✨ Food Standards Definitions
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
an emulsion of the type water-in-oil; or
(b) such a food with any of the following added:
(i) water;
(ii) salt;
(iii) lactic acid producing microorganisms;
(iv) flavour producing microorganisms.
cereal-based beverage means a beverage that is based on cereal.
cereal-based food for infants means a food for infants, not including a beverage, that is based on cereal.
cheese means:
(a) the ripened or unripened solid or semi-solid milk product, whether coated or not, that is obtained by one or both of the following processes:
(i) wholly or partly coagulating milk, or materials obtained from milk, or both, through the action of rennet or other suitable coagulating agents, and partially draining the whey which results from such coagulation;
(ii) processing techniques involving concentration or coagulation of milk, or materials obtained from milk, or both, which give an end-product with similar physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics as the product described in subparagraph (a)(i); or
(b) such a product with any of the following ingredients added during production:
(i) water;
(ii) lactic acid producing microorganisms;
(iii) flavour producing microorganisms;
(iv) gelatine;
(v) starch;
(vi) vinegar;
(vii) salt;
(viii) tall oil phytosterol esters added in accordance with Standard 2.5.4.
chocolate means a confectionery product that is characterised by:
(a) the presence of
(i) cocoa bean derivatives; and
(ii) no more than 50 g/kg of edible oils, other than cocoa butter or dairy fats; and
(b) preparation from a minimum of 200 g/kg of cocoa bean derivatives.
cider means the fruit wine prepared from the juice or must of apples or apples and pears and with no more than 25% of the juice or must of pears.
coca bush means:
(a) Eurythroxylum coca; or
(b) a substance derived from Eurythroxylum coca.
cocoa means the powdered product prepared from cocoa beans from which a portion of the fat may have been removed, with or without salt or spices added.
coffee means the product prepared by roasting, grinding, or both roasting and grinding, coffee beans.
condensed milk means:
(a) a food obtained by the partial removal of water from milk or adjusted milk, with the addition of sugars, and the possible addition of salt or water; or
(b) a food of the same composition obtained by any other process.
cream means a milk product comparatively rich in fat, in the form of an emulsion of fat-in-skim milk that is obtained by:
(a) separation from milk; or
(b) separation from milk, and the addition of milk or products obtained from milk.
cured and/or dried meat flesh in whole cuts or pieces includes any attached bone.
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