10. Why are vitamin D and potassium added to the nutrition label? Download high-resolution examples of various labels in the new format (for reference only), including the following label samples: (11) A packaged product containing an ingredient consisting of fish or game (i.e., animal products not subject to the federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products Control Act, such as deer, bison, rabbit, quail, wild turkey or ostrich meat products) referred to in this section may: Provide the nutritional information required for a 3-ounce cooked edible serving (i.e., “as prepared”), with the following exceptions: (iii) Percentages for vitamins and minerals are expressed up to and including 10% on the next increment of 2%, the next increase of 5% over 10% and up to and including 50%. and the next increase of 10% above the 50% level. Quantitative amounts and percentages of vitamins and minerals present at less than 2% of the RDI do not need to be declared on the nutrition label, but may be indicated by a zero or by the use of an asterisk (or other symbol) that refers to another asterisk (or symbol) placed at the bottom of the table and followed by the statement “Contains less than 2% of Daily Value”. these nutrient(s)”, or “Contains <2 percent of the Daily Value of that nutrient(s)". In addition, except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, if vitamin D, calcium, iron or potassium are present in amounts less than 2% of the RDI, the statement on the label of the nutrient(s) is not required if the statement "No significant source of – (list of missing vitamins or minerals)" appears at the end of the Nutrition Facts table. Both claims must be the same font size as the indented nutrients. Quantitative amounts of vitamins and minerals, other than sodium, are the amount of vitamin or mineral contained in a part of the product, using the units of measurement and significance set out in point (c)(8)(iv) of this Section, except that zeros after decimal places may be omitted and additional levels of significance may be used; if the specified number of decimal places is not sufficient to express lower amounts (for example, the RDI for zinc is expressed in whole milligrams, but the quantitative amount can be expressed in tenths of a milligram). (iii) `added sugar` means the indication of the number of grams of added sugar in a serving, except that for products containing less than 1 gram of added sugar in a serving, no indication of the added sugar content is required if no information is provided on sweeteners, sugars, added sugars or sugar alcohol content. Where an indication of the content of added sugars is not required and is therefore not declared, the statement `No significant source of added sugar` shall be entered at the end of the nutrition facts table of the same type, unless, in the cases referred to in point (f) of this Section, the statement `No significant source of added sugar` appears at the end of the nutrition facts table of the same font size. Added sugar is either added during food processing or packaged as such and includes sugars (free, mono- and disaccharides), sugars from syrups and honey, and sugars from concentrated fruit or vegetable juices beyond what would be expected from the same amount of 100% fruit or vegetable juices of the same type. with the exception of fruit or vegetable juices concentrated from juices sold 100% to consumers, fruit or vegetable juice concentrates used for the indication of total juice content in accordance with § 101.30 or for Brix standardization in accordance with § 102.33(g)(2) of this chapter, fruit juice concentrates used to formulate the fruit component of jellies, edible jams or preserves in accordance with the standard of identity set out in §§ 150.140 and 150.160 of this chapter, or the fruity component of fruit spreads may not be labelled as added sugar. The added sugar content is inserted under the total sugar and introduced by the word "contains" followed by the amount (in grams) of "added sugar" ("contains "X" g of added sugar").

It is detailed to the nearest gram, except that, for a portion less than 1 gram, the statement “contains less than 1 gram” or “less than 1 gram” may be used otherwise, and if the portion contains less than 0.5 grams, the content may be expressed as zero. Where the food contains a mixture of natural and added sugars and, for certain foods containing added sugars, alone or in combination with natural sugars where the added sugars undergo fermentation and/or non-enzymatic browning, the manufacturer shall keep and keep records in accordance with points (g)(10) and (11) of this Section: check the amount of added sugar indicated on the label and labelling of the food. (iii) If there is not enough continuous vertical space (i.e. approximately 3 inches) to accommodate the required elements of the nutrition label up to and including the mandatory declaration of potassium, the nutrition label may be displayed in a tabular display as indicated on the sample label below. 4. A subheading `quantity per portion` shall be separated from the information on portion sizes by a bar referred to in point (d)(12) of this Section, except that this indication shall not be required for the two-column formats referred to in point 5, (e)(6)(i) and (e)(6)(ii) of paragraph (e) of this Section. (2) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3), (b)(4) and (b)(6) of this section and for weight control products available only as part of a weight control or maintenance program, the serving size on the label of a product shall be determined from the “reference intakes normally reported by food service site * * * * * ” (reference intakes) in section 101.12(b) in accordance with the procedures described below. For products that are both intended for weight control and are only available as part of a weight control program, a manufacturer may determine the portion sizes that match the program`s meal plan. These products must be marked “for sale under the ____ program only” in the main display field (complete the field with the name of the appropriate weight control program, e.g., Smith Weight Control). However, the reference intakes set out in paragraph 101.12(b) must be used to assess whether antiweight products available only through a weight control program are suitable for nutrition or health claims. High-sugar cereals labeled “healthy”: Kellogg`s agreed to pay $20 million to settle a class action lawsuit over the marketing of some of its cereals as “healthy,” even though they also contained large amounts of sugar.

(i) Where there is insufficient space in the vitamin and mineral information to contain the information required in paragraph (d) (9) of this section, the information required in paragraph (d)(9) may be moved to the right of the column after paragraph (d)(7)(ii) of this section and replaced by a row; which distinguishes them and distinguishes them from the daily values in percentage. The information on caloric conversion referred to in point (d)(10) of this Section may be provided on both sides or along the entire length of the nutrition label.