---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.3418"
title: "7"
number: "51.3418"
heading: "Optional test for fry color."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.3418"
---

# §51.3418. Optional test for fry color.


Fry color may be determined in accordance with contract specifications by using the Munsell Color Standards for Frozen French Fried Potatoes, Third Edition, 1972, 64-1. 5 Select a minimum of twenty (20) potatoes at random from the official sample. Slice each potato from stem to blossom-end into 1/2 square inch strips. Unless otherwise specified, fry center cut strips in oil for a minimum of 3 minutes at 350 °F or 2 1/2 minutes at 375 °F.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 48 FR 10802, Mar. 15, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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