very-low-sodium-individual-food
For very-low-sodium-individual-food, claim term is very low sodium; nutrient is sodium; food format is individual food (not a meal or main dish product); threshold is The food has a reference amount customarily consumed greater than 30 grams (g) or greater than 2 tablespoons and contains 35 mg or less sodium per reference amount customarily consumed; cfr section is 21 CFR 101.61(b)(2)(i)(A), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- Claim ID
- very-low-sodium-individual-food our reading
- Claim term
- very low sodium verified
- Nutrient
- sodium our reading
- Food format
- individual food (not a meal or main dish product) our reading
- Threshold
- The food has a reference amount customarily consumed greater than 30 grams (g) or greater than 2 tablespoons and contains 35 mg or less sodium per reference amount customarily consumed verified
- CFR section
- 21 CFR 101.61(b)(2)(i)(A) 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 “very low sodium,” or “very low in sodium,” 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) 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 ) ( A ) The food has a reference amount customarily consumed greater than 30 grams (g) or greater than 2 tablespoons and contains 35 mg or less sodium per reference amount customarily consumed; or ( B ) The food has a reference amount customarily consumed of 30 g or less or 2 tablespoons or less and contains 35 mg or less sodium per reference amount customarily consumed and per 50 g (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);
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-D/section-101.61