✨ Food Standards Definitions
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 49 — 8 MAY 2015
formulated beverage means a non-carbonated, ready-to-drink, flavoured beverage that:
(a) is water-based; and
(b) contains added vitamins or minerals or both vitamins and minerals; and
(c) contains no more than 240 mL/L of fruit from one or more of the following sources:
(i) fruit juice;
(ii) fruit purée;
(iii) concentrated fruit juice;
(iv) concentrated fruit purée;
(v) *comminuted fruit;
(vi) orange peel extract; and
(d) contains no more than 75 g/L of sugars; and
(e) does not contain:
(i) carbon dioxide; or
(ii) caffeine; and
(f) is not mixed with any other beverage.
formulated caffeinated beverage —see section 1.1.2—6.
formulated meal replacement means a food, or a prepackaged selection of foods, that:
(a) has been specifically formulated as a replacement for one or more meals of the day, but not as a total diet replacement; and
(b) is represented as a formulated meal replacement.
formulated supplementary food means a food specifically formulated as, and sold on the basis that it is, a supplement to a normal diet to address situations where intakes of energy and nutrients may not be adequate to meet an individual’s requirements.
formulated supplementary food for young children means a formulated supplementary food for children aged 1 to 3 years.
formulated supplementary sports food means a product that is specifically formulated to assist sports people in achieving specific nutritional or performance goals.
fruit and vegetables means any of fruit, vegetables, nuts, spices, herbs, fungi, legumes and seeds.
Note In Standards 1.2.7 and 1.2.8 the separate terms fruit and vegetable have different definitions and do not include nuts, spices, herbs, fungi, legumes and seeds.
fruit-based food means food that is based on fruit.
fruit drink means a product that is prepared from:
(a) one or more of the following:
(i) fruit juice;
(ii) fruit purée;
(iii) concentrated fruit juice;
(iv) concentrated fruit purée;
(v) *comminuted fruit;
(vi) orange peel extract; and
(b) one or more of the following:
(i) water;
(ii) mineralised water;
(iii) sugars.
fruit juice means juice made from a fruit.
fruit wine or vegetable wine means:
(a) a food that:
(i) is the product of the complete or partial fermentation of fruit, vegetable, grains, cereals or any combination or preparation of those foods; and
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