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Food > Labelling > Nutrition Labelling > Toolkit Section I - Glossary of Terms
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Character is a printed or written letter, symbol (e.g., number) or distinctive mark. Collar is a band of varying dimensions, usually made of paper or cardboard or other printable material, which is slipped around a container (e.g., neck of a bottle). “Collar”, “outer sleeve” or “overwrap” are essentially similar concepts; all involve the placement of additional labelling surface to the exterior of a container. Combination foods means the category of foods that contain as ingredients foods from more than one food group, or foods from one or more food groups mixed with foods from the category of other foods, such as pizza or lasagna. (aliments composés) [B.01.500] Consumer friendly unit, for the purposes of this Toolkit, this expression means:
Continuous Surface, for the purposes of nutrition labelling, is a single flat or slightly curved surface that is unbroken or uninterrupted by edges, corners, rims, ridges, etc. For cylindrical containers (e.g., cans or plastic tubs), the entire side (circumference) is considered one continuous surface. Daily value means
Decorative container means a container that, although aesthetically pleasing, is generally not reusable, as it not made of sturdy materials and may be easily torn or damaged, e.g., cardboard box of Valentine’s chocolates. Fat means all fatty acids expressed as triglycerides. [B.01.400] Font is a style of print. Food group means one of the following categories of foods:
Insert means a label or paper that is inserted into a prepackaged product. Label includes any legend, word or mark attached to, included in, belonging to or accompanying any food. [Section 1 Food and Drugs Act] Leading is the measure from the baseline of the letters in one line of type to the baseline of the letters in the line of type above it. In the example below, the leading is the distance measured between the bottom of the letter “a” in “apples” and the bottom of the letter “m” in “mangoes” in the line above. These mangoes are not ripe yet. These apples are really red and juicy. Meal replacement means a formulated food that, by itself, can replace one or more daily meals. (substitut de repas) [B.01.001] The compositional and labelling requirements for meal replacements are located in Division 24 of the Food and Drug Regulations. Monounsaturated fatty acids (monounsaturated fat, monounsaturates or monounsaturated) means cis monounsaturated fatty acids. (acides gras monoinsaturés, graisses monoinsaturées, gras monoinsaturés, lipides monoinsaturés ou monoinsaturés) [B.01.001] Nutritional supplement means a food sold or represented as a supplement to a diet that may be inadequate in energy and essential nutrients. (supplément nutritif) [B.01.001] The compositional and labelling requirements for nutritional supplements are located in Division 24 of the Food and Drug Regulations. Nutrition Facts table means the Nutrition Facts table that is required by subsection B.01.401(1) to be carried on the label of a prepackaged product. (tableau de la valeur nutritive) [B.01.001] Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 polyunsaturated fat, omega-3 polyunsaturates, omega-3 polyunsaturated or omega-3) means:
Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-6 polyunsaturated fat, omega-6 polyunsaturates, omega-6 polyunsaturated or omega-6) means:
Ornamental container means a container that, except on the bottom, does not have any promotional or advertising material thereon, other than a trade mark or common name and that, because of any design appearing on its surface or because of its shape or texture, appears to be a decorative ornament and is sold as a decorative ornament in addition to being sold as the container of a product. (emballage décoratif) [B.01.001] Outer sleeve, see collar. Overwrap, see collar. Other foods means the category of food to which belong foods that are not part of any food group, including:
Polyol is an alternate expression for sugar alcohol. See sugar alcohols. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (polyunsaturated fat, polyunsaturates or polyunsaturated) means cis-methylene interrupted polyunsaturated fatty acids. (acides gras polyinsaturés, graisses polyinsaturées, gras polyinsaturés, lipides polyinsaturés ou polyinsaturés) [B.01.001] Point means a unit of measure for type size that is known as an Anglo-American point and is equal to 0.3514598 mm. [B.01.400] Prepackaged product means any food that is contained in a package in the manner in which it is ordinarily sold to or purchased by a person. [B.01.001] Reasonable daily intake, in reference to a food set out in column I of an item of Schedule K, means the amount of that food set out in column II of that item. (ration quotidienne raisonnable) [B.01.001] Recommended daily intake (RDI), in reference to a vitamin or mineral nutrient set out in column I of Table I to Division 1 of Part D of the Food and Drug Regulations, or in column I of Table I to Division 2 of Part D, means:
Reference amount, in reference to a food set out in column 1 of Schedule M, means the amount of that food set out in column 2. (quantité de référence) [B.01.001] Reference food of the same food group means a food that can be substituted in the diet for the food to which it is compared and that belongs to:
Reference standard, in respect of a nutrient set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.001.1, means the amount set out in column 2. (norme de référence) [B.01.001] Reference standards are set out for fat, the sum of saturated and trans fatty acids, cholesterol, carbohydrate, fibre, sodium, and potassium. For these nutrients the reference standard is the daily value. See Daily value. Reverse type is white or light printing on a dark background. Rule is the technical term for a line. (A trick to remember this term: rulers are used to draw “rules”.) Saturated fatty acids (saturated fat, saturates or saturated) means all fatty acids that contain no double bonds. (acides gras saturés, graisses saturées, gras saturés, lipides saturés ou saturés) [B.01.001] Sell means to offer for sale, to expose for sale, or to possess for purposes of sale and distribution, whether or not the distribution is made for consideration. [Section 1, FDA] Similar reference food means:
Single serving – For the purposes of this Toolkit, the expression “single serving” refers to the regulatory requirement that the serving of stated size is the net quantity of food in the package when:
Single serving container means a food package that contains a single serving of a food, e.g., 175 g container of yogurt, 355 ml can of soft drink. Single use container means a food container that is discarded after opening, whether the contents of the product are totally consumed or not. It is never used to store food, e.g., fish and meat cans opened with a key, cake mix boxes. Sugars means all monosaccharides and disaccharides. (sucres) [B.01.001] Sugar alcohols (also known as polyols) are food additives that are used as sweeteners and bodying and texturizing agents in foods. The limited absorption and metabolism of sugar alcohols are important factors in their use in dietetic foods. Sugar alcohols include erythritol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, isomalt, lactitol, maltitol, maltitol syrup, mannitol, sorbitol, sorbitol syrup, and xylitol. Tag means a label, generally made of paper or cardboard, which is attached to a food with a string or other similar material. Trans fatty acids (trans fat or trans) means unsaturated fatty acids that contain one or more isolated or non conjugated double bonds in a trans configuration. (acides gras trans, graisses trans, gras trans, lipides trans ou trans) [B.01.001] Weighted recommended nutrient intake, in reference to a vitamin or mineral nutrient set out in column I of Table II to Division 1 of Part D of the FDR, or in column I of Table II to Division 2 of Part D, means the amount set out in column III. (apport nutritionnel recommandé pondéré) [B.01.001]
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