# extra-lean-individual-food — FDA nutrient content claim qualification criteria For extra-lean-individual-food, claim term is extra lean; nutrient is total fat; food format is individual food (not a meal or main dish product); threshold is less than 5 g total fat, less than 2 g saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol per reference amount customarily consumed and per 100 g; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.62(e)(4), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17. - **Claim ID:** extra-lean-individual-food _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Claim term:** extra lean _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Nutrient:** total fat _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Food format:** individual food (not a meal or main dish product) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Threshold:** less than 5 g total fat, less than 2 g saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol per reference amount customarily consumed and per 100 g _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **CFR section:** 21 CFR 101.62(e)(4) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Special conditions:** provided that the food is a discrete seafood or game meat product _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > The term “extra lean” may be used on the label or in the labeling of foods except meal products as defined in § 101.13(l) and main dish products as defined in § 101.13(m) provided that the food is a discrete seafood or game meat product and as packaged contains less than 5 g total fat, less than 2 g saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol per reference amount customarily consumed and per 100 g; and ## Source - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-D/section-101.62 Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17. Part of [FDA nutrient content claim qualification criteria](https://referencesource.org/fda-nutrient-content-claim-criteria/).