“reduced cholesterol” — cholesterol, individual food (not a meal or main dish product)

For “reduced cholesterol”, claim id is reduced-cholesterol-individual-food; food format is individual food (not a meal or main dish product); threshold is reduce its cholesterol by 25 percent or more from the reference food it resembles; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.62(d)(4)(i)(A); special conditions is The food contains 2 g or less of saturated fatty acids per reference amount customarily consumed, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17; source re-checked 2026-10-16.

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What the source says

The terms “reduced cholesterol,” “reduced in cholesterol,” “cholesterol reduced,” “less cholesterol,” “lower cholesterol,” or “lower in cholesterol” except as limited by § 101.13(j)(1)(i) may be used on the label or in labeling of foods or foods that substitute for those foods as specified in § 101.13(d), excluding meal products as defined in § 101.13(l) and main dish products as defined in § 101.13(m), provided that: (i) For foods that contain 13 g or less of total fat per reference amount customarily consumed, per labeled serving, and per 50 g if the reference amount customarily consumed is 30 g or less or 2 tablespoons or less (for dehydrated foods that must be reconstituted before typical consumption with water or a diluent containing an insignificant amount, as defined in § 101.9(f)(1), of all nutrients per reference amount customarily consumed, the per 50-g criterion refers to the “as prepared” form): (A) The food has been specifically formulated, altered, or processed to reduce its cholesterol by 25 percent or more from the reference food it resembles as defined in § 101.13(j)(1) and for which it substitutes as specified in § 101.13(d) that has a significant (i.e., 5 percent or more) market share; and (B) The food contains 2 g or less of saturated fatty acids per reference amount customarily consumed; and

— 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

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