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Guidance for Industry: Guide for Developing and Using Data Bases for Nutrition Labeling

FinalHuman Foods Program03/01/1998

Description

For updated examples of nutrition labels seeExamples of Revised Nutrition Facts Panel Listing Trans FatExternal Link Disclaimer.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

1
Raw Fruits, Vegetables and Fish

Top 20 most frequently consumed raw foods

Stakeholders

5
Manufacturer

Entity responsible for submitting NDINs

Office of Scientific Analysis and Support

Office within CFSAN that prepared the guidance.

Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements

Office within CFSAN that prepared the guidance.

Food manufacturer

Responsible for choosing mean or predicted value for labels

Data Base Developer

Entity responsible for designing the sampling plan and collecting data.; Entity responsible for developing the nutrition database and calculating label values.; Entity creating the nutrient data base

Regulatory Context

Attributes

10
Class I nutrients

Nutrients added in fortified or fabricated foods (vitamins, minerals, protein, fiber, potassium)

95 Percent Prediction Intervals

Statistical basis for FDA recalculation of label values

Daily Reference Values

Updated values used for calculating percent Daily Values; Updated values used to calculate Percent DV

Reference Daily Intakes

Updated values used for calculating percent Daily Values; RDIs used in the declaration of the percent DV of nutrients; nutrition information for two different RDI groups

Daily Value

percentage used to define nutrient limits (e.g., 10% DV); Used to quantify the amount of Added Sugars per serving (20% Daily Value).

Coefficient of variation

Variability limit of not more than 15% for qualification

Reference amounts customarily consumed

Basis for establishing serving sizes; Basis for determining serving sizes in labeling.

95% prediction interval

Statistical range used in calculating label values from laboratory data.

Class II nutrients

Naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, or potassium; Potassium and vitamin C are categorized as class II nutrients for labeling purposes.

Third Group nutrients

Nutrients including calories, sugars, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium

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