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You may use it when eight or more of 15 core nutrients are present in insignificant amounts.","rule":"optional","rule_summary":"Allowed when most nutrients are near zero","citations":[{"cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)"},{"cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)(1)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)(1)"},{"cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)(4)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)(4)"}],"in_studio":false,"check":{"condition":"Allowed if eight or more of 15 core nutrients round to zero, or six of 12 for infant and toddler foods.","questions":[{"id":"insignificant","question":"Do 8 or more of these round to zero on the label?","options":[{"id":"yes","label":"Yes"},{"id":"no","label":"No"}]}],"assumed":[]},"differs_from_standard":["It lists fewer nutrients than the standard panel.","It needs no full footnote. When the heading says “% DV” instead of “% Daily Value”, it ends with “*% DV = % Daily Value”.","It can end with “Not a significant source of” and the nutrients left off. That line is required when the panel lists added vitamins or minerals, or other nutrients you choose to list, or the label makes a nutrition claim."],"callouts":[{"text":"Fewer nutrients listed","cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)"},{"text":"“Not a significant source of” line","cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)(4)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)(4)"},{"text":"“*% DV = % Daily Value”","cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)(5)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)(5)"}],"daily_values":[],"all_daily_values":[],"sections":[],"fda_sample_labels":[{"graphic":"er27my16.008","title":"Simplified format","image":"https://bettermenu.live/tools/label-formats/fda/er27my16.008.png","cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)(4)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)(4)","federal_register":"81 FR 33742","federal_register_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/05/27/2016-11867/food-labeling-revision-of-the-nutrition-and-supplement-facts-labels","values_illustrative":true}],"related":[{"slug":"standard-vertical","url":"https://bettermenu.live/tools/label-formats/standard-vertical/"},{"slug":"infants","url":"https://bettermenu.live/tools/label-formats/infants/"},{"slug":"small-package-tabular","url":"https://bettermenu.live/tools/label-formats/small-package-tabular/"}],"quotes":[{"cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)","text":"The declaration of nutrition information may be presented in the simplified format set forth herein when a food product contains insignificant amounts of eight or more of the following: Calories, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars, protein, vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium; except that for foods intended for infants through 12 months of age and children 1 through 3 years of age to which paragraph (j)(5)(i) of this section applies, nutrition information may be presented in the simplified format when a food product contains insignificant amounts of six or more of the following: Calories, total fat, sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars, protein, vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium.","excerpt":false},{"cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)(1)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)(1)","text":"An “insignificant amount” shall be defined as that amount that allows a declaration of zero in nutrition labeling, except that for total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, and protein, it shall be an amount that allows a declaration of “less than 1 gram.”","excerpt":false},{"cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)(4)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)(4)","text":"If any nutrients are declared as provided in paragraphs (f)(2)(iii), (f)(2)(iv), or (f)(3) of this section as part of the simplified format or if any nutrition claims are made on the label or in labeling, the statement “Not a significant source of ________” (with the blank filled in with the name(s) of any nutrient(s) identified in paragraph (f) of this section that are present in insignificant amounts) shall be included at the bottom of the nutrition label.","excerpt":false},{"cite":"21 CFR 101.9(f)(5)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9#p-101.9(f)(5)","text":"Except as provided for in paragraphs (j)(5) and (j)(13) of this section, nutrient information declared in the simplified format shall be presented in the same manner as specified in paragraphs (d) or (e) of this section, except that the footnote required in paragraph (d)(9) of this section is not required, and an asterisk shall be placed at the bottom of the label followed by the statement “% DV = % Daily Value” when “Daily Value” is not spelled out in the heading, as shown in paragraph (f)(4).","excerpt":false}],"faq":[{"id":"simplified-when","question":"When can I use the simplified Nutrition Facts format?","answer":"When eight or more of 15 core nutrients are present in insignificant amounts. For foods for infants and children 1 through 3, it is six or more of 12.","citations":["21 CFR 101.9(f)"]},{"id":"simplified-insignificant","question":"What is an insignificant amount?","answer":"An amount the label can declare as zero. For total carbohydrate, dietary fiber and protein, it is an amount the label can declare as “less than 1 gram.”","citations":["21 CFR 101.9(f)(1)"]},{"id":"simplified-not-significant","question":"When must the label say “Not a significant source of”?","answer":"When the panel lists vitamins or minerals added to the food, whether a standard of identity requires them or you add them, or other nutrients you choose to list. Also when the label makes a nutrition claim. The line names the nutrients present in insignificant amounts.","citations":["21 CFR 101.9(f)(4)","21 CFR 101.9(f)(2)(iii)","21 CFR 101.9(f)(2)(iv)","21 CFR 101.9(f)(3)"]}]}