lean-main-dish
For lean-main-dish, claim term is lean; nutrient is total fat; food format is main dish; threshold is less than 10 g total fat, 4.5 g or less saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol per 100 g and per labeled serving; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.62(e)(3), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- Claim ID
- lean-main-dish our reading
- Claim term
- lean verified
- Nutrient
- total fat our reading
- Food format
- main dish our reading
- Threshold
- less than 10 g total fat, 4.5 g or less saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol per 100 g and per labeled serving verified
- CFR section
- 21 CFR 101.62(e)(3) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
The term “lean” may be used on the label or in labeling of foods except meal products as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(l)> § 101.13(l) and main dish products as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(m)> § 101.13(m) provided that the food is a seafood or game meat product and as packaged contains less than 10 g total fat, 4.5 g or less saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol per reference amount customarily consumed and per 100 g; ( 2 ) The term defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.62#p-101.62(e)(1)> paragraph (e)(1) of this section may be used on the label or in labeling of a mixed dish not measurable with a cup as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.12#p-101.12(b)> § 101.12(b) in table 2, provided that the food contains less than 8 g total fat, 3.5 g or less saturated fat and less than 80 mg cholesterol per reference amount customarily consumed; ( 3 ) The term defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.62#p-101.62(e)(1)> paragraph (e)(1) of this section may be used on the label or in the labeling of meal products as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(l)> § 101.13(l) or main dish products as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(m)> § 101.13(m) provided that the food contains less than 10 g total fat, 4.5 g or less saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol per 100 g and per labeled serving;
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-D/section-101.62