Nutrient content claims: what they mean
Keywords | What it means | Nutrients Used With / Nutrient Criteria | |
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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 CaloriesFootnote * |
Sodium/salt | Less than 5 mgFootnote * | ||
Fat | Less than 0.5 g fatFootnote * | ||
Saturated fat | Less than 0.2 g saturated fatty acids AND less than 0.2 g of trans fatty acidsFootnote * | ||
Trans fat | Less than 0.2 g of trans fatty acids AND 2 g or less of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids combinedFootnote * | ||
Cholesterol | Less than 2 mg of cholesterol AND 2 g or less of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids combinedFootnote * | ||
Sugars | Less than 0.5 g of sugars AND less than 5 CaloriesFootnote * | ||
Low Little Few |
The food provides a very small amount of the nutrient | Calories (energy) | 40 Calories or lessFootnote * |
Fat | 3 g or less of fatFootnote * | ||
Saturated fat | 2 g or less AND 15% or less energy from the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids combinedFootnote * | ||
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 combinedFootnote * |
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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 comparedFootnote * |
Fat | At least 25% less fat than the food to which it is comparedFootnote * | ||
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 comparedFootnote * |
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 CaloriesFootnote * |
Protein | Protein rating of 20 or moreFootnote ** | ||
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids | At least 0.3 g of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acidsFootnote * | ||
Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids | At least 2 g of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acidsFootnote * | ||
Fibre | At least 2 g of fibre, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement of the claimFootnote * 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 claimFootnote * or the food contains at least 1 ingredient that meets the conditions above, if the food is a pre-packaged meal |
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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 claimFootnote * 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 sourceFootnote * or the food contains at least 1 ingredient that meets the conditions above, if the food is a pre-packaged meal |
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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 fibreFootnote * 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 sourceFootnote * 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 moreFootnote * |
Fibre | At least 6g of fibreFootnote * 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 sourceFootnote * 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 |
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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 comparedFootnote * |
Fat | At least 25% less fat than the food to which it is comparedFootnote * | ||
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 |
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