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

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Claim term:** reduced sugar _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Nutrient:** sugar _(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:** at least 25 percent less sugar per reference amount customarily consumed than an appropriate reference food _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR section:** 21 CFR 101.60(c)(5)(i) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-D/section-101.60

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/).