Singapore legislation
Regulation 125
Regulation 125
Ghee or ghi
Subregulation 1
Ghee or ghi shall be the pure clarified fat obtained by the removal of water and non-fat solids from butter or cream. It shall conform with the following standards:
not more than 0.3% (w/w) moisture;
not more than 3% (w/w) free fatty acid calculated as oleic acid;
a Reichert value of not less than 23.5%;
a Polenske value between 1.5-4; and
a butyro number between 42-45 (at 40°C).
Subregulation 2
Ghee shall not contain any added substances other than the following:
citric acid; or
permitted anti-oxidants of a description and in the proportions specified in the Third Schedule.
Subregulation 3
The word “ghee” or “ghi” either by itself or in combination with other words shall not be used on any label as a description of any article other than ghee or ghi as defined in paragraph (1).