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Compositional Standards
| Standard | Federal | California | |
| Grade A Pasteurized Milk | Milkfat Minimum | 3.25% | 3.5% * |
| Milk Solids-Not-Fat (SNF), minimum | 8.25% | 8.7% * | |
| Total Milk Solids | No Standard | 12.2% Minimum | |
| Grade A Reduced Fat Milk | Milkfat | Maximum 2.1% No Minimum |
Maximum 2.1% Minimum 1.9% |
| SNF, minimum | 8.25% | 10.0% | |
| Grade A Lowfat Milk | Milkfat | Maximum 1.2% No Minimum |
Maximum 1.1% Minimum 0.9% |
| SNF, minimum | 8.25% | 11.0% | |
| Grade A Nonfat Milk | Milkfat | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| SNF, minimum | 8.25% | 9.0% |
While our standards may be stricter than the federal standards, this is not meant to imply the federal standards allow for unsafe milk.
* The minimum % of Milkfat and Milk Solids Not Fat required may vary by no more than 0.1%, provided the total combined % of milkfat and SNF ≥ minimum required % TS (12.2).