Health Claims

As used here, "Health Claims Regulation" refers to Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and Council of December 20, 2006, on nutrition and health claims made on food.

Given its fiber, protein and fatty acid content, SolaGrain allows food producers to make a number of health claims.

Possible claims relating to fiber content:

Source of fiber
Minimum 3 g fiber / 100 g or at least 1.5 g per 100 kcal.

High fiber
Minimum 6 g fiber / 100 g or at least 3 g per 100 kcal.

Possible claims relating to protein content:

Source of protein
At least 12% of the energy value is provided by protein.

High protein
At least 20% of the energy value is provided by protein.

Possible claims relating to fat content:

Low fat
No more than 3 g of fat per 100 g for solids, or not more than 1.5 g per 100 ml for liquids ( exception: 1.8 g fat per 100 ml semi-skimmed milk).

Fat-free
Maximum of 0.5 g fat per 100 g or 100 ml.

Low saturated fat
Sum of saturated fatty acids and trans-fatty acids in the product does not exceed 1.5 g per 100 g for solids or 0.75 g per 100 ml for liquids. The sum of saturated fatty acids and trans-fatty acids must not provide more than 10% of energy.

Saturated fat free
The sum of saturated fatty acids and trans-fatty acids must not exceed 0.1 g per 100 g or 100 ml.