Healthy food claims
The following nutrition descriptions can be used when the legal requirements are met:
Healthy
Must be qualified (describe how – by using low or reduced fat, salt or sugar ingredients etc).
Low fat
Contains less than 3g/100g fat.
Reduced fat
Contains 30% less fat than a standard equivalent.
Low calorie
Contains less than 40kcal/100g.
Low saturated fat
Contains less than 1.5g/100g saturated fat.
Low sugar
Contains less than 5g sugars/100g.
Low salt
Contains less than 0.12g sodium/100g.
Light or lite
Is taken to imply reduced calorie or reduced fat unless referring directly to texture or colour.
Naturally healthy
Foods that are generally recognised as healthy e.g. fruits and vegetables, fish, lean meat, low fat dairy products by the trademark holder.
