✨ Nutrition Content Claims
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 50 — 8 MAY 2015
Conditions for nutrition content claims
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Property of food | General claim conditions that must be met | Specific descriptor | Conditions that must be met if using specific descriptor in Column 3 |
| *Carbohydrate | Reduced or light/lite | The food contains at least 25% less carbohydrate than in the same amount of reference food. | |
| Increased | The food contains at least 25% more carbohydrate than in the same amount of reference food. | ||
| Cholesterol | The food meets the conditions for a nutrition content claim about low saturated fatty acids. | Low | The food contains no more cholesterol than: |
(a) 10 mg/100 mL for liquid food; or
(b) 20 mg/100 g for solid food. || | | Reduced or Light / Lite| The food contains at least 25% less cholesterol than in the same amount of reference food. |
| Dietary fibre | A serving of the food contains at least 2 g of dietary fibre unless the claim is about low or reduced dietary fibre. | Good source | A serving of the food contains at least 4 g of dietary fibre. |
| | | Excellent source | A serving of the food contains at least 7 g of dietary fibre. |
| | | Increased | (a) The reference food contains at least 2 g of dietary fibre per serving; and
(b) the food contains at least 25% more dietary fibre than in the same amount of reference food. |
| Energy | | Low | The average energy content of the food is no more than:
(a) 80 kJ/100 mL for liquid food; or
(b) 170 kJ/100 g for solid food. |
| | | Reduced or Light/Lite | The food contains at least 25% less energy than in the same amount of reference food. |
| | | Diet | (a) The food meets the NPSC, unless the food is a special purpose food; and
(b) either of the following is satisfied:
(i) the average energy content of the food is no more than 80 kJ/100 mL for liquid food or 170 kJ/100 g for solid food; or
(ii) the food contains at least 40% less energy than in the same amount of reference food. |
| Fat | | % Free | The food meets the conditions for a nutrition content claim about low fat. |
| | | Low | The food contains no more fat than:
(a) 1.5 g/100 mL for liquid food; or
(b) 3 g/100 g for solid food. |
| | | Reduced or Light/Lite | The food contains at least 25% less fat than in the same amount of *reference food. |
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