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Skim milk chocolate

For Skim milk chocolate, cfr section is 21 CFR 163.140; category (cfr part) is Cacao Products; composition requirements is The finished skim milk chocolate contains less than 3.39 percent by weight of milkfat and not less than 12 percent by weight of skim milk solids; what separates it from neighbours is The optional dairy ingredients are limited to skim milk, evaporated skim milk, concentrated skim milk, sweetened condensed skim milk, nonfat dry milk, and any combination of these, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

CFR section
21 CFR 163.140 our reading
Standardized food
Skim milk chocolate verified
Category (CFR part)
Cacao Products verified
Composition requirements
The finished skim milk chocolate contains less than 3.39 percent by weight of milkfat and not less than 12 percent by weight of skim milk solids verified
What separates it from neighbours
The optional dairy ingredients are limited to skim milk, evaporated skim milk, concentrated skim milk, sweetened condensed skim milk, nonfat dry milk, and any combination of these verified
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§ 163.140 Skim milk chocolate. ( a ) Description. Skim milk chocolate 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 , except that: ( 1 ) The optional dairy ingredients are limited to skim milk, evaporated skim milk, concentrated skim milk, sweetened condensed skim milk, nonfat dry milk, and any combination of these; and ( 2 ) The finished skim milk chocolate contains less than 3.39 percent by weight of milkfat and not less than 12 percent by weight of skim milk solids

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11

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