Q: What is the definition of "Reduced" when used on a food label?


 A: This term means that a nutritionally altered product contains at least 25 percent less of a nutrient or of calories than the regular, or reference, product. However, a reduced claim can't be made on a product if its reference food already meets the requirement for a "low" claim.

 

Source: Excerpted from FDA Backgrounder, May 1999: The New Food Label.

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