Australia

Food product and safety regulation

Nutrition information panel

Nutrition information panel

The Food Standards Code requires that, unless expressly exempt, the label on a
package of food must include a nutrition information panel (NIP) which must include in
prescribed table format details of, among other things:

the number of servings of the food in the package

the average quantity of the food in a serving expressed in grams (solid foods) or
millilitres (liquid food)
the average energy content of a serving and per 100g/100mL expressed in kilojoules
or both kilojoules and calories
the average quantity of protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate and sugars in a
serving and per 100g/100mL
the average quantity of sodium in a serving and per 100g/100mL
the name and average quantity of any other nutrient or biologically active substance
in respect of which a nutrition content claim or health claim is made (refer below for
further detail regarding nutrition content and health claims).

A NIP may also include information relating to the percentage daily intake of nutrients. If
percentage daily intake information is included on a NIP, the NIP must include:

the percentage daily intake per serving of the following nutrients: energy, protein, fat,
saturated fatty acids, carbohydrates, sodium, sugars and dietary fibre (if declared);
and
either of the following statements: (a) "based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ" or
(b) "Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ."
The percentage of the recommended daily intake (RDI) for a vitamin or mineral must be
included on the NIP if a nutrition content claim or health claim is made about or based
on a vitamin or mineral in a food, and that vitamin or mineral has an RDI.