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 TECHNICAL  COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION  
The following organizations were represented on the Technical Committee:  
Ministry of Agriculture Livestock Fisheries & Cooperatives  
Ministry of Health ―Depart of Non Communicable Diseases  
Ministry of Health ―Division of Nutrition and Dietetics  
Ministry of Health ― Division of Food Safety  
Competition Authority of Kenya  
Machakos County  - Office of the Country Nutrition Coordinator  
Homabay County -  Office of the Country Nutrition Coordinator  
Nairobi Metropolitan Services -  (Kamkunj i Health Services ) 
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute  
Jomo  Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology  
Technical University of Kenya  
National Public Health Laboratories  
Africa Population and Health Research Centre  
Consumer downtown association  
Consumer Information Network  
Brava Food  
KAPA oil refineries  
Darfords Industries  
Kenafric Industries Ltd . 
Nestle Kenya Ltd. 
Jungle Nuts Ltd . 
Golden Africa  
Bidco Africa Ltd . 
Capwell Industries Ltd . 
Kenya Association of Manufacturers  
Coca -Cola CEWA Ltd . 
Unga Ltd . 
Nestle Kenya Ltd.  
Weetabix East Africa Ltd. 
KAPA oil refineries  
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 Foreword  
This Standard was prepared by the Food Labelling Technical  Committee  under the guidance of the Standards 
Projects Committee, and it is in accordance with the procedures of the Kenya Bureau of Standards  
This standard is intended to supplement KS EAS 38, KS EAS 803, KS EAS 804 and KS EAS 805 in providing 
guidance in applicat ion of front -of-pack nutrition labelling, as a tool to facilitate the consumer’s choice and create 
demand for healthier food options of food and allowing consumers to correctly and easily identify products that 
contain high recommended amount of total suga rs, total fats, saturated fats and sodium in line with national 
health and nutrition policies. The aim of the standard is to reduce the demand for and offer/availability for (of) 
products that contain high amounts of total sugars, total fats, saturated fat s and sodium. This will promote 
purchase and consumption of healthy foods thus halt and reverse trends the rising burden of diet  related NCDs 
in line with the strategic objective 2 of  the Kenya Health Policy, 2014 – 2030.  It will also encourage industries 
to voluntarily reformulate their products in such a way that they produce healthier processed products thus 
contributing to overall health of the population.  
During the preparation of this standard, reference was made to the following documents:  
KS EAS 38,  Labelling of Pre-packaged  foods ― General Requirements  
KS EAS 803, Nutrition Labelling ― Requirements  
KS EAS 804, Claims ― Requirements  
KS EAS 805, Nutrition and Health Claims ― Requirements  
Kenya Nutrition Profile Model  
National healthy diets and physica l activity guidelines   
Kenya National Strategy for Prevention and Control on NCDs  
Kenya Health  Policy , 2014 - 2030  
National F ood and N utrition  Security P olicy, Sessional Paper  No. 1 of 2012  
National Food and Nutrition Security Policy implementation framework, 2017 – 2022  
Codex guidelines for front of the pack nutrition labelling  
Kenya National Nutrition Action Plan, 2018 -2022  
CXS 1 - 1985, General Standard for the Labelling of Pre-packaged  Foods  
WHO guiding principles and framework manual front of the pack labelling for promoting healthy diets  
Acknowledgement is hereby made for the assistance derived from these sources . 
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  Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  iv 
Introduction  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  vi 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  2 
4 Principles  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 3 
5 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................  3 
6 Other requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  5 
7 Use of front of the pack labelling other than on Pre -packaged product  ................................  6 
8 Specific prohibition  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  6 
Annex  A (normative)  [Food Categorization  ................................ ................................ ...........................  7 
Bibliography  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  9 
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 Introduction  
Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) constitute one of the major global challenges for development in the 21st 
century. NCDs contribute to about 41 million deaths per year, equivalent to 71 % of all global deaths. Out of 
these deaths, 15 million are premature deaths occurring in low - and middle -income countries among persons 
aged between 30 to 69 years, which is a great loss in human capital. The main chronic diseases contributing to 
the NCD deaths include cardiovascular diseases (CVD), cancers, diabetes, and r espiratory diseases. Diet 
related Non communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, stroke, heart 
attack), diabetes and cancers are rapidly increasing in both children and adults thus becoming a critical public 
health problem in Kenya, accounting for 42.8  % of all deaths.  
Kenya is experiencing a triple burden of malnutrition with co -existence of undernutrition, over nutrition and 
micronutrient deficiencies. Of great concern is the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity (ke y biological 
risk factors fo r NCDs) which is currently at 27.9  percent among adults 18  - 69 years and is higher among women 
at 38.5 %. The prevalence of overweight among girls age 5 – 19 years increased from 12.5 % in 2010 to 18.4 
percent and 4.4 percent t o 7.5 percent of boys of the same age.(Global Nutrition report 2021)  Additionally, the 
rising prevalence of NCDs is a major public health concern and a hindrance to long term national economic 
growth, accounting for 39 percent of all deaths and 55  % of al l hospital admissions in the country  (NCD strategic 
plan 2021/22 – 2025/26)    
Overweight  and obesity are major risk factors for the increasing burden of NCDs. The prevalence of overweight 
and obesity in Kenya is 38.5  % in women and 17.54 in men  respectivel y. Over consumption of unhealthy diets 
such as  those containing pre-packaged food products  high in fat, sugar, salt and energy for long periods of time 
is associated with overweight, obesity and diet related non communicable diseases.  
Labelling of Pre-packaged  food products should provide necessary information to enable consumers to make 
informed and independent healthy choices on pre -packaged products. This is consistent with requirements of 
the Constitution of Kenya 2010 Bills of Rights under Article 46 (b) that states that ´ Consumers have the right to 
the information necessary for them to gain full benefit from goods and services’  and that  ‘every person has a 
right to the highest attainable standard of health’ (Article 43(1)(a)) . In addition, the Food, Drugs and Chemical 
Substances Act (Cap 254) provides provisions for packaging and labelling of products including food. To 
contr ibute to realization of these  constitutional rights and duties  especially in regard to pre -packaged food  
products, Kenya developed and implements four labelling standards which are based on International Standards 
such as Codex and best international practices. The four mandatory standards are:  
a) KS EAS 38: Labeling of Pre-packaged  foods ― General requirements ; 
b) KS EAS 803: Nutrition labelling — Requirements ; 
c) KS EAS 804: Claims — General requirements ; and  
d) KS EAS 805: Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements .  
KS EAS 803 in particular provides mandatory nutrition labelling requirements in order to empowe r the 
consumers make informed nutrition decisions in relation to pre -packaged food products available to the market 
and make healthier food choices.  
Despite the implementation of these food labelling standards, consumption  of unhealthy products has continu ed 
to increase over the years due to inadequate capacity of consumers to interpret  the current nutrition labels. 
Therefore, there is need to develop a simple clear way to enable consumers make healthy food choices . Front 
of pack nutrition labelling (FOPNL)  is as an important tool designed to enhance consumer’s ability to make 
informed healthy choices as one of the key strategies for controlling and reducing the burden of NCDS, in line 
with the objective two of the Kenya Health Policy 2014 -2030, National Foo d and Nutrition Security Policy (2012) 
and the Kenya Nutrition Action plan (2018 -2022) .  
According to the Ministry of Health, the purpose of the FOPNL is to protect public health by contributing to the 
control and reduction of the burden of overweight, obe sity and diet -related non -communicable diseases in 
Kenya. This will be achieved through    
 Provision of a simple, easy to identify, relevant and readily understood nutrition information on pre -
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   Facilitation of consumer awareness and understanding of healthy foods  
 Reducing demand for of foods high in fat s, sugars and salt  
 Prevention of labelling in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an 
erroneous impression regarding product character in any respect  
 Incentivize reformulation of food products by manufacturers to reduce fat s, sugar s and salt in pre -
packaged food products.  
FOPNL is one of the components of nutrition labelling which a country may choose, to inform its population on 
nutritional properties of pre -packaged food products, as provided for in KS EAS 803. Therefore, the government 
in its effort to ensure the population is provided with necessary nutritional information about pre -packaged food 
products to allow consumers to make informed food choi ces which can contribute to achieving the highest 
attainable standard of health, made the decision to develop a FOPNL for application to Pre-packaged  food 
products in accordance with this standard. This standard was developed in accordance with principles outlined 
in the [Codex Guidelines for front of the pack nutrition labelling] and WHO Guiding principles and framework 
manual for front -of-pack labelling for promoting healthy diet.  
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 Front of pack nutrition labelling — Requirements  
1 Scope  
1.1 This D raft Kenya standard specifies the requirements of the  application of  front of pack nutrition labelling 
to pre-packaged food products related to the content of , total fat, saturated fats,  total sugars and sodium . 
1.2 This standard also applies where simplified nutrition information is displayed near the food (e.g. shelf -tags 
or food service), for unpackaged foods or for foods sold via online (e.g. information available at point of purchase  
on websites).  
1.3 This draft standard does not apply to the following products :  
a) Pre-packaged food products specifically manufactured for infants and young children, such as infant 
and follow -up formula  as covered in KS EAS 4  part 1 and part 2  (Infant for mula), KS Codex Stan 156 
(Follow -up formula)  
b) Pre-packaged  foods covered by KS CODEX STAN 146 (Standard for Labelling of and Claims for 
Foods for Special Medical Purposes)  
c) Prepacked foods covered in KS EAS 72 , Processed cereal -based foods for infants and yo ung children 
— Specification  
d) Vitamin and mineral food supplements  as covered in KS EAS 797, Vitamin and mineral food 
supplements – Requirements  
e) Food supplements covered in KS EAS 798, Lipid food supplements – Requirements  
f) Pre-packaged food products for s pecial medical purposes  
g) Pre-packaged food products for special dietary uses  
h) Pre-packaged food products with very low nutrition al contributions, such as herbs and  spices  
(including mixture thereof) , plain tea, plain coffee and condiments  
i) Pre-packaged food products in small units  as defined in clause 3  
j) Alcoholic beverages  
k) Single ingredient  products  which does not contain total  fat, saturated fats, total sugars and sodium  
2 Normative references  
The following referenced documents referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content 
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated 
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any am endments) applies.  
Food Drugs and Chemicals Substances Act, Cap , 254 of LoK  
KS EAS 4 -1, Infant formula — Specification — Part 1: Formula for normal nutritional use  
KS EAS 4 -2, Infant formula — Specification — Part 2: Formula for special medical purposes  
KS E AS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
KS EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
KS Codex Stan 156, Standard for f ollow -up formula  DKS 2955:2021  
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 3 Terms and definitions  
For the purposes of this  document , the following terms and definitions apply  
3.1 
endorsement  
claim or mark awarded to a product for promotional purposes other than regulation  
Note 1 :  Endorsement is in the context of sodium, total fat, total sugars and saturated fats in the context of FOPNL  
3.2 
food  
substance, whether processed, semi -processed or raw, which is intended for human consumption, and includes 
drinks, chewing gum and any substance which has been used in the manufacture, preparation or treatment of 
“food” but does not include cosmetics or tobacco or substances  used only as drugs  
3.3 
food catego rization  
classification of pre-packaged  foods in group of similar or related products for purposes of application of front 
of pack nutrition labelling  
3.2 
pre-packaged food products  
packaged or made up in advance in a con tainer, ready for offer to the consumer, or for catering purposes  
3.3 
infant  
child from birth up to the age of 12 months  
3.4 
young child  
child from 12 mo nths to 36 months of age  
3.5 
salt 
sodium chloride  
3.6 
front of pack  
main display area of a package, being  the total area of the surface (or surfaces) that is displayed or visible under 
customary conditions of retail sale or use  
Note 1 to entry : This is the same area of vision where the brand name is displayed on a label  
3.7 
front of pack nutrition labell ing (FOPNL)  
application of simplified supplementary nutrition information in form of a symbol  on the front of the pack on a 
Pre-packaged  food product label to guide a consumer make quick, accurate and informed choice about the  
nutritional value of the product. 
3.8 
small units  
pre-packaged foods where the largest surface area is less than 10  cm2  
3.9 
re-labelling  
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statutory marks  
all marks granted to Pre-packaged  food processor to demonstrate or indicate compliance to a particular law, 
regulation o r Kenya Standard.  
3.11 
symbol  
mark to indicate compliance of a product to the nutrient requirements in compliance to front of the pack nutrition 
labelling  
3.12 
thresholds  
maximum nutrient limits that defines and provides for use of symbol in front of the pack nutrition labelling  
Note 1 to entry . The thresholds established in this standard applies only for  purposes of  Front of Pack Nutriti on 
Labelling and do not supersede , substitute  or replace  the requirements  and or limits  for safety and quality as 
provided in specific law  (s), regulation (s) or Kenya Standard  (s) 
Note 2 to entry . A noncompliance  to the thresholds provided in this standard  does not constitute any safety and 
quality concern and may not be used as a basis of rejecting or accepting a product by a regulator   
Note 3 to entry . Where a front of pack nutrition labelling symbol  is used , the product (s) shall fully comply with 
the requirements established in this standard contrary to which should be in contravention of principle  4.1 of 
this standard as well as the principles outlined in KS EAS 38  and provisions of food labelling in Cap 254 of LoK . 
3.13 
total sug ar 
both added  and intrin sic sugar s in a product  
4 Principles  
4.1 Pre-packaged  food shall not be described or presented on any label or in any labelling in a manner that 
is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character in any 
respect  
4.2 Pre-packaged  food shall not be described  or presented on any label or in any labelling by words, pictorial 
or other devices which refer to or are suggestive either directly or indirectly, of any other product with which 
such food might be confused, or in such a manner as to lead the purchaser or  consumer to suppose that the 
food is connected with such other product.  
4.3 Front of pack nutrition labelling shall 
a) provid e supplementary information in addition to nutrient declaration  to increase the consumer’s 
understanding of the nutritional value of their food;  
b) assist consumers to easily  and correctly identify foods high amounts of total sugars, total fats, 
saturated fats and sodium  through applying simple, easily recognizable labels to encourage healthier 
food choices at the point of purchase; and  
c) encouraging formulation of healthier food options.  
5 Requirements  
5.1 General requirements  
5.1.1 The product shall comply with the safety and quality requirements of the relevant product specification 
standard.  DKS 2955:2021  
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 5.1.2 The label shall comply  with the labelling requirements as specified in  KS EAS 38  and relevant provision 
provided in Cap 254 of LoK and any other relevant statutory requirement . 
5.1.3 The symbol for front of pack nutrition labelling shall be placed on the front of the pack in th e same area 
of vision as the product’s brand and name of the product on the label  
5.1.4 A product that does not qualify for symbol indicating compliance to the thresholds given  in Table 1 shall 
not carry any other form of product endorsement except statuto ry marks/logos for safety and quality . 
5.1.5 Front of pack nutrition labels on pre-packaged  foods shall appear on packaging in such a manner that 
the label will not become separated from the container  
NOTE : The use of stickers is allowed for this case  
5.1.6 A food product shall be classified in one of th e food category as provided in Annex A of this standard  
5.1.7 Any information required to appear on a front of the pack nutrition label by virtue of this standard shall 
be clear, prominent, indelible and rea dily legible by the consumer under normal conditions of purchase and use  
5.2 Specific requirements  
5.2.1 The product shall carry mandatory nutrient declaration  per 100  g or 100 ml  of the product  for: 
a) energy value /content;  
b) available carbohydrate (that is, d ietary carbohydrate excluding dietary fibre),  
c) total sugars  
d) amounts of protein;  
e) total fat; 
f) saturated fat; and  
g) sodium . 
5.2.2  A Pre-packaged  food product label shall carry  the carry the appropriate symbol for each nutrient  based 
on the  threshold established in Table 1  
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 Table 1: Nutrient  thresholds limits for Pre-packaged  food products.   
FC Food category name  Nutrient Threshold per 100  g 
max.  
Total fat  Saturated  
Fat Total 
Sugar  Sodium  
1 Confectionaries  
Chocolates (consider fat based on specification, 
consider saturated #total)  
Sugar confectioneries  
Flour confectioneries (move bakery wares ) 7 2.3 5.3 NA 
2 Bakery wares  8.3 2.8 6.3 0.25 
3.1 Breakfast cereals  11 3.7 8.3 0.33 
3.2 Pasta and noodles and like products, rice and grains  20 6.7 NA 0.32 
4.1 Ready to eat savoury snacks Potato, cereal or starch -
based  7 2.3 5.3 0.21 
4.2 Processed nuts and edible seeds  NA NA NA 0.21 
5.1 Fruit    and    vegetable drinks  NA NA 10 0.05 
5.2 Fruits and vegetables Juices  NA NA 14 0.05 
5.3 Water - based flavoured and unflavoured drink   NA NA 10 0.05 
5.4 Coffee premixes, Tea premixes and Cocoa premixes  
(as consumed - RTD)  NA NA 8 0.05 
5.5 Cereal, legumes, grain, tree nut -based beverage  (as 
consumed - RTD)  NA NA 8 0.02 
6 Composite foods  11.6 3.9 8.8 0.35 
7 [Butter and fat emulsions  NA 23b NA 0.63 
8 Processed Meat, fish and poultry products  8 3 NA 0.40 
9.1 Processed fruits, vegetables, and legume excluding 
juices and drinks  8 3 NA 0.4 
9.2 Solid -form soybean products  (as consumed - RTD)  8 2.7 NA NA 
10 Sauces, dips, other seasonings, soups and dressings  8 2.7 NA 0.35 
11.1 Milk and dairy based drinks  (as consumed - RTD)  4 1.3 8 0.05 
 
11.2 Frozen dairy -based desserts and edible ices  6 2 12 0.1 
11.3 Other dairy based desserts  4 1.3 8.8 0.1 
11.4 Cheese and analogues  22 7.3 NA 0.5 
a  Not Applicable  
b  For margarine, the threshold shall be 36g/100g.  
 
6 Other requirements  
6.1 FoPNL  is a voluntary standard that  shall only be provided in addition to, and not in place of, the nutrient 
declaration.  DKS 2955:2021  
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 6.2 In the case of either relabelling or a supplementary label  the requirements for front of pack nutrition 
labelling in the label shall fully and accurately reflect tha t of the original label  
7 Use of front of the pack labelling other than on pre-packaged  product  
7.1  Front of the pack labelling may be used to avail to consumers simplified nutrition information by displaying 
front of the pack label near the Pre-packaged  foods by use of tools such as shelf -tags, for unpackaged foods or 
for foods sold via online such as information available at point of purchase on websites  
7.2  Where 7 .1 has been used, the management of the store and owner brand owner, where applicable, of  
the product(s) where the tag is displayed shall bear responsibility of the compliance of the label to the thresholds 
established in this standard  
7.3  All the Pre-packaged  food products placed in close proximity to or covered by the tag, shall carry on their 
label the mandatory nutrient declaration as indicated in clause 5.2.1 of this standard.  
8 Specific prohibition  
Front of the pack label shall not be used on alcoholic be verage labels neither used to promote, advertise, market  
or displayed where alcoholic beverages are availed to consumers .  DKS 2955:2021  
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 Annex  A 
(normative)  
 
[Food categorization  
FC Food category name  Food category description  
1 Confectionaries  Cocoa/Chocolate bars (including milk, dark and white chocolate) 
chocolate spread, imitations and chocolate substitutes, granola 
and muesli bars, table sugars, flour -based confectionaries, hard 
soft and chewy candy, chewing gum, caramels, soft jellied 
candies, marshmallow, swee t sauces, sweet desserts, creamy 
desserts, hard boiled sweets (such as lollipop  
2 Bakery wares - Includes   bread and ordinary bakery wares and for sweet, salty and savoury fine 
bakery wares  
2.1 Fine bakery wares  Pastries; croissants, Cakes, cookies, pies,  doughnuts, sweet 
rolls, muffins, macaroons, breakfast biscuits (such as chocolate -
covered biscuits), sweet pancake (ready –to-eat form), Buns with 
sweet fillings, Mandazi, chocolate pudding, plum pudding, bread 
pudding  
2.2 Breads and ordinary bakery 
ware  Bread and rolls, crackers, mixes for making bread and ordinary 
bakery wares, mixes for making pizza, savoury pancake, 
wraps/tortillas, bread with raisins, buns, bread with cereal, rusks  
3 Cereals and Cereal Products - Includes all ready -to-eat, instant, an d regular hot breakfast cereal 
products and pasta, noodle, and similar products.  
3.1 Breakfast cereals  Whole, broken or flaked grains of rice and other cereals, rice -
based, wheat -based or maize -based breakfast cereals of all 
flavours, oat meal, mueslis, rice cakes, porridge  
3.2 Pasta and noodles and like 
products, rice and grains  Fresh, precooked, or dried noodles and pastas and like products, 
rice paper, rice noodles, vermicelli made from wheat, tapioca, 
sago, brick paper etc. (sold as ready -to-eat) 
4 Ready -to-eat snack foods - Includes all types of savoury snack foods, processed edible nuts, animal 
protein snacks as well as any other snack that has been sweetened or flavoured with free sugars, 
honey or salt  
4.1 Ready to eat savoury snacks 
Potato, cereal or starch -based  Popcorn, other snacks made from rice, maize, wheat, potato, 
cassava, plantain (i.e. chips, crisps  
4.2 Processed nuts and edible 
seeds  Nuts, and mixed nuts (including with fruit content), edible seeds  
5 Beverages - Includes soft beverages excluding milk and milk products  
5.1 Fruit and vegetable drinks  Are beverages produced from purees, juices and concentrates of 
either, blended with water and sugar, honey, syrup and/or 
sweetener  
5.2 Fruits and vegetables Juices  100% fruit and vegetable juices prepared from fresh or 
reconstituted from concentrate, smoothies  
5.3 Water - based flavoured and 
unflavoured drink  Sport, energy drinks, electrolyte drinks, carbonated and non -
carbonated water -based flavoured drinks  
5.4 Coffee premixes, Tea premixes 
and Cocoa premixes  Instant and premixed coffee, coffee substitute, instant and 
premixed tea, herbal infusion to be prepared or in ready -to- drink 
form 
5.5 Cereal,  legumes, grain,  tree  
nut-based beverage  Cereal, grain and tree nut -based bev erages produced from the 
extracts of cereals, pulses and tree nuts  
6 Composite foods  Composite foods (Prepared foods, ready -made and convenience 
foods and composite dishes)  Mixtures  of mult iple  components  
(e.g.  meat, sauce, grain, cheese, vegetables).  These include  
foods that require  minimal preparation (heating, thawing, DKS 2955:2021  
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 rehydrating) or the ready -to- serve meal from restaurants. 
Examples: frozen and chilled ready meals, pizzas, lasagna, 
ready -made sandwiches.  
   
7 Butter and other fats and oils 
and fat emulsions  , lard, ghee, fish oils and other animal fats, butter, fat spreads . 
Examples:, fat blends, nuts spread (e.g. peanut butter)  
8 Processed Meat, fish and poultry products - Include Non -heat and heat treated whole pieces or cuts 
or comminuted meat, poultry and game that have been cured and dried or fermented  
8.1 Processed meat and poultry 
products  Non-heat and  heat  treated  whole  pieces  or  cuts  or commuted 
meat, poultry and game that have been cured and dried or 
fermented. Examples: smoked ham, salted dried meat, salami, 
sausage, bacon, corned beef, smoked duck,  canned  meats,  
chicken  nuggets,  beef  or  chicken patty, pork rind, liver pate  
8.2 Processed fish and seafood 
products  Canned tuna, canned sardines  
9 Fruits and Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes  and 
aloe vera)  
9.1 Processed fruits, vegetables, 
and legume excluding juices 
and drinks  Dried fruits, canned or bottled, jam, jellies, marmalades, packed 
in vinegar, oil or brine; pickled, candied, pulp, purees, topping, 
fermented, fillings,  cooked  forms  of  fruits  and  vegetables. 
Examples: fruits and vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine, dried 
coconut,  coconut  cream,  marmalade,  jams,  canned  fruits, 
vegetables  and  legumes,  dried  mushrooms,  preserved  or 
pickled fruits and vegetables, fermented vegetables  
9.2 Solid -form soybean products  Soybean -based    products,  soybean  curd  (tofu),  semi 
dehydrated  tofu,  dehydrated  tofu  (kori  tofu),  fe rmented 
soybeans  (natto),  other  soybean  protein  products  (soya 
nuggets and textured vegetable protein), soya based chunks and 
mince  
10 Sauces, dips, other 
seasonings, soups and 
dressings  Emulsified, non -emulsified mixes as concentrated, clear sauces   
and  like  products,  soybean -based  seasoning  and condiments. 
Examples: mayonnaise, salad dressing, onion dips, tomato 
ketchup, gravy, cheese sauce, cream sauce, bouillon  cubes,  
seasoning  powder,  fermented  and unfermented  soy  sauces,  
fish  sauc e,  sweet  chili  sauce, spaghetti sauce, BBQ sauces,  
11 Dairy Products and Analogues - includes all types of dairy products that are derived from the milk of 
any milking animal and water -based frozen desserts, confections and novelties, such as fruit sorbet, 
“Italian” -style ice, and flavoured ice.  
11.1 Milk and dairy based drinks  Are obtained from the processing of milk and may contain food 
additives and other ingredients functionally necessary for 
processing. Milk means milk from animals such as cows , goats, 
camels etc  
11.2 Frozen dairy -based desserts 
and edible ices  Ice cream, ice milk, frozen yoghurt, ice lollies and sorbets  
11.3 Other dairy based desserts  Dairy based products that have been curdled by fermentation, 
acid, enzyme, heat, etc. and flavoured with sugar and other 
ingredients. Examples are flavoured cream type yoghurt, jellied 
milk, butterscotch, chocolate mousse, puddings (including rice 
pudding, milk pudding), flan, custard  
11.4 Cheese and analogues  Unripe  or  ripened  cheese,  pro cessed  cheese,  cheese 
analogues,  that  can  be  classified  based  on  physical 
characteristics  as  hard  (e.g.  Parmesan),  semi -hard  (e.g. 
cheddar, edam), semi -soft and soft (e.g. mozzarella, ricotta) as 
well as serving style as sliced cheese, cream  cheeses, grated  or  
powdered  cheeses,  spreadable  cheeses,  cottage cheese, 
processed cheese  
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 Bibliography  
[1] Kenya Nutrient Profile Model    
[2] Afro Nutrient Profile Model  DKS 2955:2021    
 
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