[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR146.135]
[Page 448]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 146 CANNED FRUIT JUICES--Table of Contents
Subpart B Requirements for Specific Standardized Canned Fruit Juices and
Beverages
Sec. 146.135 Orange juice.
(a) Orange juice is the unfermented juice obtained from mature
oranges of the species Citrus sinensis or of the citrus hybrid commonly
called ``Ambersweet'' (1/2 Citrus sinensis X 3/8 Citrus reticulata X 1/8
Citrus paradisi (USDA Selection:1.100-29: 1972 Whitmore Foundation
Farm)). Seeds (except embryonic seeds and small fragments of seeds that
cannot be separated by current good manufacturing practice) and excess
pulp are removed. The juice may be chilled, but it is not frozen.
(b) The name of the food is ``orange juice''. The name ``orange
juice'' may be preceded on the label by the varietal name of the oranges
used, and if the oranges grew in a single State, the name of such State
may be included in the name, as for example, ``California Valencia
orange juice''.
[42 FR 14433, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 57 FR 57667, Dec. 7, 1992]
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