(3) When any optional alkali ingredient specified in § 14.1(a) is used, the label shall bear the statement "Processed with alkali," but in lieu of the word "alkali" in such statement the specific common name of the optional alkali ingredient may be used.

In cases where two or more of the statements set forth in this paragraph are required, such statements may be combined in a manner which is appropriate and not misleading.

[33 F.R. 4657, Mar. 19, 1968]

§ 14.8

Skim milk chocolate, sweet skim milk chocolate, skim milk chocolate coating, sweet skim milk chocolate coating; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

(a) Skim milk chocolate, sweet skim milk chocolate, skim milk chocolate coating, sweet skim milk chocolate coating conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label statement of optional ingredients, prescribed for milk chocolate by 14.7, except that:

(1) The dairy ingredients used are limited to skim milk, concentrated skim milk, evaporated skim milk, sweetened condensed skim milk, nonfat dry milk, and any combination of two or more of these.

(2) The finished skim milk chocolate contains less than 3.66 percent by weight

of milk fat and, instead of milk solids, it contains not less than 12 percent by weight of skim milk solids.

§ 14.9 Buttermilk chocolate, buttermilk chocolate coating; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

(a) Buttermilk chocolate, buttermilk chocolate coating conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label statement of optional ingredients, prescribed for milk chocolate by § 14.7, except that:

(1) The dairy ingredients used are limited to sweet cream buttermilk, concentrated sweet cream buttermilk, dried sweet cream buttermilk, or any combination of two or all of these.

(2) The finished buttermilk chocolate contains less than 3.66 percent by weight of milk fat and, instead of milk solids, it contains not less than 12 percent by weight of sweet cream buttermilk solids. § 14.10 Mixed dairy product chocolates, mixed dairy product chocolate coatings; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

(a) The articles for which definitions and standards of identity are prescribed by this section are the foods each of which conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label statement of optional ingredients, prescribed for milk chocolate by § 14.7, except that:

(1) The dairy ingredient used in each such article is a mixture of two or more of the following four components:

(i) Any dairy ingredient or combination of such ingredients specified in § 14.7 (b) which is within the limits of the ratios specified therein for nonfat milk solids to milk fat.

(ii) One or more of the five skim milk ingredients specified in § 14.8.

(iii) One or more of the three sweet cream buttermilk ingredients specified in § 14.9.

(iv) Malted milk.

(2) Each of the finished articles may contain less than 3.66 percent by weight of milk fat and, instead of milk solids, it contains not less than 12 percent by weight of milk constituent solids of the components used. The quantity of each component used in any such mixture is such that no component contributes less than one-third of the weight of milk constituent solids contributed by that component used in largest proportion. When any such mixture is of components (1)

and (ii) of subparagraph (1), the quantity of nonfat milk solids in such mixture is more than 2.43 times the quantity of milk fat therein. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of this section, the designation of each of the components listed above is respectively “Milk,” “Skim Milk," "Buttermilk," and "Malted Milk."

(b) The name of each such article is "chocolate" or "chocolate coating" preceded by the designations prescribed by paragraph (a) of this section for each component of the dairy ingredients used, such designations appearing in the order of predominance, if any, of the weight of milk constituent solids in each such component. (For example, "Milk and

Skim Milk Chocolate.")

§ 14.11 Sweet chocolate and vegetable fat (other than cacao fat) coating; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

(a) Sweet chocolate and vegetable fat (other than cacao fat) coating conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label statement of optional ingredients, prescribed for sweet chocolate by § 14.6, except that:

(1) In its preparation there is added one or any combination of two or more vegetable food oils or vegetable food fats, other than cacao fat, which oil, fat, or combination may be hydrogenated and which has a melting point lower than that of cacao fat.

(2) of the emulsifying ingredients and combinations of ingredients listed in § 14.6(d), only the ingredients specified in § 14.6(d) (1) and (2), alone or in combination, may be used subject to the limitation that the total quantity of these ingredients does not exceed 0.5 percent by weight of the finished food.

(b) The provisions of this section shall not be construed as applicable to any article by reason of the addition thereto of a vegetable food fat other than cacao fat as a carrier of emulsifying ingredients, as authorized and within the limits prescribed by § 14.6(d) (1) and (2).

[33 F.R. 4658, Mar. 19, 1968]

§ 14.12 Sweet cocoa and vegetable fat (other than cacao fat) coating; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

(a) Sweet cocoa and vegetable fat (other than cacao fat) coating conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements

for label statement of optional ingredients, prescribed for sweet chocolate by § 14.6, except that:

(1) In its preparation cocoa is used, instead of chocolate liquor, in such quantity that the finished food contains not less than 6.8 percent by weight of the nonfat cacao portion of such cocoa, calculated by subtracting from the weight of cocoa used the weight of cacao fat therein and the weight therein of alkali and seasoning ingredients, if any, dividing the remainder by the weight of the finished food, and multiplying the quotient by 100. (For the purposes of this section the term "cocoa" means breakfast cocoa, cocoa, low-fat cocoa, or any mixture of two or more of these.)

(2) In its preparation is added one or any combination of two or more vegetable food oils, vegetable food fats, or vegetable food stearins, other than cacao fat, which oil, fat, stearin, or combination has a melting point higher than that of cacao fat. Any such oil or fat may be hydrogenated.

(3) The requirement of § 14.6 (a) that the milk constituent solids be less than 12 percent by weight does not apply. § 14.13

Milk chocolate and vegetable fat (other than cacao fat) coating, sweet milk chocolate and vegetable fat (other than cacao fat) coating; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

(a) Milk chocolate and vegetable fat (other than cacao fat) coating, sweet milk chocolate and vegetable fat (other than cacao fat) coating conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label statement of optional ingredients, prescribed for milk chocolate by § 14.7, except that:

(1) In its preparation there is added one or any combination of two or more vegetable food oils or vegetable food fats, other than cacao fat, which oil, fat, or combination may be hydrogenated and which has a melting point lower than that of cacao fat.

(2) Of the emulsifying ingredients and combinations of ingredients listed in § 14.7(d), only the ingredients specified in § 14.7 (d) (1) and (2), alone or in combination, may be used subject to the limitation that the total quantity of these ingredients does not exceed 0.5 percent by weight of the finished food.

(b) The provisions of this section shall not be construed as applicable to any article by reason of the addition thereto of a vegetable food fat other than cacao fat as a carrier of emulsifying ingredients, as authorized and within the limits prescribed by § 14.7 (d) (1) and (2).

[33 F.R. 4658, Mar. 19, 1968]

§ 14.14

Cocoa with dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate for manufacturing; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

(a) Cocoa with dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate for manufacturing is the food additive complying with the provisions of § 121.1229 of this chapter. It conforms to the definition and standard of identity and is subject to the requirements for label statement of optional ingredients prescribed for breakfast cocoa by § 14.3, or for cocoa by § 14.4, or lowfat cocoa by § 14.5, except that the food additive contains dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (complying with the requirements of § 121.1137 of this chapter including the limit of not more than 0.4 percent by weight of the finished food additive).

(b) The name of the food additive is "cocoa with dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate for manufacturing" to which is added any modifier of the word "cocoa" required by the definition and standard of identity to which the food additive otherwise conforms. When the food additive is used in a fabricated food, the words "for manufacturing" may be omitted from any declaration of ingredients required under § 1.10 of this chapter.

[34 F.R. 12177, July 23, 1969]

NOTE: The provisions of § 14.14 were stayed in their entirety at 34 F.R. 19140, Dec. 3, 1969. An order appearing at 36 F.R. 23152, Dec. 4, 1971, to be effective 90 days from the date of publication, ended the stay of effectiveness.

Sec.

15.10

15.20

15.30

15.40

15.50

15.60

15.70

15.75

15.80

15.90

Enriched flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients. Bromated flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients. Enriched bromated flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

Durum flour; identity.

Self-rising flour, self-rising white flour, self-rising wheat flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

Enriched self-rising flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

Phosphated flour, phosphated white flour, phosphated wheat flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

Instantized flours, instant blending flours; quick mixing flours; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

Whole wheat flour, graham flour, entire wheat flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients. Bromated whole wheat flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

15.100 Whole durum wheat flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

15.110 Crushed wheat, coarse ground wheat;

PART 15-CEREAL FLOURS AND RELATED PRODUCTS

Subpart A-Wheat Flour and Related Products

Yellow grits, yellow corn grits, yellow hominy grits; identity.

Subpart C-Rice and Related Products 15.525 Enriched rice; identity; label statement of optional ingredients. AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 15 issued under secs. 401, 701, 52 Stat. 1046, as amended, 1055, as amended; 21 U.S.C. 341, 371.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 15 appear at 20 F.R. 9570, Dec. 20, 1955, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A-Wheat Flour and Related Products

§ 15.1 Flour, white flour, wheat flour, plain flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

(a) Flour, white flour, wheat flour, plain flour, is the food prepared by grinding and bolting cleaned wheat, other than durum wheat and red durum wheat. To compensate for any natural deficiency of enzymes, malted wheat, malted wheat flour, malted barley flour, or any combination of two or more of these, may be used; but the quantity of malted barley flour so used is not more than 0.75 percent. When tested for granulation as prescribed in paragraph (c) (4) of this section, not less than 98 percent of the flour passes through a cloth having openings not larger than those of woven wire cloth designated "210 micron (No. 70)" in Table I of "Standard Specification for Sieves," published March 1, 1940, in L. C. 584 of the United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards. The flour is freed from bran coat, or bran coat and germ, to such extent that the percent of ash therein, calculated to a moisture-free basis, is not more than the sum of 20 of the percent of protein therein, calculated to a moisturefree basis, plus 0.35. Its moisture content is not more than 15 percent. It may contain ascorbic acid in a quantity not to exceed 200 parts per million as a dough conditioner. Unless such addition conceals damage or inferiority or makes the flour appear to be better or of greater value than it is, one or any combination of two or more of the following optional bleaching ingredients may be added in a quantity not more than sufficient for bleaching or, in case such ingredient has an artificial aging effect, in a quantity not more than sufficient for bleaching and such artificial aging effect:

(1) Oxides of nitrogen.

(2) Chlorine.

(3) Nitrosyl chloride.
(4) Chlorine dioxide.

(5) One part by weight of benzoyl peroxide mixed with not more than six parts by weight of one or any mixture of two or more of the following: potassium alum, calcium sulfate, magnesium carbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate, dicalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, starch, calcium carbonate.

(6) Acetone peroxides complying with the provisions of § 121.1023 of this chapter.

(7) Azodicarbonamide (complying with the requirements of § 121.1085 of this chapter, including the quantitative limit of not more than 45 parts per million).

(b) When ascorbic acid is added, the label shall bear the statement "Ascorbic acid added as a dough conditioner.” When any optional bleaching ingredient is used, the label shall bear the word "Bleached." Wherever the name of the food appears on the label so conspicuously as to be easily seen under customary conditions of purchase, the word "Bleached" shall immediately and conspicuously precede or follow such name, without intervening written, printed, or graphic matter; except that where such name is a part of a trade-mark or brand, other written, printed, or graphic matter, which is also a part of such trade-mark or brand, may so intervene if the word "Bleached" is in such juxtaposition with such trade-mark or brand as to be conspicuously related to such name.

(c) For the purposes of this section: (1) Ash is determined by the method prescribed in the book "Official and Tentative Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists," 5th Edition, 1940, page 212, under "Method I-Official." [Ed. note, 10th edition, 1965, p. 191, sec. 13.006.] Ash is calculated to a moisture-free basis by subtracting the percent of moisture in the flour from 100, dividing the remainder into the percent of ash, and multiplying the quotient by 100.

(2) Protein is 5.7 times the nitrogen as determined by the method prescribed in such book on page 26, under "Kjeldahl-Gunning-Arnold Method-Official." [Ed. note, 10th edition, 1965, p. 16. "Improved Kjeldahl Methods for NitrateFree Samples-Official," sec. 2.044.) Protein is calculated to a moisture-free basis by subtracting the percent of moisture in the four from 100, dividing the

remainder into the percent of protein, and multiplying the quotient by 100.

(3) Moisture is determined by the method prescribed in such book on page 211, under "Vacuum Oven Method-Offcial." [Ed. note, 10th edition, 1965, p. 191, secs. 13.002, 13.003.]

(4) Granulation is determined as follows: Use No. 70 sieve complying with specifications for wire cloth and sieve frames in "Standard Specifications for Sieves," published March 1, 1940, in L. C. 584 of the United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards. Attach bottom pan to sieve in RoTap sifter (or an equivalent sifter). Place half of a rubber ball or other sieving aid in the sieve. Pour 100 grams of the sample in the sieve and turn on the sifter with knocker. Sift exactly 5 minutes. Weigh the residue on the No. 70 sieve and convert to percentage.

[20 FR. 9570, Dec. 20, 1955, as amended at 26 F.R. 5751, June 28, 1961, 27 FR. 6784, July 18, 1962, 29 F.R. 14623, Oct. 27, 1964; 33 F.R. 8485, June 8, 1968]

§ 15.10 Enriched flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients. Enriched flour conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label statement of optional ingredients, prescribed for flour by § 15.1, except that:

(a) It contains in each pound not less than 2.0 milligrams and not more than 2.5 milligrams of thiamine, not less than 1.2 milligrams and not more than 1.5 milligrams of riboflavin, not less than 16.0 milligrams and not more than 20.0 milligrams of niacin or niacinamide, not less than 13.0 milligrams and not more than 16.5 milligrams of iron (Fe);

(b) Vitamin D may be added in such quantity that each pound of the finished enriched flour contains not less than 250 U. S. P. units and not more than 1,000 U.S. P. units of vitamin D;

(c) Calcium may be added in such quantity that each pound of the finished enriched flour contains not less than 500 milligrams and not more than 625 milligrams of calcium (Ca), except that enriched flour may be acidified with monocalcium phosphate irrespective of the minimum limit for calcium (Ca) prescribed in this paragraph;

(d) It may contain not more than 5 percent by weight of wheat germ or partly defatted wheat germ; and

(e) In determining whether the ash content complies with the requirements

of this section allowance is made for ash resulting from any added iron or salts of iron or calcium.

Iron and calcium may be added only in forms which are harmless and assimilable. The substances referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section may be added in a harmless carrier which does not impair the enriched flour; such carrier is used only in the quantity necessary to effect an intimate and uniform admixture of such substances with the flour.

§ 15.20 Bromated flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients. Bromated flour conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label statement of optional ingredients, prescribed for flour by § 15.1, except that potassium bromate is added in a quantity not exceeding 50 parts to each million parts of the finished bromated flour, and is added only to flours whose baking qualities are improved by such addition. § 15.30

Enriched bromated flour; identity; label statement of optional ingredients.

Enriched bromated flour conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label statement of optional ingredients, prescribed or enriched flour by § 15.10, except that potassium bromate is added in a quantity not exceeding 50 parts to each million parts of the finished enriched bromated flour, and is added only to enriched flours whose baking qualities are improved by such addition. § 15.40 Durum flour; identity.

(a) Durum flour is the food prepared by grinding and bolting cleaned durum wheat. When tested for granulation as prescribed in § 15.1(c) (4), not less than 98 percent of such flour passes through the No. 70 sieve. It is freed from bran coat, or bran coat and germ, to such extent that the percent of ash therein, calculated to a moisture-free basis, is not more than 1.5 percent. Its moisture content is not more than 15 percent.

(b) For the purpose of this section, ash, moisture, and granulation are determined by the methods prescribed in § 15.1(c).

[29 F.R. 14624, Oct. 27, 1964]