# reduced-cholesterol-individual-food — FDA nutrient content claim qualification criteria

For reduced-cholesterol-individual-food, claim term is reduced cholesterol; nutrient is cholesterol; 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), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **Claim ID:** reduced-cholesterol-individual-food _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Claim term:** reduced cholesterol _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Nutrient:** cholesterol _(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:** reduce its cholesterol by 25 percent or more from the reference food it resembles _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR section:** 21 CFR 101.62(d)(4)(i)(A) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Special conditions:** The food contains 2 g or less of saturated fatty acids per reference amount customarily consumed _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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 <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(j)(1)(i)> § 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 <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(d)> § 101.13(d) , excluding meal products as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(l)> § 101.13(l) and main dish products as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(m)> § 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 <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)(1)> § 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 <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(j)(1)> § 101.13(j)(1) and for which it substitutes as specified in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(d)> § 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

## 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/).