strained yoghurt and drinking yoghurt

 

Type of

dairy

product

Class/ Class

designation

Alternate class

designation

Milk fat

content

(%)(m/m)

Minimum milk solids

non-fat content

Minimum

milk

protein

content

calculated

on a fat-free

basis

(%)(m/m)

Calculated

on the

total

content

(%)(m/m)

Calculated

on a fat-free

basis

(%)(m/m)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Yoghurt

High fat yoghurt

Double cream

yoghurt/ High

cream yoghurt

More than 4.5

8.2

8.6

2.7

Full fat yoghurt

Yoghurt/ Full

cream milk yoghurt/

Full cream yoghurt

More than 3.3 - 4.5

8.2

8.6

2.7

Medium fat yoghurt

Medium cream milk

yoghurt/ Medium

cream yoghurt

More than 1.5 - 3.3

8.2

8.6

2.7

Low fat yoghurt

*

More than 0.5 - 1.5

8.4

8.6

2.7

Fat free yoghurt

Skim(med) milk yoghurt/ Skim(med)yoghurt

Not more than 0.5

8.6

8.6

2.7

2. Strained yoghurt

High fat strained yoghurt

Double cream strained yoghurt/High cream strained yoghurt

More than 4.5

8.2

8.6

5.6

Full fat strained yoghurt

Strained yoghurt/ Full cream milk strained yoghurt/ Full cream strained yoghurt

More than 3.3 - 4.5

8.2

8.6

5.6

Medium fat strained yoghurt

Medium cream milk strained yoghurt/Medium cream strained yoghurt

More than 1.5 - 3.3

8.2

8.6

5.6

Low fat strained yoghurt

*

More than 0.5 - 1.5

8.4

8.6

5.6

Fat free strained yoghurt

Skim(med) milk strained yoghurt/Skim(med) strained yoghurt

Not more than 0.5

8.6

8.6

5.6

3. Drinking yoghurt

High fat drinking yoghurt

Double cream drinking yoghurt/High cream drinking yoghurt

More than 4.5

8.2

8.6

2.5

Full fat drinking yoghurt

Drinking yoghurt/ Full cream milk drinking yoghurt/Full cream drinking yoghurt

More than 3.3 - 4.5

8.2

8.6

2.5

Medium fat drinking yoghurt

Medium cream milk drinking yoghurt/Medium cream drinking yoghurt

More than 1.5 - 3.3

8.2

8.6

2.5

Low fat drinking yoghurt

*

More than 0.5 - 1.5

8.4

8.6

2.5

Fat free drinking yoghurt

Skim(med) milk drinking yoghurt/Skim(med) drinking yoghurt

Not more than 0.5

8.6

8.6

2.5

* Not specified