# light-in-sodium-main-dish — FDA nutrient content claim qualification criteria

For light-in-sodium-main-dish, claim term is light in sodium; nutrient is sodium; food format is main dish; threshold is provided that the food meets the definition of “low in sodium” as defined in; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.56(d)(2)(i), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **Claim ID:** light-in-sodium-main-dish _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Claim term:** light in sodium _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Nutrient:** sodium _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Food format:** main dish _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Threshold:** provided that the food meets the definition of “low in sodium” as defined in _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR section:** 21 CFR 101.56(d)(2)(i) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The term “light in sodium” or “lite in sodium” may be used on the label or in the labeling of a meal product as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(l)> § 101.13(l) and a main dish product as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(m)> § 101.13(m) , provided that the food meets the definition of “low in sodium” as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.61#p-101.61(b)(5)(i)> § 101.61(b)(5)(i) ; and ( ii ) “Light” or “lite” and “in sodium” are presented in uniform type size, style, color, and prominence.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-D

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/).