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

For saturated-fat-free-main-dish, claim term is saturated fat free; nutrient is saturated fat; food format is main dish; threshold is less than 0.5 g of saturated fat and less than 0.5 g trans fatty acid per labeled serving; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.62(c)(1)(i), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **Claim ID:** saturated-fat-free-main-dish _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Claim term:** saturated fat free _(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:** less than 0.5 g of saturated fat and less than 0.5 g trans fatty acid per labeled serving _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR section:** 21 CFR 101.62(c)(1)(i) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The terms “saturated fat free,” “free of saturated fat,” “no saturated fat,” “zero saturated fat,” “without saturated fat,” “trivial source of saturated fat,” “negligible source of saturated fat,” or “dietarily insignificant source of saturated fat” may be used on the label or in the labeling of foods, provided that: ( i ) The food contains less than 0.5 g of saturated fat and less than 0.5 g trans fatty acid per reference amount customarily consumed and per labeled serving, or in the case of a meal product or main dish product, less than 0.5 g of saturated fat and less than 0.5 g trans fatty acid per labeled serving; and ( ii ) The food contains no ingredient that is generally understood by consumers to contain saturated fat unless the listing of the ingredient in the ingredient statement is followed by an asterisk that refers to the statement below the list of ingredients which states, “adds a trivial amount of saturated fat,” “adds a negligible amount of saturated fat,” or “adds a dietarily insignificant amount of saturated fat;” and ( iii ) As required in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.13#p-101.13(e)(2)> § 101.13(e)(2) , if the food meets these conditions without the benefit of special processing, alteration, formulation, or reformulation to lower saturated fat content, it is labeled to disclose that saturated fat is not usually present in the 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/).