FDA Food Label Claims Specifications

Attention

This section applies to USDA prime data, not to USDA select data. For explanation of USDA prime and USDA select data, see Deposition Workflow

Ontomatica Coverage

Ontomatica label classes € integrate food label claims as specified by FDA, including coverage of all specifications below.

FDA Specifications for Food Label Claims

Claim class	Label claim	Claim determination
Sodium content	Salt free	Less than 5 milligrams sodium per serving.
	Sodium free	Less than 5 milligrams sodium per serving.
	No Salt added	No salt added during processing; does not necessarily mean sodium free.
	Very Low Sodium	35 milligrams or less sodium per serving.
	Low Sodium	140 milligrams or less per serving.
	Light in Sodium	50% less sodium (as compared with a standard serving size of the traditional food), restricted to foods with more than 40 calories per serving or more than 3 grams of fat per serving.
	Less Sodium or Reduced Sodium	At least 25% less sodium (as compared with a standard serving size of the traditional food).
Fat content	Fat Free	Less than 0.5 g of fat or saturated fat per serving.
	Saturated fat free	Less than 0.5 g of saturated fat and less than 0.5 g of trans fatty fat.
	Low fat	3 g or less of total fat.
	Low saturated fat	1 g or less of saturated fat.
	Reduced fat or less fat	At least 25 percent less fat than the regular version.
Cholesterol content	Cholesterol free	Less than 2 mg per serving.
	Low cholesterol	20 mg or less.
	Reduced cholesterol	At least 25 percent less cholesterol than the regular version or less cholesterol.
Sugar content	Sugar free	Less than 0.5 grams of sugar per serving.
	Reduced sugar	At least 25 percent less sugar than the regular version.
Fiber content	High fiber	5 g or more of fiber per serving.
	Good source of fiber	2.5 g or 4.9 g of fiber per serving
Calorie content	Calorie free	Less than 5 calories per serving.
	Low calorie	40 calories or less per serving.