Draft of the Standard of the Format and Covering Items on 
Nutrition Labeling for Prepackaged Foods  


Article I. This standard is establis hed under the provisions of Item 2 of 
Article 22 of the  Act Governing Food Sanitation.
Article II. The terms used in this  standard are defined as follows: 
1. Trans fats: all the geometrical isomers of 
monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids having 
non-conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds in the trans 
configuration. 
2. Carbohydrates: namely saccharides; the sum of 
carbohydrates. 
3. Sugars: the sum of all free mono and disaccharides .
4. Dietary fibers: lignin and edible carbohydrate polymers 
with three or more mono meric units, which are not 
hydrolysed or absorbed by the endogenous enzymes in the small intestine of humans. 
5. Nutrition claims: any representation which states, suggests 
or implies that a food product has particular calorie  or 
nutrition properties .  2
Article III. The nutrition labeling for a packaged food on the market shall 
provide the following information refer to Appendix 1 
formatting shown at a conspicuous place of the outer package or 
container of the product.
 
1. Title of the  “Nutrition Facts”
2. Contents of energy .
3. Contents of  protein.
4. Contents of  fat, saturated fa ts, and trans fats. 
5. Contents of  carbohydrates and sugar. 
6. Contents of  sodium.
7. Contents of other nutrients de clared in the nutrition claim 
8. Contents of other nutrients labeled voluntarily by the 
manufacturer. 
Dietary fiber labeled voluntarily by the manufacturer can be 
labeled under carbohydrates ite m, indent and after sugar item. 
Cholesterol can be labeled under fa t item, indent and after trans-fat 
item.  

Article IV . Caloric and nutritional content labeling for packaged foods on  3the market  shall be processed under the following provisions: 
1. Use “per one serving (or per serving)” and “per 100 grams 
(or milliliter)” for labeling, and the number of servings 
contained in each package of the product shall also be 
specified ; or
2. Use “per one serving (or per serving)” and the provided 
“daily percentage of refere nce value” for labeling, and the 
number of servings c ontained in each pack age 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  set. For products without a 
set daily nutrient intake refe rence value, the “*” symbol 
shall precede the daily percentage reference value line and 
clearly note “*Reference value not set.” 
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 Cl ause 2 in the preceding item. 
Article V . The weight (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 th e form of tablets and capsules  4(excluding candy foods) shall be labeled as recommended 
amount (shall be an integer). 
 
Article VI. Measure units for prep ackaged food nutrition labeling shall 
conform to the following regulations: 
1. Solid (semi-solid) shall be e xpressed in grams; liquid shall 
be expressed in milliliters. 
2. Caloric value is expressed in kilocalories (Kcal). 
3. Proteins, fats, fatty acids, carbohydrates, sugars, dietary 
fibers, and sugar alcohols are expressed in grams. 
4. Sodium, cholesterols, and amino acids are expressed in 
milligrams. 
5. Vitamins and minerals units  shall refer to Appendix 2. 
6. Other nutritional values are expressed using universal units. 
Article VII. Daily caloric and other  nutrient  intake reference values shall 
be labeled accordi ng to Appendix 2. 
Article VIII. The nutrient contents of energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, 
sodium, saturated fats, trans fats  and sugars may be labeled as 
"0" if it meets the criteria in Appendix 3. 
Article IX. Data formatting of prep ackaged food nutrition labeling units  5shall conform to the following regulations:
1. Each package shall label the serving number, daily 
percentage reference value, and sodium content in whole 
integers. 
2. Each quantity, caloric, protein,  amino acid, fat, fatty acid, 
cholesterol, carbohydrate, suga r, dietary fiber, and sugar 
alcohol value shall be labele d using whole integers or 
integers with one decimal point. 
3. Labels for vitamins and mi nerals shall not exceed three 
significant figures. 
4. Data formatting shall refer to  the Chinese National Standard 
CNS2925 “Practices for Designating Significant Places in 
Specific Limiting Values” 
Article X The values on the nutritional labels of prepackaged foods must 
be derived from actual test analysis or calculations, and the 
range of allowable error shall m eet the criteria in Appendix 4. 
If the characteristics of specific nutrient content of foods may 
change with time, the variation of the nutrients can be annotated.
 
 
Article XI The caloric calculation methods for nutritional labels of  6prepackaged foods shall confor m to the following regulations: 
1. Protein calories are calcul ated at 4 Kcal per gram. 
2. Fat calories are calcula ted at 9 Kcal per gram. 
3. Carbohydrate calories are calcu lated at 4 Kcal per gram, 
except for carbohydrates in diet ary fiber labeling, in which 
calories are calculated at 2 Kcal per gram. 
4. Calories for erythritol labeli ng are calculated at 0 Kcal per 
gram. Calories for other sugar alcohol labeling 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 ca lculated at 7 Kcal per gram. 
The content of above-mentioned nutrients shall be labeled 
under sodium item of the nutrition labeling. 
Article XII. This standard shall not apply to prepackaged foods such as 
prepackaged vitamins or mine ral category tablets/capsules, 
and ready-to-eat foods. Special dietary foods shall apply to 
this standard and “ the Standard of the Format and Covering 
Items on Nutrition Labeling for Prepackaged Special Dietary 
Foods”. The formatting and the range of allowable error of 
prepackaged special dietary foods shall be followed “ the 
Standard of the Format and Covering Items on  7Nutrition Labeling for Prepackaged Special Dietary Foods”.  
Article XIII. The implementation da te for this standard shall be 
implemented from July 1, 2015.  
 Appendix 1 Nutrition labeling form at (1) for prepackaged foods 
 
 Nutrition Facts 
Per serving  gram s (or milliliters) 
 
This package contains  serving(s) 
                   E ach serving               P er 100 grams 
or per 100 m illiliters 
Calories               Kcal                        Kcal
 
Proteins                 g                           g  
 
Fats                    g                           g  
 
 Saturated fats            g                          g  
  
Trans fats               g                          g  
 
Carbohydrates            g                         g 
 
Sugars                  g                           g  
 
Sodium                m g                        m g 
 
Claims               g , mg, or µg               g , mg, or µg 
nutri tional  content 
 
Other                g , mg, or µg               g , mg, or µg 
nutri tional  contents  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 9Note: Nutrition labeling on surf ace areas smaller than 100 cm2 may 
conform to the following format, placing labels at a prominent place on the 
package container: 

Nutrition Facts 
Per serving´ grams (or milliliters), this package contains ´serving(s). Per 
serving (per 100g or 100 mL): Calories´Kcal (´Kcal), Protein ´g (´
g),Fats´g (´g), Saturated fats ´g (´g), Trans fats ´g (´g), 
Carbohydrate ´g (´ g), Sugars ´g (´g), Sodium ´mg (´mg), Claims 
nutritional content (% or ),other nutritional content (% or *).  
 Reference value not set. 









Appendix 1 Nutrition labeling form at (2) for prepackaged foods
 Nutrition Facts  
One serving contain s gram s (mL), 1 piece, tablet,  or grain, 1 pack, 1 spoo n, etc. 

This package contains    serving(s)  
                   E ach serving              D aily percentage 
reference value
(%) 
Calories               Kcal                          %
 
Proteins                 g                           %  
 
Fats                    g                           %  
 
 Saturated fats            g                           %  
  
Trans fats               g                           *  
 
Carbohydrates            g                         % 
 
Sugars                  g                           *  
 
Sodium                m g                         %  
 
Claims               g , mg, or µg                 %  or * 
nutri tional  content 
 
Other                g , mg, or µg                  %  or * 
nutri tional  content 
  
Daily reference value: 2000 Kcal of cal ories, 60 gram s of prot ein, 60 gram s 
of fat, 18 gram s of saturated fa ts, 300 gram s of carbohydrates, 2000 
milligram s of sodium , reported daily nut ritional reference values, and other 
daily nutri tional reference values 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Note: Nutrition labeling on surf ace areas smaller than 100 cm2 may 
conform to the following format, placing labels at a prominent place on the 
package container: 

Nutrition Facts 
Per serving´ grams (or milliliters), 1 pi ece, tablet, or grain , 1 pack, 1 
spoon, etc.  This package contains ´serving(s). Per serving  (Daily 
percentage reference value): Calories´Kcal (´Kcal), Protein ´g (´g), 
Fats´g (´g), Saturated fats ´g (´g), Trans fats ´g (´g), Carbohydrate
´g (´g), Sugars ´g (´g), Sodium ´mg (´mg), Claims nutritional 
content (% or ), other nutritional content (% or *).  
 Reference value not set. 
 Appendix 2 Daily caloric  and other nutritional in take reference values 
Appropriate for 
Items Over 4 years 
old Between 1 and 
3 years old  Pregnant or 
nursi ng mothers
Caloric V alue 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 m g 2000 m g 
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 m g 0.6 m g 1.1 m g 
Vitamin B 2 1.6 m g 0.7 m g 1.2 m g 
Vitamin B 6 1.6 m g 0.5 m g 1.9 m g 
Vitamin B 12 2.4 µg 0.9 µg 2.6 µg 
Vitamin C 100 m g 40 m g 110 m g 
Vitamin D 10 µg 5 µg 10 µg 

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Appropriate for  
Items Over 4 years 
old Between 1 
and 3 years 
old Pregnant or 
nursi ng mothers
Vitamin E(2)13 m g α-TE 5 mg α-TE 14 m g α-TE 
Vitamin K 120 µg 30 µg 90 µg 
Niacin 18 m g NE 9 mg NE 16 m g NE 
Folic acid 400 µg 170 µg 600 µg 
Pantotheni c acid 5 mg 2 mg 6 mg 
Biotin 30 µg 9 µg 30 µg 
Choline 500 m g 180 m g 410 m g 
Calcium  1200 m g 500 m g 1000 m g 
Phosphorus 1000 m g 400 m g 800 m g 
Iron 15 m g 10 m g 45 m g 
Iodine 140 µg 65 µg 200 µg 
Magnesium  390 m g 80 m g 355 m g 
Zinc 15 m g 5 mg 15 m g 
Fluorine 3 mg 0.7 m g 3 mg 
Selenium 55 µg 20 µg 60 µg 
Referen ce value no t set.
Annotation 1: RE is Retinol Equivalent. 
1 µg RE=1 µg Retinol=6 µg β-Carotene 
Annotation 2: α-TE is α-Tocopherol Equi valent. 
1 mg α-TE =1 mg α-Tocopherol
 13 14Appendix 3 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 this food 
product do not exceed 4 Kcal 
Protein 
Fat 
CarbohydrateNutritional contents of every 100 grams of solid or 100 milliliters of liquid contained in this food 
product do not exceed 0.5 grams 
Sodium Nutritional contents of every 100 grams of solid or 
100 milliliters of liquid contained in this food product do not exceed 5 milligrams 
Saturated fatsNutritional contents of every 100 grams of solid or 100 milliliters of liquid contained in this food 
product do not exceed 0.1 grams 
Trans fatsTotal fat content for 100 grams of the food product does not exceed 1.0 grams; or 
Trans fat content per 100 grams of  the food 
product does not exceed 0.3 grams 
Sugar Nutritional contents of every 100 grams of solid or 100 milliliters of liquid contained in this food 
product do not exceed 0.5 grams 
Cholesterol Nutritional contents of every 100 grams of solid 
contained in this food product do not exceed 5 
milligrams (The saturated fatty acid shall not be more 
than 1.5 grams, and the amount of energy of that shall 
not be more than 10% of total energy of the food.); or
Nutritional contents of ever y 100 milliliters of liquid 
contained in this food product do not exceed 5 milligrams (The saturated fatty acid shall not be more 
than 0.75 grams, and the amount of energy of that 
shall not be more than 10% of total energy of the food.) Appendix 4 Range of allowable e rror for nutri tion l abeling values 
Items  Range of allowable error 
Proteins and Carbohydrates 80%-120% of the labeled 
value 
Calories , Fats, Saturated fats, T rans 
fats, Cholesterols, Sodium , and 
Sugars ≤ 120% of the labeled 
value 
 
Amino acids
Vitamins (excluding Vitamins A and D) 
 
Minerals (excluding sodium ) 
 
Dietary fiber≥ 80% of the labeled 
value 
Vitamins A and D 80%-180% of the labeled 
value 









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