percent-fat-free-individual-food
For percent-fat-free-individual-food, claim term is percent fat free; nutrient is total fat; food format is individual food (not a meal or main dish product); threshold is The food meets the criteria for “low fat” in; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.62(b)(6)(i), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- Claim ID
- percent-fat-free-individual-food our reading
- Claim term
- percent fat free verified
- Nutrient
- total fat our reading
- Food format
- individual food (not a meal or main dish product) our reading
- Threshold
- The food meets the criteria for “low fat” in verified
- CFR section
- 21 CFR 101.62(b)(6)(i) our reading
- Special conditions
- A “100 percent fat free” claim may be made only on foods that meet the criteria for “fat free” 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
The term “__ percent fat free” may be used on the label or in the labeling of foods, provided that: ( i ) The food meets the criteria for “low fat” in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.62#p-101.62(b)(2)> paragraph (b)(2) or <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.62#p-101.62(b)(3)> (b)(3) of this section; ( ii ) The percent declared and the words “fat free” are in uniform type size; and ( iii ) A “100 percent fat free” claim may be made only on foods that meet the criteria for “fat free” in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.62#p-101.62(b)(1)> paragraph (b)(1) of this section, that contain less than 0.5 g of fat per 100 g, and that contain no added fat.
— 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