# percent-fat-free-individual-food — FDA nutrient content claim qualification criteria 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, not quoted from the source)_ - **Claim term:** percent fat free _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Nutrient:** total fat _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Food format:** individual food (not a meal or main dish product) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Threshold:** The food meets the criteria for “low fat” in _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **CFR section:** 21 CFR 101.62(b)(6)(i) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Special conditions:** A “100 percent fat free” claim may be made only on foods that meet the criteria for “fat free” _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## 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 paragraph (b)(2) or (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 paragraph (b)(1) of this section, that contain less than 0.5 g of fat per 100 g, and that contain no added fat. ## Source - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-D/section-101.62 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/).