Q: What are nutrition claim and nutrient function claim?

A: Nutrition claim and nutrient function claim are the main contents of nutrition labeling for prepackaged foods.

Nutrition claims include content claim and comparative claim.

Content claim refers to those which directly express the content level of a nutrient, where the content must meet the requirements of the claim. Examples include "high calcium", "sugar free" and "rich in vitamin C".

Comparative claim, as the name implies, is made by comparing the content of a nutrient in a product with that in another product of the same type. If the content is at least 25% more or less, comparative claim can be used. For example, "calcium increased by 30%" and "salt decreased by 25%" are all comparative claims.

Nutrient function claim can be simply understood as to explain the nutritional effect of a nutrient on the human body. For example, the sentence "calcium helps to strengthen bones and teeth" that we often see on food package is a description of the nutritional effect of calcium, which is a nutrient function claim.

Nutrition claim and nutrient function claim are the contents which enterprises may choose to mark on their own. However, if such claim is made, the corresponding nutrient content should be listed in the nutrition information.

Source: CFSA

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