“Nutrition claim” means any claim which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular beneficial nutritional properties due to:

• the energy (calorific value) it
  • provides,
  • provides at a reduced or increased rate, or
  • does not provide; and/or
• the nutrients or other substances it
  • contains,
  • contains in reduced or increased proportions, or
  • does not contain.

The list of  allowed nutrition claims and conditions applying to them can be found in annex of  REGULATION (EC) No 1924/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods . 

Examples:

“FAT-FREE” – A claim that a food is fat-free, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains no more than 0,5 g of fat per 100 g or 100 ml. However, claims expressed as “X % fat-free” shall be prohibited.

“PRODUCT IS SOURCE OF VITAMIN C” – A claim that a food is a source of vitamins and/or minerals, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains at least a significant amount as defined in the Annex to Directive 1169/2011  or an amount provided for by derogations granted according to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods.

Significant amount of vitamins and minerals. As a rule, the following values should be taken into consideration in deciding what constitutes a significant amount:

• 15 % of the nutrient reference values specified in point 1 supplied by 100 g or 100 ml in the case of products  other than beverages,
• 7,5 % of the nutrient reference values specified in point 1 supplied by 100 ml in the case of beverages, or,
• 15 % of the nutrient reference values specified in point 1 per portion if the package contains only a single portion.

“ENERGY-REDUCED” – A claim that a food is energy-reduced, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the energy value is reduced by at least 30 %, with an indication of the characteristic(s) which make(s) the food reduced in its total energy value.

“HIGH PROTEIN” – A claim that a food is high in protein, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where at least 20 % of the energy value of the food is provided by protein.