Regulations on Nutrition Labelin g for Prepackaged Food Products  
 
1. This regulation is established under the provisions of Item 3 o f Article 
22 of the  Act Governing Food Sa fety and Sanitation. 
2. The terms used in this regula tion are defined as follows:  
(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) Carbohydrates: namely saccharides ; the sum of carbohydrates.  
(3) Sugars: the sum of all fr ee mono and disaccharides.  
(4) Dietary fibers: lignin and edible carbohydrate polymers with th ree 
or more monomeric 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.  
3. The nutrition labeling for a prepackaged food on the market shall 
provide the following information from top to bottom in tabular  f o r m  
orderly shown at a conspicuous place of the outer package or co ntainer 
of the product. 
(1) Title of the “Nutrition Facts” . 
(2) Per one serving (or per serving) and the number of servings 
contained in each package of the product . 
(3) “Per serving (or per one serving)”, “per 100 grams (or millilit ers)” 
or “per serving (or per one serving)”, “daily percentage refere nce 
value”. 
(4) Contents of calories.   2(5) Contents of protein.  
(6) Contents of fats, saturated fats  (or saturated fatty acids), an d trans 
fats (or trans fatty acids). 
(7) Contents of carbohydrates and sugar.  
(8) Contents of sodium.  
(9) Conformed to the definition of nutrition claim of Article 2 or 
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 dietary fiber, each sugar, sugar alcohol labeled 
voluntarily by the manufacturer  can be labeled behind carbohydr ates 
item, and after sugar item. Chole sterol, other fatty acids 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 f ully presented, it can be labele d in 
horizontal continuous form. 
If multiple prepackaged food or tas tes are commonly used in the  
same nutrient labeling, it can be combined. 
Nutrition labeling on surface areas smaller than 100 cm
2 can be 
labeled those nutrition informa tion sequentially in horizontal table form. 
4. Caloric and nutritional content labeling for pre packaged foods on the 
market  shall be labeled in Arabic numerals and processed under the 
following provisions: 
(1) Use “per one serving (or per serving)” and “per 100 grams (or 
milliliters)” 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 reference value” f or labeling, and the number of 
servings contained in each package of the product shall also be   3specified. Labels shall also be specified the daily nutrient in take 
reference value if the daily nutrient intake reference value ha s been 
set (exempted from the prepacka ged food surface areas smaller 
than 100 cm2). For products without a set daily nutrient intake 
reference value, the “*” symbol  shall precede the daily percent age 
reference value line and clearl y note “*Reference value not set .” 
Regarding the formatting of Clauses 1 and 2 in the preceding it em 
shall refer to Appendix 1. Infant foods and shall be labeled ac cording to 
the format of Clause 1 in the preceding item. Products in the f orm of 
tablets and capsules (excluding  candy foods) shall be labeled a ccording 
to the format of Clause 2 in the preceding item. 
5. The weight (quantity or volume) per serving of the various p ackaged 
food products shall consider every times consumption derived fr om 
domestic dietary habits and prepackaged food product type. Food  
products in the form of tablet s and capsules (excluding candy f oods) 
shall be labeled as recommended amount (shall be an integer). 
6. Measure units for prepackag ed food nutrition labeling shall be labelled 
the following regulations: 
(1) Solid (semi-solid) shall be expressed in grams (g); liquid shal l be 
expressed in milliliters (mL or ml). 
(2) Caloric value is expressed in  kilocalories (Kcal or kcal). 
(3) Proteins, fats, saturated fats (fatty acids), and trans fats (f atty acids), 
total mono or polyunsaturated fats (fatty acids), carbohydrates , 
sugars, dietary fibers, and suga r alcohols are expressed in gra ms 
(g). 
(4) Sodium, cholesterols, and amino acids are expressed in milligra ms 
(mg).  4(5) Vitamins and minerals units refer to Appendix 1. 
(6) Other nutritional values are exp ressed using the metric system or 
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 produ ct without 
nutrition claims requires re-hyd ration, the nutrition labeling can be in 
according to the content before or after re-hydration. The re-h ydration 
method shall be stated clearly  shown at the outer package. 
7. Daily caloric and other nutrient intake reference values sha ll be labeled 
according to Appendix 1. 
8. The nutrient contents of energy, protein, fats, carbohydrate , sodium, 
saturated fats (fatty acids), tra ns fats (fatty acids) and suga r s  m a y  b e  
labeled as "0" if it meets th e criteria in Appendix 2. 
9. Data formatting of prepackaged food nutrition labeling units  s h a l l  
conform to the following regulations: 
(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 lab eled using whole integers or in tegers 
with one decimal point. The amount of caloric or nutrients per 
serving can be labeled using in tegers with two decimal points w hen 
the amount of caloric or nutrients per 100 grams (or milliliter s) 
isn’t meet the criteria of labeling as "0".  
(2) The serving size (weight or capacity) can be labeled using inte gers 
with two decimal points when it is too small to present the rea l 
value if labeled using intege rs with one decimal points.   5(3) When an non-assembled prepackage d 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 formatting to whole integers.  
(4) Labels for vitamins and minerals  shall not exceed three signifi cant 
figures. 
(5) Data formatting shall refer to t he 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 m ust be 
derived from actual test analysis or calculations, and the rang e 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 annotat ed. 
11. The caloric calculation methods for nutritional labels of p repackaged 
foods shall conform to t he following regulations:  
(1) Protein calories are calcul ated at 4 Kcal per gram. 
(2) Fats (fatty acids) calories are calculated at 9 Kc al per gram. 
(3) Carbohydrate calories are calculated at 4 Kcal per gram, except  for 
carbohydrates in dietary fiber labeling, in which calories are 
calculated at 2 K cal per gram. 
(4) Calories for erythritol labeling are calculated at 0 Kcal per g ram. 
Calories for other sugar alcohol l abeling 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 p er gram. The content of sugar alcohol sha ll be 
stated clearly in the nutrition labeling format. The content of  
organic acid and alcohol (etha nol) shall be stated clearly. 
(5) Calories for each serving can be ca lculated from the calories v alues  6per 100 grams (or milliliters), or calculated from the calories  
values of protein, fats, and carbohydrates per 100 grams (or 
milliliters) by (1) to (4) role. 
12. This regulation shall not apply to prepackaged foods such a s 
prepackaged vitamins or minera l category tablets/capsules.  7 Appendix 1 Daily caloric and othe r nutritional intake referenc e values 
 Appropriate for  
Items  Over 4 years 
old Between 1 and 
3 years old  Pregnant or 
nursing mothers
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 mg 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  8*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. 
Annotation 4: The Chinese unit can  be expressed using the metri c system 
or their common symbols. Gra m can be expressed in “g”, Appropriate for  
Items  Over 4 years 
old 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 9 mg 16 mg 
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  9milligram can be expressed in  “mg”, and microgram can 
be expressed in “ g”. 
 
 
Appendix 2 Conditions for “0” lab eling 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 Nutritional contents 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 contents of every 100 grams of solid or 
100 milliliters of liquid contained in this food 
product do not exceed 5 milligrams 
Saturated fats Nutritional contents 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 fat content for 100 grams/milliliter of the food 
product does not exceed 1.0 grams; or  
Trans fat content per 100 grams/milliliter 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  10Appendix 3 Range of allowable e rror for nutrition labeling valu es 
 
   
    
 
 Items  Range of allowable error 
Proteins and Carbohydrates 80%-1 20% of the labeled value 
Calories, Fats, Saturated fats, Trans 
fats, Cholesterols, 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%  of the labeled value