Regulations > Classification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa > Tables > Table 14 : Classes of and standards for cream cheese with or without added foodstuff

Type of dairy product	Class/ Class designation	Alternate class designation	Milk fat in dry matter content		Minimum dry matter content (%)(m/m)	Milk fat content (%)(m/m)
Type of dairy product	Class/ Class designation	Alternate class designation	Minimum (%)(m/m)	Maximum (%)(m/m)	Minimum dry matter content (%)(m/m)	Milk fat content (%)(m/m)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Cream cheese	Full fat cream cheese	# Mascarpone/ Cream cheese	70	*	45	At least 33
Cream cheese	Medium fat cream cheese	*	52	69	35	20 - 34

*	Not specified

#	If a full fat cream cheese with or without added foodstuff is presented for sale as "Mascarpone", the pH value shall be more than 5.5 but not exceeding 6.6.

Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)