reduced-sugar-individual-food
For reduced-sugar-individual-food, claim term is reduced sugar; nutrient is sugar; food format is individual food (not a meal or main dish product); threshold is at least 25 percent less sugar per reference amount customarily consumed than an appropriate reference food; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.60(c)(5)(i), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- Claim ID
- reduced-sugar-individual-food our reading
- Claim term
- reduced sugar verified
- Nutrient
- sugar our reading
- Food format
- individual food (not a meal or main dish product) our reading
- Threshold
- at least 25 percent less sugar per reference amount customarily consumed than an appropriate reference food verified
- CFR section
- 21 CFR 101.60(c)(5)(i) our reading
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 terms “reduced sugar,” “reduced in sugar,” “sugar reduced,” “less sugar,” “lower sugar” or “lower in sugar” may be used on the label or in labeling of foods, except meal products as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(l)> § 101.13(l) , main dish products as defined in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(m)> § 101.13(m) , and dietary supplements of vitamins or minerals, provided that: ( i ) The food contains at least 25 percent less sugar per reference amount customarily consumed than an appropriate reference food as described in
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-D/section-101.60