Nutrient Content Claims
Permitted in the Food and Drug Regulations

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The table following B.01.513 of the Food and Drug Regulations prescribes the compositional, labelling and advertising requirements for nutrient content claims. An explanation on How to Use the Claims Tables can be found here.

The compositional criteria for most of the nutrient content claims are based on regulated standardized "reference amounts" for foods as well as the "serving of stated size" for the particular food. These reference amounts are based on average quantities of food eaten at a single eating occasion. Having criteria for reference amounts in addition to the servings of stated size provides a uniform basis for claims for any specific category of food.

Nutrients

• Energy and Calorie Claims
  • Superlative Claims for Energy
  • Summary Table of Energy and Calorie Claims
• Protein Claims
  • Representations about Proteins and Amino Acids
  • Other Permitted References to Protein
  • Summary Table of Protein Claims
  • Protein Rating for "Protein Powder"
• Fat Claims
  • Permitted Claims for Fat
  • Summary Table of Fat Claims
• Saturated Fatty Acid Claims
  • Summary Table of Saturated Fatty Acid Claims
• Trans Fatty Acid Claims
  • Summary Table of Trans Fatty Acid Claims
  • Letter to Industry: Labelling of Trans Fatty Acids
• Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Claims
  • Quantitative Statements for Omega-3 or Omega-6 Fatty Acids
  • Summary Table of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturates Claims
• Cholesterol Claims
  • Summary Table of Cholesterol Claims
• Sodium (Salt) Claims
  • Salted
  • Sodium Claims on Foods that Contain Added Potassium Salts
  • Ingredients that Functionally Substitute for Salt
  • "Sodium-free" Claim on Bottled Water
  • Summary Table for Sodium (Salt) Claims
  • "No Salt Added" Claim and a Significant Contribution of Salt via an Ingredient
• Potassium Claims
  • Summary Table of Potassium Claims
• Carbohydrate and Sugars Claims
  • Other Permitted Representations
  • Ingredients that Functionally Substitute for Added Sugars
  • Addition of Sugar Alcohols
  • Sweet Taste
  • Summary Table for Carbohydrate and Sugars Claims
  • Decisions: Sugar, Sweeteners and Sweetening Agents
  • Carbohydrate Claims on Foods Sold in Canada
  • Criteria for the Nutrient Content Claim No Added Sugars
• Dietary Fibre Claims
  • Summary Table of Permitted Fibre Claims
• Vitamin and Mineral Nutrient Claims
  • Other Permitted Statements about Vitamin and Mineral Nutrient Content
  • When Vitamins or Mineral Nutrients are Added Directly or as Components of an Ingredient
  • Claims for Vitamin and Mineral Nutrients which are Present in Ingredients Exempted from Component Declaration
  • Summary Table of Vitamin and Mineral Claims
  • Claims on Foods for Adults and Children Two Years of Age or Over
    • Nutrient Levels for Vitamin / Mineral Claims: Adults and Children Two Years of Age or Over
  • Claims on Foods for Infants and Children Under Two Years of Age
    • Nutrient Levels for Vitamin/ Mineral Claims: Children Under Two
    • Nutrient Content Claims for Children Under Two
  • Decisions: Vitamin and Mineral Claims
  • Decision: Vitamins - Source of Beta-Carotene
  • Foods to Which Vitamins, Mineral Nutrients and Amino Acids May or Must be Added
  • Modified Milk Ingredients as Sources of Calcium