{"data":{"id":"us/27-cfr-21.131","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"27 CFR 21.131","heading":"Sucrose octaacetate.","body":"(a) Sucrose octaacetate is an organic acetylation product occurring as a white or cream-colored powder having an intensely bitter taste.\n(b) Free acid (as acetic acid). Maximum percentage 0.15 by weight when determined by the following procedure: Dissolve 1.0 gram of sample in 50 mL of neutralized ethyl alcohol (or S.D.A. No. 3-A, No. 3-C, or No. 30) and titrate with 0.1 N sodium hydroxide using phenolphthalein indicator.\nPercent acid as acetic acid = mL NaOH used × 0.6 / weight of sample\n(c) Insoluble matter. 0.30 percent by weight maximum.\n(d) Melting point. Not less than 78.0 °C.\n(e) Purity. Sucrose octaacetate 98 percent minimum by weight when determined by the following procedure: Transfer a weighed 1.50 grams sample to a 500 mL Erlenmeyer flask containing 100 mL of neutral ethyl alcohol (or S.D.A. No. 3-A, No. 3-C, or No. 30) and exactly 50.0 mL of 0.5 N sodium hydroxide. Reflux for 1 hour on a steam bath, cool and titrate the excess sodium hydroxide with 0.5 N sulfuric acid using phenolphthalein indicator.\nPercent sucrose octaacetate = (mL NaOH − mL H2SO4) × 4.2412 / weight of sample","path":["Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms","CHAPTER I—ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","SUBCHAPTER A—ALCOHOL","PART 21—FORMULAS FOR DENATURED ALCOHOL AND RUM","Subpart E—Specifications for Denaturants"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-27.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:11Z","sha256":"4ac00bc7a21b6a688d298c1d663a9d90602c56f1ec14b9613fa50a1ba157e51f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/27-cfr-21.130-t","next":"us/27-cfr-21.132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}