New regulations define what terms may be used to describe the level of a nutrient in a food and how they can be used.
Containing no amount of or only negligible amounts
Cholesterol Free
Less than 2mg of cholesterol & 2g or less of saturated fat per serving
Not "the real thing"-may be nutritionally inferior (lower in protien, vitamins or minerals)
Low Fat
3g or less per serving
Low Saturated Fat
No more than 1g per serving
Low Sodium
Less than 140mg per serving
Very Low Sodium
Less than 35mg per serving
Low Cholesterol
Less than 20mg per serving
Low Calorie
40 calories or less per serving
Nutritionally altered and containing 25% less of a nutrient (such as fat) or 25% less calories than the regular version
Exception to above: At least 25% less and 2g less of saturated fat per serving than regular version
Used to describe the fat content of meat, poultry, seafood, and game meats
Less than 10g of fat, less than 4g of saturated fat, and less than 95mg of cholesterol per serving
Less than 5g of fat, less than 2g of saturated fat, and less than 95mg of cholesterol per serving
The calories in nutritionally altered food have been reduced by at least a third of what they were in the regular product or the fat by at least half. Also the sodium content of a low-calorie, low-fat food has been reduced by at least 50%
The product must be a low-fat or fat-free product. The claim must accurately reflect the amount of fat present in 100g of the food. For example, if a food contains 2.5g of fat per 50g, the claim must be "95% Fat Free"
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e.g., "allergy," "diabetes"
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