ANSWER
According to National Food Safety Standard – Standard for Nutrition Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (GB28050-2011), the requirements and conditions for dietary fibre claims in China are shown in Table 1 below:
Table 1: Requirements and conditions for dietary fibre claims in China
| Item | Content claim mode | Content demand | Restriction |
| Dietary fibre | Origin of dietary fibre or including dietary fibre | ≥3g/100g (solid) ≥1.5g/100ml (liquid) or ≥1.5g/420kj |
Total content of dietary fibres should comply with the demand; or at least one of the soluble dietary fibres, insoluble dietary fibres and monomer complying with the demand |
| High or rich in dietary fibre or good origin | ≥6g/100g (solid) ≥3g/100ml (liquid) or ≥3g/420kj |
Reference
National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China. (2011). National Food Safety Standard – Standard for Nutrition Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (GB28050-2011).
