What special requirements apply to an antioxidant nutrient content claim for beta-carotene?
Beta-carotene may be the subject of an antioxidant claim when the level of vitamin A present as beta-carotene in the food using the claim is sufficient to qualify for the claim. For example, if the claim is “good source of antioxidant beta-carotene,” then at least 10% of the RDI for vitamin A must be present as beta-carotene per serving (21 CFR 101.54(g)(3)). • Does the label claim have to include the name of the nutrient that is an antioxidant, or can the claim simply say “antioxidants?” The names of the nutrients that are the antioxidants must appear in the claim. For example, “high in antioxidant vitamins C and E.” Alternatively, when used as part of a nutrient content claim, the term “antioxidant” or “antioxidants” (such as “high in antioxidants”), may be linked by a symbol (such as an asterisk) that refers to the same symbol that appears elsewhere on the same panel of a product label followed by the name or names of the nutrients with the recognized antioxidant activity. If this i
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