# reduced-saturated-fat-main-dish — FDA nutrient content claim qualification criteria

For reduced-saturated-fat-main-dish, claim term is reduced saturated fat; nutrient is saturated fat; food format is main dish; threshold is at least 25 percent less saturated fat per 100 g of food than an appropriate reference food; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.62(c)(5)(i), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **Claim ID:** reduced-saturated-fat-main-dish _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Claim term:** reduced saturated fat _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Nutrient:** saturated fat _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Food format:** main dish _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Threshold:** at least 25 percent less saturated fat per 100 g of food than an appropriate reference food _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR section:** 21 CFR 101.62(c)(5)(i) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The terms “reduced saturated fat,” “reduced in saturated fat,” “saturated fat reduced,” “less saturated fat,” “lower saturated fat,” or “lower in saturated fat” may be used on the label or in the labeling of foods, 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) and except 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 ) The food contains at least 25 percent less saturated fat per reference amount customarily consumed than an appropriate reference food as described in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(j)(1)> § 101.13(j)(1) ; and ( ii ) As required in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(j)(2)> § 101.13(j)(2) for relative claims: ( A ) The identity of the reference food and the percent (or fraction) that the saturated fat differs between the two foods are declared in immediate proximity to the most prominent such claim (e.g., “reduced saturated fat. Contains 50 percent less saturated fat than the national average for nondairy creamers”); and ( B ) Quantitative information comparing the level of saturated fat in the product per labeled serving with that of the reference food that it replaces (e.g., “Saturated fat reduced from 3 g to 1.5 g per serving”) is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim or to the nutrition label, except that if the nutrition label is on the information panel, the quantitative information may be located elsewhere on the information panel in accordance with <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.2> § 101.2 . ( iii ) Claims described in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.62#p-101.62(c)(4)> paragraph (c)(4) of this section may not be made on the label or in the labeling of a food if the nutrient content of the reference food meets the definition for “low saturated fat.” ( 5 ) The terms defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.62#p-101.62(c)(4)> paragraph (c)(4) of this section may be used on the label or in the labeling of 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 ) The food contains at least 25 percent less saturated fat per 100 g of food than an appropriate reference food

## 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/).