✨ Food Standards Definitions
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 170
Division 1 - Interpretation
Clauses
1 Definitions
In this Standard -
average energy content means the energy content of a food determined by multiplying the average amount of each food component per 100 grams of the food by the energy factor for that food component and summing the amounts calculated for each using the following formula -
Average energy (kJ/100 g) = Σ WᵢFᵢ
Where -
Wᵢ means the average weight of the food component (g/100 g food); and
Fᵢ means the energy factor assigned to that food component (kJ/g).
biologically active substance means a substance, other than a nutrient, with which health effects are associated.
Editorial note:
Examples of biologically active substances are phytoestrogens.
carbohydrate means carbohydrate by difference, calculated by subtracting from 100, the average quantity expressed as a percentage of water, protein, fat, dietary fibre, ash, and if quantified, any other unavailable carbohydrate and the substances listed in column 1 of Table 2 to subclause 2(2).
fat means total fat.
gluten means the main protein in wheat, rye, oats, barley, triticale and spelt relevant to the medical conditions, Coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis.
monounsaturated fatty acids means the total of cis-monounsaturated fatty acids and declared as monounsaturated fat.
nutrition claim means a representation that states, suggests or implies that a food has a nutritional property whether general or specific and whether expressed affirmatively or negatively, and includes a reference to -
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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