---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.2964"
title: "7"
number: "51.2964"
heading: "Rancidity."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.2964"
---

# §51.2964. Rancidity.


Rancidity means the stage of deterioration in which the kernel has developed a rancid flavor. Rancidity should not be confused with a slightly astringent flavor of the pellicle (skin) or with staleness, the stage at which the flavor is flat but not distasteful.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 29 FR 12865, Sept. 12, 1964, 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.