---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.2006"
title: "7"
number: "51.2006"
heading: "Rancidity."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.2006"
---

# §51.2006. Rancidity.


Rancidity means that the kernel is noticeably rancid to the taste. An oily appearance of the flesh does not necessarily indicate a rancid condition.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 35 FR 11453, July 17, 1970, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.