Table 1 Nutrient criteria for crackers to qualify for Health Check™ and Sensible Solutions™ symbols
FOP system | Health Check™ (11) | Sensible Solutions™ (12) |
|---|---|---|
Food Category | Crackers/Rusks | Cookies & Crackers |
Amount of food | Per 20 g serving and per on-pack serving | Per serving |
Must meet all of the following absolute threshold nutrient criteria: | ||
●Calories | ● No criteria | ● ≤ 100 calories |
●Fat | ● ≤ 3 g | ● ≤ 30% of calories |
●Saturated and trans fat | ● ≤ 2 g + ≤15% of calories (combined) | ● ≤ 10% of calories (combined) |
● ≤ 5% of total fat (trans) | ||
● Sodium | ● ≤ 480 mg (per 50 g) | ● ≤ 290 mg |
● Added sugar | ● No criteria | ● ≤25% of calories |
● Other | ● No criteria | ●A “source of” Vitamin A, C, E, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, protein, fibre; or, |
● Contain at least a half-serving of fruit, vegetable, or a nutritionally significant amount of whole grain; or, | ||
● Has a functional nutrition benefit. | ||
Or must meet one of the following relative threshold nutrient criteria: | ||
● Calories | ● Not applicable* | ● Must be free of, or low in, one of these nutrients, or must have 25% less of one of these in comparison to the base product or an appropriate reference product |
● Fat | ||
● Saturated fat | ||
● Must be reviewed by the Nutrition Department | ||
● Sugar | ||
● Sodium | ||