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Fat group | Sales description | Product categories Definitions | Additional description of the category with an indication of the % fat content by weight A. Milk fats Products in the form of a solid, malleable emulsion, principally of the water-in-oil type, derived exclusively from milk and/or certain milk products, for which the fat is the essential constituent of value. However, other substances necessary for their manufacture may be added, provided those substances are not used for the purpose of replacing, either in whole or in part, any milk constituents. | 1. Butter | The product with a milk-fat content of not less than 80 % but less than 90 %, a maximum water content of 16 % and a maximum dry non-fat milk-material content of 2 %. 2. Three-quarter fat butter (*1) | The product with a milk-fat content of not less than 60 % but not more than 62 %. 3. Half fat butter (*2) | The product with a milk-fat content of not less than 39 % but not more than 41 %. 4. Dairy spread X % | The product with the following milk-fat contents: — less than 39 %, — more than 41 % but less than 60 %, — more than 62 % but less than 80 %. B. Fats Products in the form of a solid, malleable emulsion, principally of the water-in-oil type, derived from solid and/or liquid vegetable and/or animal fats suitable for human consumption, with a milk-fat content of not more than 3 % or the fat content. | 1. Margarine | The product obtained from vegetable and/or animal fats with a fat content of not less than 80 % but less than 90 %. 2. Three-quarter-fat margarine (*3) | The product obtained from vegetable and/or animal fats with a fat content of not less than 60 % but nor more than 62 %. 3. Half-fat margarine (*4) | The product obtained from vegetable and/or animal fats with a fat content of not less than 39 % but not more than 41 %. 4. Fat spreads X % | The product obtained from vegetable and/or animal fats with the following fat contents: — less than 39 %, — more than 41 % but less than 60 %, — more than 62 % but less than 80 %. C. Fats composed of plant and/or animal products Products in the form of a solid, malleable emulsion principally of the water-in-oil type, derived from solid and/or liquid vegetable and/or animals fats suitable for human consumption, with a milk-fat content of between 10 % and 80 % of the fat content. | 1. Blend | The product obtained from a mixture of vegetable and/or animal fats with a fat content of not less than 80 % but less than 90 %. 2. Three-quarter-fat blend (*5) | The product obtained from a mixture of vegetable and/or animal fats with a fat content of not less than 60 % but not more than 62 %. 3. Half-fat blend (*6) | The product obtained from a mixture of vegetable and/or animal fats with a fat content of not less than 39 % but not more than 41 %. 4. Blended spread X % | The product obtained from a mixture of vegetable and/or animal fats with the following fat contents: — less than 39 %, — more than 41 % but less than 60 %, — more than 62 % but less than 80 %.

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