CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 27 to 206) > SUBCHAPTER M—ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT PROVISIONS (parts 205 to 206) > PART 205—NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM > SUBPART G—Administrative (§205.600 to §205.691-205.699) > 205.606—Nonorganically produced agricultural products allowed as ingredients in or on processed products labeled as “organic.”

205.606—Nonorganically produced agricultural products allowed as ingredients in or on processed products labeled as “organic.”

Only the following nonorganically produced agricultural products may be used as ingredients in or on processed products labeled as “organic,” only in accordance with any restrictions specified in this section, and only when the product is not commercially available in organic form.
(a) Casings, from processed intestines.
(b) Celery powder.
(c) Chia (Salvia hispanica L. ).
(d) Colors derived from agricultural products.
(1) Annatto extract color (pigment CAS # 1393-63-1)—water and oil soluble.
(2) Beet juice extract color (pigment CAS # 7659-95-2).
(3) Beta-carotene extract color, derived from carrots (CAS # 1393-63-1).
(4) Black currant juice color (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(5) Black/Purple carrot juice color (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(6) Blueberry juice color (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(7) Carrot juice color (pigment CAS # 1393-63-1).
(8) Cherry juice color (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(9) Chokeberry—Aronia juice color (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(10) Elderberry juice color (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(11) Grape juice color (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(12) Grape skin extract color (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(13) Paprika color (CAS # 68917-78-2)—dried, and oil extracted.
(14) Pumpkin juice color (pigment CAS # 127-40-2).
(15) Purple potato juice (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(16) Red cabbage extract color (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(17) Red radish extract color (pigment CAS #'s: 528-58-5, 528-53-0, 643-84-5, 134-01-0, 1429-30-7, and 134-04-3).
(18) Saffron extract color (pigment CAS # 1393-63-1).
(19) Turmeric extract color (CAS # 458-37-7).
(e) Dillweed oil (CAS # 8006-75-5).
(f) Fish oil (Fatty acid CAS #'s: 10417-94-4, and 25167-62-8)—stabilized with organic ingredients or only with ingredients on the National List, §§ 205.605 and 205.606.
(g) Fortified cooking wines.
(1) Marsala.
(2) Sherry.
(h) Fructooligosaccharides (CAS # 308066-66-2).
(i) Galangal, frozen.
(j) Gelatin (CAS # 9000-70-8).
(k) Gums—water extracted only (Arabic; Guar; Locust bean; and Carob bean).
(l) Hops (Humulus luplus ).
(m) Inulin-oligofructose enriched (CAS # 9005-80-5).
(n) Kelp—for use only as a thickener and dietary supplement.
(o) Konjac flour (CAS # 37220-17-0).
(p) Lecithin—unbleached.
(q) Lemongrass—frozen.
(r) Orange shellac-unbleached (CAS # 9000-59-3).
(s) Pectin (high-methoxy).
(t) Peppers (Chipotle chile).
(u) Starches.
(1) Cornstarch (native).
(2) Rice starch, unmodified (CAS # 977000-08-0)—for use in organic handling until June 21, 2009.
(3) Sweet potato starch—for bean thread production only.
(v) Tragacanth gum (CAS #-9000-65-1).
(w) Turkish bay leaves.
(x) Wakame seaweed (Undaria pinnatifida ).
(y) Whey protein concentrate.

Code of Federal Regulations

[72 FR 35140, June 27, 2007, as amended at 75 FR 77524, Dec. 13, 2010]