---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.2291"
title: "7"
number: "51.2291"
heading: "Rancidity."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.2291"
---

# §51.2291. Rancidity.


Rancidity means that the portion of kernel is noticeably rancid to the taste. Rancidity should not be confused with a slightly astringent flavor of the pellicle (skin) or with staleness (the state at which the flavor is flat but not objectionable).


## Notes

### Source

Source: 23 FR 10354, Dec. 25, 1958, 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.