Revised Draft of Regulation s on Nutrition Labeling for Prepackaged  
Food Products  
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 thi s regulation  are de fined as  follows:
(1) Trans fats (fatty acid s): 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 fiber s: lignin and edible carbohydrate polymers with three  
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 orm 
orderly shown at a conspicuous place of the outer package or container 
of the product . 
(1) Title of the “Nutrition Facts ”
(2) Per one serving  and the number of servings contained in each 
package of the product .
(3) Per serving , per 100 grams /milliliters  or per serving , daily 
percentage reference value . 
(4) Contents of calories .
(5) Contents of protein . 2 (6) Contents of fats (fatty acid s), saturated fat s (fatty acid s), and trans 
fats (fatty acid s). 
(7) Contents of carbohydrate s and sugar.
(8) Contents of sodium .
(9) Contents of other nutri ents declared in the “Regulations on 
Nutrition Claim for Prepackaged Food Products”  or conform ed to 
the definition of nutrition claim  of Article 2 . 
(10) Contents of other nutrients labeled voluntarily by the 
manufacturer.
Dietary  fiber labeled voluntarily by th e manufacturer can be 
labeled behind  carbohydrate s item, and after sugar item . Cholesterol , 
monounsaturated fats ( fatty acid s) and polyunsaturated fats ( fatty acid s) 
can be labeled behind  fat item, and after trans  fats (fatty acids)  item. 
Other nutrients l abeled voluntarily  by the manufacturer shall be labeled 
behind  sodium  item.  
If the vertical form can ’t be fully presented, it can be labeled in 
horizontal continuous form.  
If multiple prepackaged food or tastes are commonly used in the 
same nutrient labeli ng, it can be combined . 
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:  
(1) Use “per one serving (or per serving)” and “per 100 grams (or 
millilit ers)” 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” for labeling, and the number of 
servings conta ined in each package of the product shall also be 
specified.  Labels shall also be specified  the daily nutrient intake   3 reference value if the daily nutrient intake  reference value has been 
set. For products without a set daily nutrient intake  reference valu e, 
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 Appendix 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 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 the form of tablets and capsules (excluding candy foods) 
shall  be labeled as recommended amount  (shall be  an integer ). 
6. Measure units for prepackaged food  nutrition label ing shall be labelled 
in Chinese or using the metric system or their common symbols  and 
conform to the following regulations : 
(1) Solid (semi -solid) shall be expressed in grams ; liquid shall be  
expressed in milliliters  (mL or ml) . 
(2) Caloric value is expressed in kilocalories  (Kcal  or kcal ). 
(3) Protein s, fats (fatty acid s), saturated fat s (fatty acids) , and trans fat s 
(fatty acids) , unsaturated fats ( fatty acid s), carbohydrate s, sugar s, 
dietary fiber s, and sugar alcohol s are expressed in grams  (g). 
(4) Sodium , cholesterol s, and amino acid s are expressed in milligrams  
(mg) . 
(5) Vitamin s and mineral s units shall  refer to Appendix 1. 
(6) Other nutritional values are expressed using the metric system or  4 their common s ymbols . 
If product with nutrition claims requires re -hydration, the 
nutrition  labeling must comply with the content (per serving  or per 100 
milliliters ) after re -hydration. If product without nutrition claims requires 
re-hydration, the nutrition  labeling c an 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 nutrien t contents of energy, protein, fat s (fatty acids) , 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 labeli ng units shall 
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 volunt arily shall be labeled using whole integers or integers 
with one decimal point.  The amount  of caloric or nutrients  per 
serving  can be labeled using integers with two decimal points when 
the amount  of caloric  or nutrients  per 100 grams /milliliters  isn’t 
meet the criteria of labeling as "0" . 
(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 .  
(3) When an non assembled prepacka ged 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  5 data formatting to whole integers.  
(4) Label s for vitamins and minerals shall not exceed three signi ficant 
figures.  
(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 food s 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 an notated.  
11. The c aloric calculation methods for nutritional labels of prepackaged 
foods  shall conform to the following regulations :
(1) Protein calories are calculated at 4 Kcal  per gram.  
(2) Fats (fatty acids)  calories are calculated at 9 Kcal  per gram.  
(3) Carbohyd rate calories are calculated at  4 Kcal per gram, except for 
carbohydrates in dietary fiber labeling, in which calories are 
calculated at 2 Kcal per gram.  
(4) Calories for erythritol labeling 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 
calculated at 7 Kcal per gram.  The content of sugar alcohol  shall be 
stated clearly in the nutrit ion labeling format . The content of 
organic acid  and alcohol (ethanol)  shall be stated clearly . 
(5) Calories for each serving can be calculated from the calories  values 
per 100 gram s, or calculated from the  calories values of protein, 
fats, and carbohydrates p er 100 gram s by (1) to (4) role . 
12. This regulation  shall not apply to prepackaged foods such as  6 prepackaged vitamin s or mineral category tablet s/capsule s.  7  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 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, is 
expressed in Niacin Equivalent.  
Annotation 4: The Chinese unit can be expressed using the metri c system 
or their common symbol s.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   9 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 this 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 no t 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 fat content for 100 grams /mill iliter 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 liquid contained in this food 
product do not exceed 0.5 grams   10 Appendix  3 Range of allowable error  for nutrition labeling values
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% of the labeled value