light-calories-individual-food
For light-calories-individual-food, claim term is light; nutrient is calories; food format is individual food (not a meal or main dish product); threshold is The number of calories is reduced by at least one-third (33 1 ⁄ 3 percent) per reference amount customarily consumed compared to an appropriate reference food; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.56(b)(2)(i), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- Claim ID
- light-calories-individual-food our reading
- Claim term
- light verified
- Nutrient
- calories our reading
- Food format
- individual food (not a meal or main dish product) our reading
- Threshold
- The number of calories is reduced by at least one-third (33 1 ⁄ 3 percent) per reference amount customarily consumed compared to an appropriate reference food verified
- CFR section
- 21 CFR 101.56(b)(2)(i) our reading
- Special conditions
- If the food derives less than 50 percent of its calories from fat verified
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
“Light” claims. The terms “light” or “lite” may be used on the label or in the 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) , without further qualification, provided that: ( 1 ) If the food derives 50 percent or more of its calories from fat, its fat content is reduced by 50 percent or more per reference amount customarily consumed compared to an appropriate reference food as specified in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(j)(1)> § 101.13(j)(1) ; or ( 2 ) If the food derives less than 50 percent of its calories from fat: ( i ) The number of calories is reduced by at least one-third (33 1 ⁄ 3 percent) per reference amount customarily consumed compared to an appropriate reference food; or ( ii )
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-D