Antioxidants and oxygen interceptors

Tocopherols

Parameters

Chart entries: 1
Purposes: Dried meats
Curing agent: no

9 CFR 424.21, chart at paragraph (c). eCFR as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04.

Permitted uses and amounts

Tocopherols, as listed in 9 CFR 424.21(c)
Class	Purpose	Products	Amount
Antioxidants and oxygen interceptors	Dried meats	Rendered animal fat or a combination of such fat and vegetable fat	0.03 percent. A 30 percent concentration of tocopherols in vegetable oils shall be used when added as an antioxidant to products designated as “lard” or “rendered pork fat.”

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), Title 9, 9 CFR 424.21. Parsed from eCFR XML as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04. Read the section