Nutrient content claims: what they mean

Table of nutrient-content claims and what they mean
Keywords	What it means	Nutrients Used With / Nutrient Criteria
Free No 0 Zero Without	The food provides an amount of a nutrient that is so small it likely won't have any effect on your body.	Calories/Energy	Less than 5 Calories^{Footnote *}
		Sodium/salt	Less than 5 mg^{Footnote *}
		Fat	Less than 0.5 g fat^{Footnote *}
		Saturated fat	Less than 0.2 g saturated fatty acids AND less than 0.2 g of trans fatty acids^{Footnote *}
		Trans fat	Less than 0.2 g of trans fatty acids AND 2 g or less of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids combined^{Footnote *}
		Cholesterol	Less than 2 mg of cholesterol AND 2 g or less of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids combined^{Footnote *}
		Sugars	Less than 0.5 g of sugars AND less than 5 Calories^{Footnote *}
Low Little Few	The food provides a very small amount of the nutrient	Calories (energy)	40 Calories or less^{Footnote *}
		Fat	3 g or less of fat^{Footnote *}
		Saturated fat	2 g or less AND 15% or less energy from the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids combined^{Footnote *}
		Cholesterol	20 mg or less of cholesterol 2 g or less AND 15% or less energy from the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids combined^{Footnote *}
		Sodium / Salt	140 mg or less of sodium ^{Footnote *}
		Protein	No more than 1 g protein per 100 g of the food
Reduced Less Lower Lower in Fewer	The food is processed/modified so that it contains at least 25% less of the nutrient when compared with a similar product	Calories (energy)	At least 25% less Calories than the food to which it is compared^{Footnote *}
		Fat	At least 25% less fat than the food to which it is compared^{Footnote *}
		Saturated fat	At least 25% less saturated fat than the food to which it is compared ^{Footnote *}
		Trans fatty acids	At least 25% less trans fatty acids than the food to which it is compared ^{Footnote *}
		Cholesterol	At least 25% less cholesterol than the food to which it is compared ^{Footnote *}
		Sodium/salt	At least 25% less sodium than the food to which it is compared ^{Footnote *}
		Sugars	At least 25% less sugars than the food to which it is compared ^{Footnote *}
Lightly	The food provides at least 50% less of the added nutrient	Sodium/salt	At least 50% less added sodium than the food to which it is compared^{Footnote *}
No added Without added	The food has none of the nutrient added to it	Fat	Contains no added fats or oils or added butter or ghee, or ingredients that contain added fats or oils, or butter or ghee
		Sugar	Contains no added sugars, no ingredients containing added sugars or ingredients that contain sugars that functionally substitute for added sugars
		Sodium/salt	Contains no added salt, other sodium salts or ingredients that contain sodium that functionally substitute for added salt
Source Contains	The food provides a significant amount of the nutrient	Calories (energy)	At least 100 Calories^{Footnote *}
		Protein	Protein rating of 20 or more^{Footnote **}
		Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids	At least 0.3 g of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids^{Footnote *}
		Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids	At least 2 g of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids^{Footnote *}
		Fibre	At least 2 g of fibre, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement of the claim^{Footnote } OR 2 g or more of each identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim^{Footnote } or the food contains at least 1 ingredient that meets the conditions above, if the food is a pre-packaged meal
		Vitamins/Minerals	At least 5% of the recommended daily intake
More Higher Higher in	At least 25% more of a nutrient compared with a similar product	Calories (energy)	At least 25% more Calories, totalling at least 100 more Calories than the food to which it is compared
		Fibre	At least 25% more fibre, totalling at least 1 g more, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim, or at least 25% more of an indentified fibre source, totalling at least 1 g more, if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim^{Footnote } OR At least 2g fibre if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim, or at least 2 g of identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source^{Footnote } or the food contains at least 1 ingredient that meets the conditions above, if the food is a pre-packaged meal
		Protein	Protein rating of 20 or more and contains at least 25% more protein, totalling at least 7g more than the food to which it is compared ^{Footnote **}
Good source of	At least 15% of the recommended daily intake	Vitamins/Minerals	At least 15% f the recommended daily intake except at least 30% of the recommended daily intake for vitamin C
High in High source of	The food contains at least 4 g of fibre	Fibre	At least 4 g of fibre^{Footnote } if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim OR At least 4 g of each identified fibre or fibre from an identified source^{Footnote } if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim OR Contains at least 1 ingredient that meets the conditions above, if the food is a pre-packaged meal
Excellent source Very high Very high in Very high source Rich Rich in	The food provides a very large amount of the nutrient	Protein	Protein rating of 40 or more^{Footnote *}
		Fibre	At least 6g of fibre^{Footnote } if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim OR At least 6 g of each identified fibre or fibre from an identified source^{Footnote } if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim OR Contains at least 1 ingredient that meets the conditions above, if the food is a pre-packaged meal
		Vitamins/Minerals	At least 25% of the recommended daily intake except at least 50% of the recommended daily intake for vitamin C
Light	The food is processed/modified so that it contains at least 25% less of the nutrient when compared with a similar product	Energy	At least 25% less Calories than the food to which it is compared^{Footnote *}
Light		Fat	At least 25% less fat than the food to which it is compared^{Footnote *}
Lean	Contains 10% or less fat	Fat	The food is meat or poultry that has not been ground, a marine or fresh water animal or a product of any of these
Extra lean	Contains 7.5% or less fat	Fat	The food is meat or poultry that has not been ground, a marine or fresh water animal or a product of any of these
Footnotes Footnote 1 per reference amount and serving of stated size (specific amount of food listed in the Nutrition Facts table) OR per 100 g if the food is a pre-packaged meal Return to the first footnote * referrer Footnote 2 per reasonable daily intake Return to the first footnote ** referrer

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Date modified:: 2012-01-12

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