light-in-sodium-individual-food
For light-in-sodium-individual-food, claim term is light in sodium; nutrient is sodium; food format is individual food (not a meal or main dish product); threshold is reduced by 50 percent or more in sodium content compared to the reference food; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.56(c)(2)(i), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- Claim ID
- light-in-sodium-individual-food our reading
- Claim term
- light in sodium verified
- Nutrient
- sodium our reading
- Food format
- individual food (not a meal or main dish product) our reading
- Threshold
- reduced by 50 percent or more in sodium content compared to the reference food verified
- CFR section
- 21 CFR 101.56(c)(2)(i) our reading
- Special conditions
- the reference food contains more than 40 calories or more than 3 g fat per reference amount customarily consumed 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
A product for which the reference food contains more than 40 calories or more than 3 g fat per reference amount customarily consumed may use the term “light in sodium” or “lite in sodium” if it is reduced by 50 percent or more in sodium content compared to the reference food, provided that “light” or “lite” is presented in immediate proximity with “in sodium” and the entire term is presented in uniform type size, style, color, and prominence; and
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-D