§ 25-5.5-306 — Sherbet - standards

Colorado § 25-5.5-306

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 25: Public
• Art.: Dairy Products, Imitation Dairy Products,

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Sherbet is the food prepared by freezing
or partially freezing, while stirring, a pasteurized mix composed of one or a
combination of the optional dairy ingredients specified in section 25-5.5-303 (2),
one or more of the optional sweetening ingredients specified in section 25-5.5-303
(3), fruit, fruit juice, or flavoring as provided in this section. It may contain one or
more of the optional stabilizing ingredients specified in section 25-5.5-303 (6) or
pectin if the weight of such stabilizer is not more than one-half of one percent of
the weight of the finished sherbet. The kind and quantity of optional dairy
ingredients used is such that the total milk solids content is not more than five
percent by weight of the finished sherbet and the milk fat content is not more than
two percent nor less than one percent by weight of the finished sherbet. It shall
contain fruit or fruit juice, as described in section 25-5.5-303 (4)(c) and (4)(f), and
may contain natural food flavoring. It may contain citric, tartaric, malic, lactic, or
ascorbic acid. The acidity of the finished sherbet shall be not less than thirty-five
hundredths of one percent of acid as determined by titrating with standard alkali
and expressed as lactic acid. It may contain the optional egg ingredients specified
in section 25-5.5-303 (5) in amounts not to exceed one-half of one percent of the
weight of the finished sherbet. Harmless coloring may be added. The mix may be
seasoned with salt and may be homogenized. It shall weigh not less than six pounds
per gallon.

Legislative History

Source: L. 85: Entire article added, p. 899, � 1, effective April 5.