light-sodium-individual-food
For light-sodium-individual-food, claim term is light; 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)(1)(i), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- Claim ID
- light-sodium-individual-food our reading
- Claim term
- light 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)(1)(i) our reading
- Special conditions
- the reference food contains 40 calories or less and 3 g fat or less 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 40 calories or less and 3 g fat or less per reference amount customarily consumed may use the term “light” or “lite” without further qualification if it is reduced by 50 percent or more in sodium content compared to the reference food; and
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-D