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Section 20-1-132 - Definition and standards for mellorine.

AL Code § 20-1-132 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) "Mellorine" means a frozen food product consisting primarily of a sweetened combination of edible vegetable or animal fats, milk solids not fat and other ingredients and all ingredients of which shall be of the quality and in the quantity required under the standards established by the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.

It is the food prepared by freezing while stirring, a pasteurized mix composed of: edible food fats, as defined in subdivision (3) of Section 20-1-130; milk solids not fat as defined in subdivision (4) of Section 20-1-130; sugar or other sweeteners as defined in subdivision (5) of Section 20-1-130; flavor or flavors as defined in subdivision (6) of Section 20-1-130. Added vitamins, one or more of the optional egg ingredients as defined in subdivision (7) of Section 20-1-130 and one or more of the optional stabilizing or emulsifying ingredients as defined in subdivision (8) of Section 20-1-130 may be used in an amount not exceeding one half of one percent of the active ingredients (whether used singly or in combination) of the weight of the finished product.

(b) The standards hereby established for mellorine are as follows: It shall contain not less than 10 percent by weight of food fats and not less than 20 percent food fats and milk solids not fat combined, except when it contains one or more of the optional flavoring ingredients as "flavors" are defined in subdivision (6) of Section 20-1-130, in which case it shall contain not less than 10 percent food fats and not less than 20 percent food fats and milk solids not fat combined, except for such reduction as is due to the addition of such optional flavoring ingredients, but in no case shall it contain less than eight percent food fats or less than 16 percent food fats and milk solids not fat combined. It shall contain not less than 1.6 pounds of total food solids and shall weigh not less than 4.5 pounds per gallon. Harmless coloring and water may be added. The mix may be seasoned with salt and may be homogenized. The mix must be enriched by the addition of vitamins which are naturally present in milk fat in such amount that the vitamin A (with or without vitamin D concentrate) content is not less than 8,400 U.S.P. units of vitamin A per gallon of finished mellorine containing 10 percent of food fats and weighing 4.5 pounds. When mellorine contains more than 10 percent food fats, the vitamin content shall be increased proportionately.

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Section 20-1-132 - Definition and standards for mellorine.