Milk chocolate and vegetable fat coating
For Milk chocolate and vegetable fat coating, cfr section is 21 CFR 163.155; category (cfr part) is Cacao Products; composition requirements is conforms to the standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label declaration of ingredients for milk chocolate in § 163.130 or skim milk chocolate in § 163.140 , except that one or more optional ingredients specified in paragraph (b) of this section are used; notable permitted / prohibited ingredients is Safe and suitable vegetable derived oils, fats, and stearins other than cacao fat. The oils, fats, and stearins may be hydrogenated, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.
- CFR section
- 21 CFR 163.155 our reading
- Standardized food
- Milk chocolate and vegetable fat coating verified
- Category (CFR part)
- Cacao Products verified
- Composition requirements
- conforms to the standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label declaration of ingredients for milk chocolate in § 163.130 or skim milk chocolate in § 163.140 , except that one or more optional ingredients specified in paragraph (b) of this section are used verified
- Notable permitted / prohibited ingredients
- Safe and suitable vegetable derived oils, fats, and stearins other than cacao fat. The oils, fats, and stearins may be hydrogenated verified
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What the source says
§ 163.155 Milk chocolate and vegetable fat coating. ( a ) Description. Milk chocolate and vegetable fat coating is the food that conforms to the standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label declaration of ingredients for milk chocolate in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-163.130> § 163.130 or skim milk chocolate in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-163.140> § 163.140 , except that one or more optional ingredients specified in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-163.155#p-163.155(b)> paragraph (b) of this section are used. Compliance with the requirement in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-163.130#p-163.130(a)(2)> § 163.130(a)(2) that the product contains not less than 12 percent by weight of nonfat milk solids shall be calculated using only those dairy ingredients referred to in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-163.130#p-163.130(b)(4)> § 163.130(b)(4) , exclusive of any added sweetener or other dairy-derived ingredient that is added beyond that amount that is normally present in the specified dairy ingredient. ( b ) Optional ingredients. ( 1 ) Safe and suitable vegetable derived oils, fats, and stearins other than cacao fat. The oils, fats, and stearins may be hydrogenated
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-163