Label Dictionary
Sometimes Nutrient Claims are made on Nutrition Facts Panels. Just like the nutrition facts, nutrient content claims are defined for one serving. For example, that means that a high-fiber cereal has 5 or more grams of fiber per serving.
It might be useful to know some definitions of some typical nutrient content claims…
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Nutrient Content Claim |
Definition |
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Calories: Calorie free Low calorie Reduced or fewer calories Light or lite |
Less than 5 calories 40 calories or less At least 25% fewer calories* One-third fewer calories or 50% less fat* |
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Sugar: Sugar free Reduced sugar or less sugar No added sugar |
Less than 0.5 gram sugars At lest 25% less sugars No sugars added during processing or packing, including ingredients that contain sugars, such as just or dry fruit |
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Fat: Fat free Low fat Reduced or less fat Light |
Less than 0.5 g fat 3 grams or less of fat At least 25% less fat* One-third fewer calories or 50% less fat* |
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Saturated Fat: Saturated fat free Low saturated fat
Reduced or less saturated fat |
Less than 0.5 gram saturated fat 1 gram or less saturated fat and no more than 15% of calories from saturated fat At least 25% less saturated fat* |
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Cholesterol: Cholesterol free
Low cholesterol
Reduced or less cholesterol |
Less than 2 milligrams cholesterol and 2 grams or less of saturated fat 20 milligrams or less cholesterol and 2 grams or less of saturated fat At least 25% less cholesterol* and 2 grams or less saturated fat |
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Fiber: High fiber Good source of fiber More or added fiber |
5 grams or more 2.5 to 4.9 grams At least 2.5 grams more* |
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Other Claims: High, rich in, excellent source of Good source, contains, provides More, enriched, fortified, added |
20% or more of Daily Value 10% to 19% of Daily Values 10% or more of Daily Value |
* As compared with a standard serving of the traditional food
Source: http://www.ific.org/publications/other/upload/What-s-New-About-the-New-Food-Label-Poster.pdf
