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Food Science and Technology QUESTION #5978
Question 1
The minimum fat content of ice cream as per US FDA 21 CFR 135.110 is:
  • \(5\%\)
  • \(8\%\)
  • \(10\%\)✔️
  • \(12\%\)
Correct Answer Explanation
Under US FDA regulations (21 CFR 135.110), ice cream must contain \(\geq 10\%\) milk fat and \(\geq 20\%\) total milk solids, with \(\geq 1.6\;\text{lb}\) food solids per gallon. Reduced-fat ice cream has \(7.5\text{–}9.9\%\) fat; light ice cream has \(\leq 50\%\) of reference fat.