---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 184.1854"
title: "21"
number: "184.1854"
heading: "Sucrose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/184.1854"
---

# §184.1854. Sucrose.

- (a) **Sucrose (C<I>12</I>H<I>22</I>O<I>11</I>, CAS Reg.** No. 57-50-11-1) sugar, cane sugar, or beet sugar is the chemical β-D-fructofuranosyl-α-D-glucopyranoside. Sucrose is obtained by crystallization from sugar cane or sugar beet juice that has been extracted by pressing or diffusion, then clarified and evaporated.
- (b) The ingredient must be of a purity suitable for its intended use.
- (c) In accordance with [§ 184.1(b)(1)](/cfr/21/184.1.md?p=b-1), the ingredient is used in food with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice.
- (d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses established in this section do not exist or have been waived.

## Notes

### Amendments

[53 FR 44876, Nov. 7, 1988; 54 FR 228, Jan. 4, 1989, as amended at 73 FR 8608, Feb. 14, 2008]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14653, Mar 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[53 FR 44876, Nov. 7, 1988; 54 FR 228, Jan. 4, 1989, as amended at 73 FR 8608, Feb. 14, 2008]