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calorie-free-individual-food

For calorie-free-individual-food, claim term is calorie free; nutrient is calories; food format is individual food (not a meal or main dish product); threshold is less than 5 calories per reference amount customarily consumed and per labeled serving; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.60(b)(1)(i), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

Claim ID
calorie-free-individual-food our reading
Claim term
calorie free verified
Nutrient
calories our reading
Food format
individual food (not a meal or main dish product) our reading
Threshold
less than 5 calories per reference amount customarily consumed and per labeled serving verified
CFR section
21 CFR 101.60(b)(1)(i) our reading
Special conditions
if the food meets this condition without the benefit of special processing, alteration, formulation, or reformulation to lower the caloric content, it is labeled to disclose that calories are not usually present in the food verified
Sourceecfr.gov
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What the source says

The terms “calorie free,” “free of calories,” “no calories,” “zero calories,” “without calories,” “trivial source of calories,” “negligible source of calories,” or “dietarily insignificant source of calories” may be used on the label or in the labeling of foods, provided that: ( i ) The food contains less than 5 calories per reference amount customarily consumed and per labeled serving. ( ii ) As required in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(e)(2)> § 101.13(e)(2) , if the food meets this condition without the benefit of special processing, alteration, formulation, or reformulation to lower the caloric content, it is labeled to disclose that calories are not usually present in the food (e.g., “cider vinegar, a calorie free food”).

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17

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