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Standard. 



Standard nutmegs, ground or unground, are nutmegs containing not less than 

 twenty-five (25) per cent of nonvolatile ether extract, not more than five (5) per 

 cent of total ash, not more than five-tenths (0.5) per cent of ash insoluble in hydro- 

 chloric acid, and not more than ten (10) per cent of crude fiber. 



Definitions. 



30. Macassar, Papua, male, or long nutmeg is the dried seed of Myristica argenfea 

 Warb., deprived of its testa. 



31. Paprica is the dried ripe fruit of Capsicum annuum L., Capsicum longum DC., 

 or some other large-fruited species of Capsicum. 



32. Black pepper is the dried immature berries of Piper nigrum L. 



Standard. 



Standard black pepper is black pepper free from added pepper shells, pepper dust, 

 and other pepper by-products and containing not less than six (6) per cent of non- 

 volatile ether extract; not less than twenty-two (22) per cent of starch by the diastase 

 method; not less than twenty-eight (28) per cent of starch by direct inversion, a not 

 more than seven (7) per cent of total ash; not more than two (2) per cent of ash 

 insoluble in hydrochloric acid, and not more than fifteen (15) per cent of crude fiber. 

 One hundred parts of the nonvolatile ether extract contain not less than three and 

 one quarter (3.25) parts of nitrogen. 



Definitions. 



33. Long pepper is the dried fruit of Piper longum L. 



34. White pepper is the dried mature berries of Piper nigrum L., from which the 

 outer coating, or the outer and inner coatings, have been removed. 



Standard. 



Standard white pepper is white pepper containing not less than six (6) per cent of 

 nonvolatile ether extract; not less than forty (40) per cent of starch by the diastase 

 method; not less than fifty-three (53) per cent of starch by direct inversion;^ not 

 more than four (4) per cent of total ash; not more than five-tenths (0.5) per cent of 

 ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid, and not more than five (5) per cent of crude fiber. 

 One hundred parts of the nonvolatile ether extract contain not less than (4) parts of 

 nitrogen. 



Definitions. 



35. Saffron is the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus L. 



36. Sage is the leaves of Salvia officinalis L. 



37. Savory, or summer savory is the leaves, blossoms, and branches of Satureia 

 hortensis L. 



38. Thyme is the leaves and ends of blooming branches of Thymus vulgaris L. 



b. FRUIT EXTRACTS. 



(Schedule in preparation.) 



C. SALAD OILS. 



(Schedule in preparation.) 

 a Copper reducing matters by direct inversion calculated as starch. 



