Food Label Claims

Nutrient Claims

Amount Per Serving

Free

Contains no or very small amounts of fat, saturated fat, sugar, sodium or calories.

Example: Fat free or nonfat, cholesterol free, sugar-free.

Reduced

At least 25% lower in a nutrient that the comparable product.

Example: Reduced sodium, reduced fat.

Light or Lite

For fat: must have at least 50% less fat than the comparable product.

For sodium: must have at least 50% less sodium and must be low in calories and fat.

For calories: must have at least 1/3 fewer calories and must contain less than 50% of calories from fat.

Low

Low fat: 3 grams or less.

Low cholesterol: 20 milligrams or less and no more than 2 grams saturated fat.

Low saturated fat: 1 gram or less.

Low sodium: 140 milligrams or less.

Very low sodium: 35 milligrams or less.

Low calorie: 40 calories or less.

High

Must have 20% or more of the Daily Value:

Fiber: 5 grams or more.

Potassium: 700 milligrams or more.

Vitamin A: 1000 International units or more.

Vitamin C: 12 milligrams or more.

Folate: 80 micrograms or more.

Iron: 3.6 milligrams or more.

Good Source

Must have 10% to 19% of the Daily Value:

Fiber: 2.5 to <5 grams.

Potassium: 350 to <700 milligrams.

Vitamin A: 500 to <1000 International units.

Vitamin C: 6 to <16 milligrams.

Folate: 40 to <80 micrograms.

Iron: 1.8 to <3.6 milligrams.

Lean

Meat, poultry, seafood or game meat that, per 3 ounces, has the following:

Less than 10 grams total fat.

Less than 4.5 grams saturated fat.

No more than 95 milligrams dietary cholesterol.

Extra Lean

Meat, poultry, seafood or game meat that, per 3 ounces, has the following:

Less than 5 grams total fat.

Less than 2 grams saturated fat

Less than 95 milligrams cholesterol.