| ADDED | Added | A claim stating that a substance (e.g. sugar) has been added to a food. | |
| CONTAINS | Contains | A claim that a food contains the ingredient/nutrition/etc specified in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Note the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations. | X |
| DECAFFEINATED | Decaffeinated | Indicates most or all of the caffeine is removed from the product. | |
| ENRICHED_WITH | Enriched with | A claim that a food is enriched with the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Enriched means adding back (to original levels) nutrients that were lost during food processing. e.g., Adding back certain B-vitamins lost in processing wheat to make white flour. Note the amount that determines enrichment is based on target market regulations. | |
| EXCELLENT_SOURCE_OF | Excellent Source of | The claim made is the trade item is an "Excellent Source of" the element specified. This is determined by any regulatory bodies what "Excellent" means or is just a marketing claim. | |
| EXCESS | Excess | A claim stating the specified element is in excess of some set value either by the manufacturer or according to local regulations. | |
| EXTRA_LEAN | Extra lean | The item is considered to be extra lean. USFDA criteria of this term can be found in 21 CFR at www.fda.gov. | |
| FED_WITH | Fed with | A claim that the animal product is fed with the substance in the ClaimElementCode. | |
| FED_WITHOUT | Fed without | A claim that the animal product is fed without the substance in the ClaimElementCode. | |
| FORTIFIED | Fortified | "A claim that a food is fortified with the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Fortified means adding vitamins or minerals to a food that weren't originally present in the food. This is often do for ""Nutrition Policy"", to ensure a population has a sufficient intake of an essential nutrient. Some foods ""may"" be voluntarily fortified; for others, fortification is mandatory. e.g., Adding vitamin D to milk. Note the amount that determines fortified is based on target market regulations." | |
| FREE_FROM | Free from | A claim that a food is free from specific ingredient/nutrition/etc.in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Note the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations. | X |
| FRESH | Fresh | The item is considered to be fresh.USFDA criteria of this term can be found in 21 CFR at www.fda.gov. | |
| FROZEN | Frozen | "A product is frozen, for a longer shelf-life or preserved by freezing temperature and does not include any surface freezing that may occur during holding and transportation." | |
| GOOD_SOURCE_OF | Good Source of | The claim made is the trade item is a "Good Source of" the element specified. This is determined by any regulatory bodies what "Good" means or is just a marketing claim. | |
| GROWN_WITHOUT | Grown without | A claim stating that a substance (e.g. herbicide) has not been used in the process of growing fruits, vegetables, plants or flowers. | |
| GUARANTEED_FREE_FROM | Guaranteed free from | A claim that a food is regularly analysed to guarantee that the product is free from the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. | |
| GUARANTEED_SOURCE_OF | Guaranteed source of | A claim that a food is regularly analysed to guarantee that the product contains the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. | |
| HEALTHY | Healthy | The item is claimed to be healthy. USFDA criteria of this term can be found in 21 CFR at www.fda.gov. | |
| HIGH | High | A claim that a food is high in specific ingredient/nutrition/etc. and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations. In the case of foods naturally high in specific ingredient/nutrition/etc., the term "naturally" may be used as a prefix to this claim. | |
| HIGH_POTENCY | High potency | Item is considered to be High Potency. USFDA criteria of this term can be found in 21 CFR at www.fda.gov. | |
| HUMAN_GRADE | Human grade | A product that is suitable for consumption by a human. | |
| INCREASED | Increased | A claim that a food is increased specific ingredient/nutrition/etc. and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations. In the case of foods naturally increased amount specific ingredient/nutrition/etc.in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode, the term "naturally" may be used as a prefix to this claim. | |
| LEAN | Lean | The item is considered to be lean. USFDA criteria of this term can be found in 21 CFR at www.fda.gov. | |
| LIGHT_LITE | Light lite | A claim stating that a product is "light" or "lite", and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, shall follow the same conditions as those set for the term "reduced"; the claim shall also be accompanied by an indication of the characteristic(s) which make the food "light" or "lite". | |
| LIMITED_INGREDIENTS | Limited ingredients | A product formulated with a minimal number of ingredients. | |
| LOW | Low | A claim that a food is low in specific ingredient/nutrition/etc in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations. | X |
| MADE_IN_FACILITY_FREE_FROM | Made in facility free from | Trade item is made in a facility that is free from a specified element. This usually is regulated in a market by an authority. Please refer to the regulation specific to your market. | |
| MADE_WITH | Made with from | A claim that the item is made with or from a specific ingredient/nutrition/etc. and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer. Please refer to any local regulations that determine containment levels for the claim. | X |
| MADE_WITH_100_PERCENT | Made with from 100% | A claim that the item is made with/from 100% of a specific ingredient/nutrition/etc. and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer. Please refer to any local regulations that determine containment levels for the claim. | X |
| MADE_WITH_FRESH | Made with fresh | Food that is made with fresh ingredient that has never been frozen and it is raw, uncooked, unprocessed and not preserved. | |
| MADE_WITH_FRESH_AND_FROZEN | Made with fresh and frozen | Food that is made of both fresh and previously frozen ingredient. | |
| MADE_WITH_FROZEN | Made with frozen | Food that is made with previously frozen ingredients. | |
| MADE_WITH_MINCED | Made with minced | Food that is made with mechanically recovered flesh which may include blood, pigments, skin, and membrane particles, bones, and other material. It may be formed into large frozen blocks which are cut to make value-added products. It is usually used for formed fish products e.g., (breaded) fingers, nuggets or balls, fish cakes or surimi. | |
| MADE_WITH_NATURAL | Made with natural | A claim describing the product is made with some natural element. | |
| MADE_WITH_ORGANIC | Made with organic | A claim the trade item is made with specified element which is organic. | |
| MADE_WITH_PASTEURIZED | Made with pasteurized | A food product that is made with specified ingredient which is pasteurized. | |
| MADE_WITH_UNPASTEURIZED_OR_RAW | Made with unpasteurized or raw | A food product that is made with specified ingredient which is not pasteurized or it is raw. | |
| MAY_CONTAIN | May contain | The claim to state the product may contain some element. | |
| MAY_HAVE | May have | The claim to state the product may have some descriptive element. | |
| NATURAL | Natural | A claim that a food product does not contain synthetic or artificial ingredients. | |
| NATURALLY_VEGAN | Naturally vegan | Products that are aligned to the definition of vegan, but in addition are made from a single natural product without additional ingredients or additives. Local regulations, where they exist, prevail since a vegan or vegetarian declaration for naturally vegan or vegetarian products could be objected to by the authorities as advertising with self-evident facts, especially for mono-products. | |
| NATURAL_SOURCE_OF | Natural source of | A claim that a food is a natural source of the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Note the amount that determines if the product is a significant source of a given substance is based on target market regulations. | |
| NO_ADDED | No added | A claim that the manufacturer has not added the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. | |
| NON_ALCOHOLIC | Non-alcoholic | A claim that a food contains no alcohol. Note the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations. | |
| PACKED_IN | Packed in | A claim the trade item is packed in a specified element. Example Juice. | |
| PARTIALLY_MADE_WITH | Partially made with from | A claim that the item is partially made with/from specific ingredient/nutrition/etc. and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer. Please refer to any local regulations that determine containment levels for the claim. | X |
| PREVIOUSLY_FROZEN | Previously frozen | Meat, poultry, or fish that has been frozen and thawed prior to sale. | |
| PURE | Pure | A claim that a food is Pure for a specific ingredient/etc. in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode or the trade item itself. Note the determination a product/ingredient is "Pure" is based on target market regulations. | |
| RAISED_WITHOUT | Raised Without | A claim the trade item is raised without any of a specified element. | |
| REAL | Real | A claim that a food contains "Real" not imitation, specific ingredient/trade item/etc.in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode or the trade item itself. Note the determination that a ingredient/trade item is "Real" is based on target market regulations. | |
| REDUCED_LESS | Reduced less | A claim that a food has a reduced amount of the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Note the amount that determines a reduced amount is based on target market regulations. | X |
| SOURCE_OF | Source of | A claim that a food is a source of the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode . Note the amount that determines containment is based on target market regulations | |
| SWEETENED_WITH | Sweetened with | A claim that a food is sweetened with a specific ingredient/nutrition/etc. and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations. | |
| UNSALTED | Unsalted | Without salt (sodium chloride). Salt has not been added. | |
| UNSWEETENED | Unsweetened | Without sugar or a similar substance having been added | |
| VEGAN | Vegan | Products that are not of animal origin and at no stage of production and processing has use been made of, or the product been supplemented with ingredients or processing aids or substances that are of animal origin. The product has not been tested on animals. Local regulations, where they exist, prevail since the term may be a combination or all of the above statements. | |
| WITHOUT | Without | The claim to state the product is without some element. | |
| VERY_LOW | Very low | A claim that a food is very low in specific ingredient/nutrition/etc in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode Any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations. | X |