✨ Food Standards Code
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 50 — 8 MAY 2015
Standard 1.2.8 is a standard for nutrition information requirements. This Standard:
- sets out how to calculate average energy content, available carbohydrate and available carbohydrate by difference for sections 1.1.2—2 and 1.2.8—4; and
- sets out how to determine dietary fibre for subsection 1.2.8—7(7) and subsection S5—6(2); and
- lists substances for paragraph 1.2.8—6(9)(a) and subparagraph 1.2.8—14(1)(c)(ii).
Note 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.
S11—1 Name
This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Schedule 11 – Calculation of values for nutrition information panel.
Note Commencement: This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.
S11—2 Calculation of average energy content
(1) For section 1.1.2—2, the average energy content of a food means the energy content AE, in kJ/100 g, calculated using the following equation:
AE = ∑ (i=1 to N) Wi × Fi
where:
N is the number of components in the food.
Wi is the average amount of a component of the food measured in g/100 g of the food.
Fi is the energy factor, expressed in kJ/g:
(a) for a general component listed in the table to subsection (2)—indicated in the corresponding row of that table; and
(b) for a specific component listed in the table to subsection (3)—indicated in the corresponding row of that table.
(2) For subsection (1), particular energy factors, in kJ/g, for certain components are listed below:
Energy factors for general components
| Component | Energy factor |
|---|---|
| alcohol | 29 |
| carbohydrate (excluding unavailable carbohydrate) | 17 |
| unavailable carbohydrate (including dietary fibre) | 8 |
| fat | 37 |
| protein | 17 |
(3) For subsection (1), and for paragraph 1.2.8—6(9)(a) and subparagraph 1.2.8—14(1)(c)(ii), particular energy factors, in kJ/g, for specific components are listed below:
Energy factors for specific components
| Component | Energy factor |
|---|---|
| erythritol | 1 |
| glycerol | 18 |
| isomalt | 11 |
| lactitol | 11 |
| maltitol | 13 |
| mannitol | 9 |
| organic acids | 13 |
| polydextrose | 5 |
| sorbitol | 14 |
| D-Tagatose | 11 |
| Xylitol | 14 |
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