§11.5 Nutrient Claims

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Publication year: 2022

§11.5 Nutrient Claims

A nutrient claim is ". . . any representation which states, suggest or implies that a food has particular nutritional properties including the energy value and the content of protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals."⁴⁵ Nutrient claims are divided into:

• nutrient content claims;⁴⁶
• comparative claim;⁴⁷ and
• nutrient function claim.⁴⁸

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Notes:

^[45] Guidelines for use of Nutrition Claims, CAC/GL 23-1997 (1997).

^[46] Id. at provision 5.

^[47] Id.

^[48] Id.