§168.130 Cane sirup

    　　（a） Cane sirup is the liquid food derived by concentration and heat treatment of the juice of sugarcane （Saccharum officinarum L.） or by solution in water of sugarcane concrete made from such juice. It contains not less than 74 percent by weight of soluble solids derived solely from such juice. The concentration may be adjusted with or without added water. It may contain one or more of the optional ingredients provided for in paragraph （b） of this section. All ingredients from which the food is fabricated shall be safe and suitable.

　　（b） The optional ingredients that may be used in cane sirup are:

　　（1） Salt.

　　（2） Preservatives.

　　（3） Defoaming agents.

　　（c） The name of the food is “Cane sirup” or “Sugar cane sirup”。 Alternatively, the word “sirup” may be spelled “syrup”。

　　（d） Label declaration. Each of the ingredients used in the food shall be declared on the label as required by the applicable sections of parts 101 and 130 of this chapter.

　　　　[42 FR 14479, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 58 FR 2886, Jan. 6, 1993]