GIFSQ Tools · Module 19 — Nutrition, Labeling & Dietary Assessment · Tool 367 of 500
Screen a nutrient content claim — low fat, low sodium, sugar free, good source, high — against the threshold for the jurisdiction.
Try sample values — fills the form with the worked example below.
–
Claim eligible
–
Threshold
–
% Daily Value
Equation: Low fat: amount ≤ 3 g per serving. Low sodium: amount ≤ 140 mg per serving. Sugar free: amount < 0.5 g per serving. Good source: 10–19% of the Daily Value. High source: 20% or more of the Daily Value.
Method: US FDA nutrient content claims, 21 CFR 101.54; Health Canada nutrient content claims, Food and Drug Regulations B.01.503; EU nutrition claims, Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 Annex; Codex Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims CXG 23-1997. Thresholds are named per jurisdiction in the claim list — the EU low-fat limit is per 100 g, while the US and Canadian limits are per serving (RACC).
Assumptions: the amount entered is per serving (or per 100 g for an EU low-fat check, as noted); the % Daily Value entered uses the correct reference value for the jurisdiction.
Limitations: a claim that passes the nutrient threshold can still fail on other conditions (for example a “low fat” claim on a food high in sodium, or a disclosure statement); health claims are a separate, stricter regime.
Rounding: amounts to 1 decimal place; % Daily Value to 1 decimal place; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: US FDA nutrient content claims, 21 CFR 101.54; Health Canada nutrient content claims, Food and Drug Regulations B.01.503; EU nutrition claims, Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 Annex; Codex Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims CXG 23-1997. Thresholds are named per jurisdiction in the claim list — the EU low-fat limit is per 100 g, while the US and Canadian limits are per serving (RACC).
Assumptions: the amount entered is per serving (or per 100 g for an EU low-fat check, as noted); the % Daily Value entered uses the correct reference value for the jurisdiction.
Limitations: a claim that passes the nutrient threshold can still fail on other conditions (for example a “low fat” claim on a food high in sodium, or a disclosure statement); health claims are a separate, stricter regime.
Rounding: amounts to 1 decimal place; % Daily Value to 1 decimal place; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: US, low-fat claim, 2 g fat per serving: threshold 3 g — claim eligible. The same food at 4 g would fail.
Enter values above to see results.
“Sugar free” means under 0.5 g per serving in the US — not zero. Tool 367 of 500 — GIFSQ
