# Milk — What a food must legally contain to use its name: FDA standards of identity, in one table

For Milk, cfr section is 21 CFR 131.110; category (cfr part) is Milk and Cream; composition requirements is shall contain not less than 8 1 ⁄ 4 percent milk solids not fat and not less than 3 1 ⁄ 4 percent milkfat, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **CFR section:** 21 CFR 131.110 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Standardized food:** Milk _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category (CFR part):** Milk and Cream _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Composition requirements:** shall contain not less than 8 1 ⁄ 4 percent milk solids not fat and not less than 3 1 ⁄ 4 percent milkfat. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 131.110 Milk. ( a ) Description. Milk is the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows. Milk that is in final package form for beverage use shall have been pasteurized or ultrapasteurized, and shall contain not less than 8 1 ⁄ 4 percent milk solids not fat and not less than 3 1 ⁄ 4 percent milkfat.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-131

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
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