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Appendix C: FDA Regulatory Requirements for Nutrient Content Claims
Pages 135-140

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... , or when fat exceeds 19.5 g per labeled serving for main dishes or 26 g for meal products. 1 These are requirements for most nutrient content claims.
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From page 136...
... a similar food. For "less" claims, it must be either of the above or a dissimilar food in the same product category, which may generally be substituted for the labeled food (e.g., potato chips for pretzels)
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... . • eference food may not be "low fat." R Saturated fat • t least 25% less saturated fat per RACC than an appropriate reference food (or, for meals and A main dishes, at least 25% less saturated fat per 100 g)
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... • Light in sodium": sodium is reduced by at least 50% per RACC and, except for meals and main " dishes, the reference food may not meet the definition of "low in sodium." For meals and main dishes, "light in sodium" must meet definition for "low in sodium." • Lightly salted": 50% less sodium than normally added to reference food and if food does not meet " definition for "low sodium," it must state that on the information panel, i.e., "not a low sodium food." • he reference food must be representative of the type of food bearing the claim (e.g., average value T of top three brands or representative value from valid data base) , or a similar food (e.g., potato chips for potato chips)
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... . The disclosure statement is required on meal products that exceed 26 g total fat, 8 g saturated fat, 120 mg cholesterol, or 960 mg sodium, and on main dish products that exceed 19.5 g total fat, 6 g saturated fat, 90 mg cholesterol, or 720 mg sodium per labeled serving.
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