Revised Draft Regulation s on Nutrition Labeling for Prepackaged  
Food Products  
Chapter I. General Provisions  
1. This regulation is established under the provisions of Item 3 of Article 22 
of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation.  
2. The terms used in th is regulation are defined as follows:  
2.1 Trans fats (fatty acids): all the geometrical isomers of 
monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids having 
non-conjugated carbon -carbon double bonds in the trans 
configuration.  
2.2  Carbohydrates: namely sacch arides; the sum of carbohydrates.  
2.3  Sugars: the sum of all free mono and disaccharides.  
2.4  Dietary fibers: lignin and edible carbohydrate polymers with three 
or more monomeric units, which are not hydrolysed or absorbed by 
the endogenous enzymes in th e small intestine of humans.  
2.5  Nutrition claims: any representation which states, suggests or 
implies that a food product has particula r calorie or nutrition 
properties.  
3. The nutrition labeling for a prepackaged food on the market shall provide 
the fo llowing information  from top to bottom in tabular form  orderly 
shown at a conspicuous place of the outer package or container of the 
product . 
3.1 Title of the “Nutrition Facts ”. 
3.2 “○  grams (or milliliters) per one serving (or per serving)  and the 
number of serv ings contained in each package of the product . 
3.3 “Per serving  (or per one serving) ”, “per 100 grams  (or milliliters )” 
or “per serving  (or per one serving) ”, “daily percentage reference 
value” . 
3.4 Contents of calories . 
3.5 Contents of protein . 
3.6 Contents of fats, satu rated fat s (or saturated  fatty acids) , and trans  2 fats (or trans  fatty acids) . 
3.7 Contents of carbohydrate s and sugar.  
3.8 Contents of sodium . 
3.9 Conform ed to the definition of nutrition claim  of Article 2 . Contents 
of other nutrients declared in the “ Regulations on Nutrition Claim 
for Prepackaged Food Products” . Contents of other nutrients 
labeled voluntarily by the manufacturer.  
Each or total d ietary  fiber, each sugar, sugar alcohol labeled 
voluntarily by the manufacturer can be labeled behind carbohydrates item, 
and after sugar item. Cholesterol , other fatty acid s can be labeled behind 
fat item, and after trans  fats (fatty acids) item. Amino acids can be labeled 
behind protein item.  
If the vertical form can’t be fully presented, it can be labeled in 
horizontal conti nuous form.  
If multiple prepackaged food or tastes are commonly used in the 
same nutrient labeling , it can be combined . 
Nutrition labeling on surface areas smaller than 100 cm2 can be 
labeled those nutrition information  sequentially  in horizontal table  form. 
4. Caloric and nutrition al content labeling for prepackaged food s on the 
market  shall be  labeled  in Arabic numerals  and process ed under  the 
following provisions:  
4.1 Use “per one serving (or per serving)” and “per 100 grams (or 
milliliter s)” for labeling, a nd the number of servings contained in 
each package of the product shall also be specified ; or 
4.2 Use “per one serving (or per serving)” and the provided “daily 
percentage of reference value” for labeling, and the number of 
servings contained in each package of the product shall also be 
specified. Labels shall also be specified the daily nutrient intake  
reference value if the daily nutrient intake  reference value has been  3 set (exempted from  the prepackaged food surface areas smaller than 
100 cm2). For products  without a set daily nutrient intake  reference 
value, the “*” symbol shall precede the daily percentage reference 
value line and clearly note “*Reference value not set .” 
Regarding the format ting of Clause s 1 and 2 in the precedin g item  
shall  refer to Appen dix 1. Infant  foods  and shall  be labeled according to 
the format of Clause 1 in the preceding  item. Products in the form of 
tablets and capsules (excluding candy foods) shall  be labeled according to 
the format of Clause 2 in the preceding  item. 
5. The weig ht (quantity or volume) per serving of the various packaged food 
products  shall  consider  every times consumption derived from domestic 
dietary habits and prepackaged food  product  type. Food products in the 
form of tablets and capsules (excluding candy food s) shall  be labeled as 
recommended amount (shall be an  integer ). 
6. Measure units for prepackaged food nutrition label ing shall be labelled the 
following regulations : 
6.1 Solid (semi -solid) shall be expressed in grams  (g); liquid shall be 
expressed in millilit ers (mL or ml) . 
6.2 Caloric value is expressed in kilocalories  (Kcal or kcal).  
6.3 Protein s, fats, saturated fat s (fatty acids) , and trans fat s (fatty acids) , 
total mono or poly unsaturated fats ( fatty acid s), carbohydrate s, 
sugar s, dietary fiber s, and sugar alcoho ls are expressed in grams  
(g). 
6.4 Sodium, cholesterol s, and amino acid s are expressed in milligrams  
(mg) . 
6.5 Vitamin s and mineral s units refer to Appendix 1. 
6.6 Other nutritional values are expressed using the metric system or  4 their common symbols.  
If product with nutrition claims requires re -hydration, the nutrition 
labeling must comply with the content (“per serving , per one serving ” or 
“per 100 milliliters” ) after re -hydration. If product without nutrition 
claims requires re -hydration, the nutrition labeling can be in according to 
the content before or after re -hydration . The re -hydration method shall be 
stated clearly shown at the outer package.  
7. Daily caloric and other  nutri ent intake  reference values shall be labeled 
according to Appendix 1. 
8. The nutrient c ontents of energy, protein, fat s, carbohydrate, sodium, 
saturated fat s (fatty acids) , trans fat s (fatty acids)  and sugars may be 
labeled as "0" if it meets the criteria in Appendix 2. 
9. Data formatting of prepackaged food nutrition labeling  units shall 
conform to the following regulations : 
9.1 Each quantity , serving number, daily percentage reference value , 
caloric , protein, amino acid, fat, fatty acid,  cholesterol,  carbohydrate,  
sugar,  sodium, dietary fiber,  and other nutrients labeled voluntarily  
shall be la beled using whole integers or integers with one decimal 
point.  The amount of c aloric  or nutrients per serving  can be labeled 
using integers with two decimal points when the amount of c aloric  or 
nutrients per 100  grams  (or milliliters ) isn’t meet the criter ia of 
labeling as "0" . 
9.2 The serving size  (weight or capacity) can be labeled using integers 
with two decimal points when it is too small to present the real value 
if labeled using integers with one decimal points .  
9.3 When an non -assembled prepackaged product with varied weight or 
its serving number is not divisible, the serving number can be labeled 
as “ This package contains (about) ○ serving(s) ” after data  5 formatting to whole integers.  
9.4 Label s for vitamins and minerals shall not exceed three significant 
figur es. 
9.5 Data formatting shall refer to the Chinese National Standard 
CNS2925 “Practices for Designating Significant Places in 
Specific Limiting Values” or “Round  half up” method.  
10. The values on the nutritional labels of prepackaged foods must be 
derive d from actual test analysis or calculation s, and the range of 
allowable error shall meet the criteria in Appendix 3. If the 
characteristics of specific nutrient content of fermented food may change 
with time, the variation of the nutrients can be annotated.  
11. The c aloric calculation methods for nutritional labels of prepackaged 
foods shall conform to the following regulations : 
11.1   Protein calories are calculated at 4 Kcal  per gram.  
11.2   Fats (fatty acids)  calories are calculated at 9 Kcal  per gram.  
11.3   Carbohydrate c alories are calculated at  4 Kcal per gram, except 
for carbohydrates in dietary fiber labeling, in which calories are 
calculated at 2 Kcal per gram.  
11.4   Calories for erythritol labeling are calculated at 0 Kcal per gram. 
Calories for other sugar alcohol label ing are calculated at 2.4 
Kcal per gram. Calories for organic acid labeling are calculated at 
3 Kcal per gram. Calories for alcohol (ethanol) labeling are 
calculated at 7 Kcal per gram.  The content of sugar alcohol  shall 
be stated clearly in the nutrition labeling format . The content of 
organic acid  and alcohol (ethanol)  shall be stated clearly . 
11.5   Calories for each serving can be calculated from the calories  
values per 100 gram s (or milliliters ), or calculated from the  calories 
values of protein, fats, and carbohydrates per 100 grams (or 
milliliters ) by (1) to (4) role.   6 12. This regulation  shall not apply to prepackaged foods such as 
prepackaged vitamin s or mineral category tablet s/capsule s. 
 
Chapter II. Nutrition Labeling for Infant  formula  and Follow -up infant 
Formula  
13.  The nutrition labeling for a infant formula and follow -up infant 
formula  on the market shall provide the following information from 
top to bottom in tabular form orderly shown at a conspicuous place of 
the outer package or container of the p roduct.  
13.1  Infant  formula  and infant formula for special medical purposes ： 
13.1.1  Title of the “Nutrition Facts ,” 
13.1.2  “Per 100  grams (or kilocalories) ”, “per 100 milliliters” , 
13.1.3  Contents of energy,  
13.1.4  Contents of protein , 
13.1.5  Content s of fats, saturated fats (or fatty acids), and trans fats 
(or fatty acids) , linoleic acid, and -linolenic acid,   
13.1.6  Contents of carbohydrate and sugar s, 
13.1.7  Contents of sodium , 
13.1.8  Contents of water,  
13.1.9  Contents of vitamins,  
13.1.10  Contents of choline,  
13.1.11  Contents of myo-inositol,  
13.1.12  Contents of L-carnitine,  
13.1.13  Contents  of ash,  
13.1.14  Contents of minerals (excluding sodium) , 
13.1.15 Contents of other nutrients labeled voluntarily by the 
manufacturer.  
13.2  Follow -up infant formula ：  7 13.2.1  Title of the “Nutrition Facts,”  
13.2.2  “Per 100 grams (or kilocalories)”, “per 100 milliliters”,  
13.2.3  Contents of energy,  
13.2.4  Contents of protein,  
13.2.5  Contents of fats, saturated fats (or fatty acids), trans fats (or 
fatty acids), and linoleic acid,  
13.2.6  Contents of carbohydrate and sugars,  
13.2.7  Contents of sodium,  
13.2.8  Contents of water,  
13.2.9  Contents of vitamins,  
13.2.10  Contents of ash,  
13.2.11  Contents of minerals (excluding sodium),  
13.2.12 Contents o f other nutrients labeled voluntarily by the 
manufacturer.  
14.  Measure units for  nutrition label ing of infant formula and follow -up 
infant formula  on the market shall  conform to the following 
regulations:  
14.1 Solid (semi -solid) shall be expressed in grams  (g); liquid shall 
be expressed in milliliters  (mL or ml) . 
14.2 Caloric value is expressed in kilocalories  (Kcal or kcal).  
14.3 Protein s, fats, saturated fat s (fatty acids) , and trans fat s (fatty 
acids) , carbohydrate s, sugar s, dietary fiber s, water and ash are 
expressed in grams  (g). 
14.4 Sodium, cholesterol s, amino acid s, choline, myo -inositol, 
and L -carnitine  are expressed in milligrams  (mg) . 
14.5 Vitamin s and mineral s units refer to Appendix 1. Contents of  8 niacin shall be expressed in  milligrams  (mg), and vitamin B 1, 
vitamin B 2, and vitamin B 6 may be expressed in  micrograms  
(μg). 
14.6 Other nutritional values are expressed using the metric system 
or their common symbols.  
15.  The values and the range of allowable error on the nutritional labels of 
infant formula and follow -up infant formula  on the market shall meet 
the criteria in Appendi ces 4. 
 
Chapter III. Nutrition Labeling for Formula for Certain Disease  
16.  The nutrition labeling for a formula for certain disease  on the market 
shall provide the following information from top to bottom in ta bular 
form orderly shown at a conspicuous place of the outer package or 
container of the product.  
16.1  Nutritionally complete food with balanced formula, nutritionally 
complete f ood with customized formula  and nutrition  adjusted 
supplement ary formula food ： 
16.1.1  Title of the “Nutrition Facts ,” 
16.1.2  “○ grams (or milliliters ) per one serving (or per serving) and 
the number of servings contained in each package of the 
product.  
16.1.3 “Per serving (or per one serving)”, “per 100 grams (or 
milliliters)” , 
16.1.4  Contents of energy,  
16.1.5  Contents of protein , 
16.1.6  Contents of fat s, saturated fat s (or fatty acids) , and trans fat s 
(or fatty acids),  
16.1.7  Contents of carbohydrate , sugar s, lactose and total dietary  9 fiber,  
16.1.8  Contents of sodium , 
16.1.9  Contents of vitamins  
16.1.10  Contents of minerals (excluding sodium) , 
16.1.11  Conformed to the definition of nutrition claim of Article 2. 
Contents of other nutrients declared in the “Regulations on 
Nutrition Claim for Prepackaged Food Products”. Con tents of 
other nutrients labeled voluntarily by the manufacturer.  
16.2   Special modular formula food ： 
16.2.1  Title of the “Nutrition Facts ,” 
16.2.2  “○ grams (or milliliters ) per one serving (or per serving) and 
the number of servings contained in each p ackage of the 
product.  
16.2.3 “Per serving (or per one serving)”, “per 100 grams (or 
milliliters)” , 
16.2.4  Contents of energy,  
16.2.5  Contents of protein , 
16.2.6  Contents of fat s, saturated fat s (or fatty acids) , and trans fat s 
(or fatty acids),  
16.2.7  Contents of carbohydrate and sugar s,  
16.2.8  Contents of sodium , 
16.2.9  Content s of specific nutrient , 
16.2.10  Conformed to the definition of nutrition claim of Article 2. 
Contents of other nutrients declared in the “Regulations on 
Nutrition Claim for  Prepackaged Food Products”. Contents of 
other nutrients labeled voluntarily by the manufacturer.  
17.  Measure units for  nutrition label ing of for certain disease   on the 
market shall  conform to the following regulations:  
17.1 Solid (semi -solid) shall be expressed in grams  (g); liquid shall  10 be expressed in milliliters  (mL or ml) .Contents  of water and ash 
are expressed in grams  (g). 
17.2 Caloric value is expressed in kilocalories  (Kcal or kcal).  
17.3 Protein s, fats, saturated fat s (fatty acids) , and trans fat s (fatty 
acids) , carbohydrate s, sugar s and dietary fiber s are expressed in 
grams  (g). 
17.4 amino acid s are expressed in grams  (g) or milligrams  (mg)  
17.5 Sodium, cholesterol s are expressed in milligrams  (mg) . 
17.6 Vitamin s and mineral s units refer to Appendix 1. 
17.7 Other nutritional values are expressed using the metric system 
or their common symbols.  
18.  The values and the range of allowable error on the nutritional labels of 
formula for certain disease on the market shall meet the criteria in 
Appendi ces 5. 
  11 Appendix 1 Daily caloric and other  nutritional intake  reference values  
 Appropriate for 
Items  Over 4 years old  Between 1 and 
3 years old  Pregnant or 
nursing m others  
Caloric Value  2000 Kcal  1200 Kcal  2200 Kcal  
Protein  60 g 20g 65 g 
Fat 60 g * 65 g 
Carbohydrate  300 g  * 330 g  
Sodium  2000 m g 1200 mg  2000 mg  
Saturated  fats 18 g * 18 g 
cholesterol  300 mg  * 300 mg  
Dietary fiber  25 g 15 g 30 g 
Vitamin A(1) 700 μg RE 400 μg RE 600 μg RE 
Vitamin B 1 1.4 mg  0.6 mg  1.1 mg  
Vitamin B 2 1.6 mg  0.7 mg  1.2 mg  
Vitamin B 6 1.6 mg  0.5 mg  1.9 mg  
Vitamin B 12 2.4 μg 0.9 μg 2.6 μg 
Vitamin C  100 mg  40 mg  110 mg  
Vitamin D  10 μg 5 μg 10 μg  12 *Reference value not set.  
Annotation  1: RE is Retinol Equivalent . 
1 g RE=1 g Retinol=6 g -Carotene  
Annotation  2: -TE is -Tocopherol Equivalent.  
1 mg -TE =1 mg -Tocopherol   
Annotation  3: NE is Niacin Equivalent.  
Niacin, including nicotinic acid and nicotinamide  and 
tryptophan, is expressed in Niacin Equivalent.  
1 mg NE= 60 mg tryptophan  
Annotation 4: The Chinese unit can be expressed using the metri c system Appropriate for  
Items  Over 4 years o ld Between 1 and 
3 years old  Pregnant or 
nursing 
mothers  
Vitamin E(2) 13 mg -TE 5 mg -TE 14 mg -TE 
Vitamin K  120 μg 30 μg  90 μg  
Niacin  18 mg  NE 9 mg  NE 16 mg  NE 
Folic acid  400 μg  170 μg  600 μg  
Pantothenic acid  5 mg  2 mg  6 mg  
Biotin  30 μg 9 μg 30 μg 
Choline  500 mg  180 mg  410 mg  
Calcium  1200 mg  500 mg  1000 mg  
Phosphorus  1000 mg  400 mg  800 mg  
Iron 15 mg  10 mg  45 mg  
Iodine  140 μg 65 μg  200 μg  
Magnesium  390 mg  80 mg  355 mg  
Zinc 15 mg  5 mg  15 mg  
Fluorine  3 mg  0.7 mg  3 mg  
Selenium  55 μg  20 μg  60 μg  13 or their common symbol s. Gram can be expressed in “ g”, 
milligram  can be expressed in “ mg”, and microgram  can 
be expressed in “ g”. 
 
 
Appendix  2 Conditions for “0” labeling  of Caloric and Nutrients  Value  
 
 Items  Conditions for “0” labeling  
Caloric Value  Nutritional contents of every 100 grams of solid or 
100 milliliters of liquid contained in thi s food 
product do not exceed 4 Kcal 
Protein  Nutritional content s of every 100 grams of solid or 
100 milliliters of liquid contained in this food 
product do not exceed 0.5 grams  Fat 
Carbohydrate  
Sodium  Nutritional content s of every 100 grams of solid or 
100 milliliters of liquid contained in this food 
product do not exceed 5 milli grams  
Saturated  fats Nutritional content s of every 100 grams of solid or 
100 milliliters of liquid contained in this food 
product do not exceed 0.1 grams  
Trans fats  Total f at content for 100 grams /milliliter  of the food 
product does not exceed 1.0 grams; or  
Trans fat content per 100 grams /milliliter  of th e 
food product does not exceed 0.3 grams  
Sugar  Nutritional contents of every 100 grams of solid or 
100 milliliters of liq uid contained in this food 
product do not exceed 0.5 grams   14 Appendix  3 Range of allowable error  for nutrition labeling values  
 
Appendix  4  Range of allowable error for nutrition labeling values of  
infant formula and follow -up infant formula  
 
Items  Range of allowable 
error  Note  
Protein, Carbohydrate, Energy, 
Fats, Watera, and Ash  80%-120% of the 
labeled value  aFor powdered 
infant formula  
and follow -up 
infant formula  
on the market, 
the range of 
allowable error 
of water content 
shall be  120% 
of the labeled 
value.  Saturated fats, Trans fats, 
Cholesterol , and Sugars  120% of the 
labeled value  
Vitamins  Vitami n A, Vitamin 
D, Vitamin E, and 
Vitamin K  80%-180% of the 
labeled value  
Vitamin B 1, Vitamin 
B2, Niacin, and 
Vitamin B 6 80%-250% of the 
labeled value  
Vitamin C, 
VitaminB 12, Folic 
acid, Pantothenic 
acid, and Biotin  80%-300% of the 
labeled value  
Minera ls  Sodium, Potassium, 
Chlorine, 
Calcium, Phosphorus , 
and Magnesium  80%-150% of the 
labeled value  
Iron, Zinc, Copper, 
Manganese , 
Selenium, and Iodine  80%-200% of the 
labeled value  Items   Range of allowable error  
Proteins and Carbohydrates  80%-120% of the labeled value  
Calories , Fats, Saturated fat s, Trans fats, 
Cholesterol s, Sodium, and Sugars  120% of the labeled value  
 
Amino acids  
Vitamins (excluding Vitamins A and D)  
 
Minerals (excluding sodium)  
 
Dietary fiber  
 
Other nutrients labeled  voluntarily   80% of the labeled value  
Vitamins A and D  80%-180% o f the labeled value   15 Amino acids , Poly/Mono 
unsaturated fat , Dietary fiber, 
Choline, Myo -Inositol, 
and L -Carnitine  80%-300% of the 
labeled value  
Other nutrients   80% of the 
labeled value  The upper level 
of the range of 
allowable error 
shall not exceed 
the maximum 
level  in 
manufacturer’ s 
specifications . 
Appendix 5  Range of allowable error for  nutrition labeling values of 
formula for c ertain disease  
 
Items  Range of allowable error  
Protein, Carbohydrate, Energy, and Fat s 80%-120% of the labeled 
value  
Saturated fat s, Trans  fats, Cholesterol , 
Sodium, S ugars and Lactose   120% of the labeled valu e 
Amino acids , 
Poly/Mono unsaturated fat s, 
Vitamins (excluding Vitamins A and D) , 
Minerals (excluding sodium) , and Dietary 
fiber   80% of the labeled value  
Vitamins A and D  80%-180% of the labeled 
value  
Other nutrients   80% of the labeled value