What is the definition of "Lean" and "Extra lean" when used on a food
label?
These terms can be used to describe the fat content of meat, poultry,
seafood, and game meats.
- lean: less than 10 g fat, 4.5 g or less
saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol per serving and per 100 g.
- extra lean: less than 5 g fat, less than 2 g
saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol per serving and per 100 g.
Source: Excerpted from
FDA Backgrounder, May 1999: The New Food Label.
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