Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.401
re” or “Dietary Fiber” The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size. (1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%. 11 Amount of sugars “Sugars” The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size. (1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%. 12 Amount of protein “Protein” The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size. The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. 13 Amount of potassium “Potassium” The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size. (1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg; (c) if it is 50 mg or more but less than 250 mg, to the nearest multiple of 25 mg; and (d) if it is 250 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 50 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%. 14 Amount of calcium “Calcium” The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size. (1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg; (c) if it is 50 mg or more but less than 250 mg, to the nearest multiple of 25 mg; and (d) if it is 250 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 50 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%. 15 Amount of iron “Iron” The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size. (1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg; (c) if it is 0.5 mg or more but less than 2.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 mg; and (d) if it is 2.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%. 16 % Daily Value interpretative statement “*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot” [not applicable] The “% Daily Value” or “% DV” subheading is followed by an asterisk in order to reference the % Daily Value interpretative statement shown in the nutrition facts table. SOR/2003-11, s. 20; SOR/2007-176, s. 5; SOR/2016-305, ss. 18, 73, 75(F) SOR/2021-57, s. 9 SOR/2022-143, s. 18(E) SOR/2022-168, s. 14 SOR/2022-168, s. 52 SOR/2022-169, s. 15 SOR/2024-244, s. 18(F) SOR/2024-244, s. 156(F)