Healthy Eating - Healthy Action
Oranga Kai - Oranga Pumau

The Food and Beverage Classification System

Nutrient Framework

Current as of the 16 May 2008

• Nutrient Framework for schools
• Nutrient Framework for early childhood education services

Download the Food and Beverage System Nutrient Framework for schools & early childhood education services (PDF, 1 MB)

---

Nutrient Framework for Schools

Occasional foods

There are certain foods that automatically fall into the occasional food category due to these foods being too high in energy and/or saturated fat and/or added sugar and/or sodium and provide minimal nutritional value.

For schoolchildren these foods and beverages are:

1. confectionery¹
2. deep-fried foods
3. full-sugar and artificially sweetened energy drinks²
4. full-sugar carbonated beverages.

There are other foods and beverages that are not recommended for sale or provision in schools. These are any beverages labelled with “not recommended for children” and any food or beverage labelled “dietary supplement”.

Notes:

• This framework is for school-aged children.
• A product will be classified as occasional if it meets one or more occasional criteria.
• The symbol > means greater than.
• The symbol < means less than.
• The symbol ≥ means greater than or equal to.
• The symbol ≤ means less than or equal to.

1. Confectionery includes a range of sugar-based products, including boiled sweets (hard glasses), fatty emulsions (toffees and caramels), soft crystalline products (fudges), fully crystalline products (fondants), gels (gums, pastilles, and jellies), and chocolate.
2. An energy drink is a non-alcoholic water-based flavoured beverage which contains caffeine and may contain carbohydrates, amino acids, vitamins and other substances, including other foods, for the purpose of enhancing mental performance.

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Beverages	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Water	All plain water with nothing added	Not applicable	Not applicable
Flavoured and/or fortified water and sports drinks	Not applicable	Package size ≤ 450ml Energy ≤ 50kJ/100ml	Package size > 450ml Energy > 50kJ/100ml
Artificially sweetened carbonated beverages Examples include ‘diet’, ‘light’ and ‘zero’ carbonated beverages (soft drinks).	Not applicable	Package size ≤ 400ml	Package size > 400ml
Vegetable and/or fruit juice Examples include pure vegetable and/or juices,	Not applicable	Package size ≤ 250 ml	Package size > 250 ml
Vegetable and/or fruit drinks Examples include fruit flavoured drinks and fruit smoothies.	Not applicable	Package size ≤ 250ml or Package size ≤ 350ml and Energy ≤ 90kJ/100ml	Package size > 350ml or Package size > 250ml and Energy > 90kJ/100ml
Flavoured milks and drinking yoghurts Examples include flavoured cow’s milk, soy milk and rice milk.	Not applicable	Package size ≤ 350ml Total fat ≤ 3.3 g/100ml	Package size > 350ml Total fat > 3.3 g/100ml
Milk* Examples include plain cow’s milk, soy milk, goat’s and rice milk.	Total fat ≤ 2.0 g/100ml	Total fat ≤ 3.3 g/100ml	Total fat > 3.3 g/100ml

* Excludes cream. For recommendations on the use of cream see the catering guidelines.<br>

Flavoured and fortified water: A carbonated or non-carbonated water-based flavoured beverage that may or may not contain added vitamins and/or minerals, prepared from one or more
of the following; water, fruit extracts and sugars.

Fruit juice: The liquid portion, with or without pulp, obtained from fruit including products that have been concentrated and later reconstituted with water to a concentration
consistent with that of the undiluted juice from which it was made. No more than 40g/kg of sugars may be added to juices.

Fruit drink: A product prepared from one or more of the following; fruit juice, fruit purée, concentrated fruit juice, concentrated fruit purée, comminuted fruit, orange peel
extract, water, mineralised water, and sugars. Fruit drinks must contain no less than 50mL/L of fruit, except in the case of passionfruit drink which must contain no less
than 35 mL/L of passionfruit.

A sports drink (electrolyte drink) is a drink formulated and represented as suitable for the rapid replacement of fluid, carbohydrates, electrolytes and minerals.

---

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Vegetables and fruit	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Fresh, canned and frozen vegetables and/or vegetable mixes (except potato, kumara, taro and tapioca)	No added fat	Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/100g	Saturated fat > 1.5g/100g
Potato, kumara, taro and tapioca Examples include fresh, frozen or mashed potato,kumara, taro and/or tapioca products.	No added fat No added salt	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat > 5g/100g Sodium > 450mg/100g
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit, fruit tubs and puréed fruit	No added fat No added salt No added sugar or artificial sweetener	All other fresh, frozen and canned fruit, fruit tubs and puréed fruit	Not applicable
Dried vegetables and/or fruit, vegetable and/or fruit leathers and chips Examples include vegetable and/or fruit chips, for example, banana chips.	Not applicable	≥ 95% vegetable and/or fruit Saturated fat ≤ 3g/serve	< 95% vegetable and/or fruit Saturated fat > 3g/serve

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Breads and Cereals	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Rice, pasta, noodles and couscous Examples include fresh and dried pasta, rice, couscous, noodle cups/instant noodles, rice risotto and savoury rice, and canned spaghetti.	No added fat No added salt	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat > 1.5g/100g Sodium > 450mg/100g
Breads or bread products and fruit breads Examples include all wholemeal, wholegrain, multigrain and white breads, muffin splits, crumpets, bagels, wraps, flat breads, rolls, fruit breads, non-iced buns, rewena bread, fa’apapa, garlic bread and croissants.	Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g Fibre ≥ 3g/100g	Saturated fat ≤ 4.0g/100g	Saturated fat > 4g/100g
Breakfast cereals Examples include wheat biscuits, bran, rice and corn flakes and bubbles, rolled oats and muesli.	Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g Fibre ≥ 8g/100g	Saturated fat ≤ 4g/100g Sodium ≤ 600mg/100g Fibre ≥ 4g/100g	Saturated fat > 4g/100g Sodium > 600mg/100g Fibre < 4g/100g

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Milk and Milk products	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Milk* Examples include plain cow’s milk, soy milk, goat’s and rice milk.	Total fat ≤ 2.0 g/100ml	Total fat ≤ 3.3 g/100ml	Total fat > 3.3 g/100ml
Cheese Soft and hard cheese. Examples include ricotta, cottage cheese, cheddar, cheese slices and cream cheese.	Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	All other cheeses	Not applicable
Milk-based snack foods Examples include yoghurt, custards, dairy desserts and creamed rice, and soy versions of these items.	Energy ≤ 600kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/serve	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 3g/serve	Energy > 1000kJ/serve Saturated fat > 3g/serve
Flavoured milks and drinking yoghurts Examples include flavoured cow’s milk, soy milk and rice milk.	Not applicable	Package size ≤ 350ml Total fat ≤ 3.3 g/100ml	Package size > 350ml Total fat > 3.3 g/100ml

* Excludes cream. For recommendations on the use of cream see the catering guidelines.

---

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Meat, fish, canned and pouched fish and seafood	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Fresh, frozen, canned and pouched fish and seafood	No added fat No added oil	All other fresh, frozen, canned and pouched fish and seafood.	Not applicable.
Processed meat, fish, poultry and seafood products Examples include mince meat patties, crumbed or coated poultry and fish, fish patties, fish fingers, surimi, and other processed seafood	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat > 5g/100g Sodium > 450mg/100g
Meat, poultry and eggs Examples include plain beef, lamb, pork, chicken and turkey, plain mince (with no added ingredients) and egg dishes.	Visibly lean, unprocessed meat and poultry Eggs cooked with no added fat and no added salt	All other unprocessed meat and poultry and egg dishes	Not applicable
Ready-to-eat sandwich meats Examples include ham, salami, luncheon and luncheon-type meats.	Not applicable	Total fat ≤ 5g/100g Saturated fat ≤ 2g/100g	Total fat > 5g/100g Saturated fat > 2g/100g
Sausages, frankfurters and saveloys	Not applicable	Saturated fat ≤ 7.5g/100g Sodium ≤ 900mg/100g	Saturated fat > 7.5g/100g Sodium > 900mg/100g
Meat alternatives (vegetarian options) Examples include vegetarian ‘meats’ and ‘sausages’, nutmeat, felafel, tofu and tempeh.	Total fat ≤ 10g/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Sodium ≤ 900mg/100g	Sodium > 900mg/100g
Dried and canned peas, beans and lentils (pulses) Examples include lentils, split peas, chickpeas, red kidney beans, baked beans, canned bean mixes, and flavoured dried peas and beans.	No added fat	Saturated fat ≤ 5g/serve	Saturated fat > 5g/serve

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Mixed meal dishes	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Mixed meal items Items that are a combination of foods from one or more food groups. These are promoted as standalone items that are consumed on their own or as the main item of a meal. Examples include pizza with a bread or pastry base, pasta dishes including filled pasta, lasagne and macaroni cheese, sushi and calzones.	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat > 5g/100g Sodium > 450mg/100g
Soup All fresh, canned and powdered soups, soup mixes and chowders.	Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/100ml Sodium ≤ 450mg/100ml Fibre ≥ 1g/100ml	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100ml Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100ml Sodium ≤ 450mg/100ml	Energy > 1000kJ/100ml Saturated fat > 5g/100ml Sodium > 450mg/100ml
Filled sandwiches, rolls and wraps All filled bread, flavoured bread, flat bread and pita bread. Examples include sandwiches, filled rolls, wraps, American hot dogs and burgers.	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Energy ≤ 1500kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 5g/serve Sodium ≤ 600mg/100g	Energy ≤ 1200kJ/100g Energy ≤ 1500kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 7.5g/serve Sodium ≤ 750mg/100g	Energy > 1200kJ/100g Energy > 1500kJ/serve Saturated fat > 7.5g/serve Sodium > 750mg/100g
Pastry products Examples include savoury pies, sausage rolls, spring rolls, quiches and samosas.	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Energy ≤ 1500kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 350mg/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Energy > 1500kJ/serve Saturated fat > 5g/100g Sodium > 350mg/100g

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Snack items	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Milk-based snack foods Examples include yoghurt, custards, dairy desserts and creamed rice, and soy versions of these items.	Energy ≤ 600kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/serve	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 3g/serve	Energy >1000kJ/serve Saturated fat > 3g/serve
Sweet snack foods Examples include biscuits, bars, cereal bars and sweetened popcorn.	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 1900kJ/100g Energy ≤ 600kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 2 g/serve Sodium ≤ 200mg/serve Fibre ≥ 1g/serve	Energy > 1900kJ/100g Energy > 600kJ/serve Saturated fat > 2g/serve Sodium > 200mg/serve
Savoury snack foods Examples include crackers, bars, chips, potato crisps (chippies), rice crackers and plain popcorn.	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 1800kJ/100g Energy ≤ 600kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 3g/serve Sodium ≤ 200mg/serve	Energy > 1800kJ/100g Energy > 600kJ/serve Saturated fat > 3g/serve Sodium > 200mg/serve
Baked snack foods Examples include cakes, pancakes, pikelets, iced buns, sweet and savoury muffins, scones and sweet pastries, for example, danish pastries and fruit pies. (Excludes biscuits and pre-packaged bars.)	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 1800kJ/100g Energy ≤ 900kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 3g/serve Fibre ≥ 1.5g/serve	Energy > 1800kJ/100g Energy > 900kJ/serve Saturated fat > 3g/serve Fibre < 1.5g/serve
Dried fruit, nut and seed mixtures Examples include any dried fruit and/or nut and/or seed sold as a mixture or sold separately.	No added salt Package size ≤ 20g Saturated fat ≤ 3g/serve Sodium ≤ 200mg/serve	Package size ≤ 30g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/serve Sodium ≤ 200mg/serve	Saturated fat > 5g/serve Sodium > 200mg/serve
Ice creams, iceblocks, frozen yoghurts and jellies Ices, iceblocks, ice creams, frozen yoghurts, gelato, slushees, fruit and jelly tubs, and jelly snacks.	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 600kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 3g/serve	Energy > 600kJ/serve Saturated fat > 3g/serve

---

The food and beverage classification system nutrient framework for early childhood education services

Occasional foods
There are certain foods that automatically fall into the occasional food category due to these foods being too high in energy and/or
saturated fat and/or added sugar and/or sodium and provide minimal nutritional value.

For early childhood education (ECE) children these food and beverages are:

1. confectionery¹
2. deep-fried foods
3. full-sugar and artificially sweetened energy drinks²
4. full-sugar and artificially sweetened carbonated beverages
5. flavoured water, fortified water and sports drinks³.

There are other foods and beverages that are not recommended for sale or provision in schools. These are any beverages labelled with “not recommended for children” and any food or beverage labelled “dietary supplement”.

Notes:

• This ECE framework is for children aged 1–5 years only.
• For children aged 0–1 years, refer to the Ministry of Health’s Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0–2).
• A product will be classified as occasional if it meets one or more occasional criteria.
• The symbol > means greater than.
• The symbol < means less than.
• The symbol ≥ means greater than or equal to.
• The symbol ≤ means less than or equal to.

1. Confectionery includes a range of sugar-based products, including boiled sweets (hard glasses), fatty emulsions (toffees and caramels), soft crystalline products (fudges), fully crystalline products (fondants), gels (gums, pastilles, and jellies), and chocolate.
2. An energy drink is a non-alcoholic water-based flavoured beverage which contains caffeine and may contain carbohydrates, amino acids, vitamins and other substances, including other foods, for the purpose of enhancing mental performance.
3. A sports drink (electrolyte drink) is a drink formulated and represented as suitable for the rapid replacement of fluid, carbohydrates, electrolytes and minerals.

---

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Beverages	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Water	All plain water with nothing added	Not applicable	Not applicable
Vegetable and/or fruit juice and drinks (children aged 2–5 years#) Examples include pure juices, fruit flavoured drinks and fruit smoothies.	Not applicable	Not applicable unless diluted See catering guidelines	Undiluted vegetable and/or fruit juice and drinks
Flavoured milks and drinking yoghurts (children aged 2–5 years#) Examples include flavoured cow’s milk, soy milk and rice milk. Includes solid/ frozen varieties.	Not applicable	Serving size ≤ 250ml Total fat ≤ 3.3g/100ml	Serving size > 250ml Total fat > 3.3g/100ml
Milk* (children aged 1–2 years) Examples include plain cow’s, goat’s and soy milks.	Total fat ≥ 3.3g/100ml	Not applicable	Not applicable
Milk* (children aged 2–5 years) Examples include plain cow’s, goat’s and soy milks.	Total fat 0.5 - 3.3g/100ml	Total fat 0.5 - 3.3g/100ml	Total fat > 3.3g/100ml

* Excludes cream. For recommendations on the use of cream see the catering guidelines.

# The new DRAFT Ministry of Health Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0–2) recommend breast milk, whole cow’s milk and water as suitable sources of fluid in the diet of 1–2 year olds. Fruit juices, fruit drinks and other sweetened drinks are not recommended for infants and toddlers (0–2 years old).

Flavoured and fortified water: A carbonated or non-carbonated water-based flavoured beverage that may or may not contain added vitamins and/or minerals, prepared from one or more
of the following: water, fruit extracts and sugars.

Fruit juice: The liquid portion, with or without pulp, obtained from fruit including products that have been concentrated and later reconstituted with water to a concentration
consistent with that of the undiluted juice from which it was made. No more than 40g/kg of sugars may be added to juices.

Fruit drink: A product prepared from one or more of the following; fruit juice, fruit purée, concentrated fruit juice, concentrated fruit purée, comminuted fruit, orange peel
extract, water, mineralised water, and sugars. Fruit drinks must contain no less than 50mL/L of fruit, except in the case of passionfruit drink which must contain no less
than 35 mL/L of passionfruit.

---

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Vegetables and fruit	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Fresh, canned and frozen vegetables and/or vegetable mixes (except potato, kumara, taro and tapioca)	No added fat	Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/100g	Saturated fat > 1.5g/100g
Potato, kumara, taro and tapioca Examples include fresh, frozen or mashed potato, kumara, taro and/or tapioca products.	No added fat No added salt	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat > 5g/100g Sodium > 450mg/100g
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit, fruit tubs including fruit and jelly and puréed fruit	No added fat No added salt No added sugar or artificial sweetener	All other fresh, frozen and canned fruit ≥ 50% fruit content* for fruit tubs	< 50% fruit content* for fruit tubs
Dried vegetables and/or fruit, vegetable and/or fruit leathers and chips Examples include vegetable and/or fruit chips, for example, banana chips.	Not applicable	≥ 95% vegetable and/or fruit Saturated fat ≤ 3g/serve	< 95% vegetable and/or fruit Saturated fat > 3g/serve

*Fruit content includes whole fruit, fruit pieces and fruit purée.

---

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Breads and cereals	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Rice, pasta, noodles and couscous Examples include fresh and dried pasta, rice, couscous, noodle cups/instant noodles, rice risotto and savoury rice, and canned spaghetti.	No added fat No added salt	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat > 1.5g/100g Sodium > 450mg/100g
Breads or bread products and fruit breads Examples include all wholemeal, wholegrain, multigrain and white breads, muffin splits, crumpets, bagels, wraps, flat breads, rolls, fruit breads, non-iced buns, rewena bread, fa’apapa, garlic bread and croissants.	Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g Fibre ≥ 3g/100g	Saturated fat ≤ 4g/100g	Saturated fat > 4g/100g
Breakfast cereals Examples include wheat biscuits, bran, rice and cornflakes and bubbles, rolled oats and muesli.	Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g Fibre ≥ 8g/100g	Saturated fat ≤ 4g/100g Sodium ≤ 600mg/100g Fibre ≥ 4g/100g	Saturated fat > 4g/100g Sodium > 600mg/100g Fibre < 4g/100g

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Milk and milk products	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Cheese Soft and hard cheese. Examples include ricotta, cottage cheese, cheddar, cheese slices and cream cheese.	All cheeses	Not applicable	Not applicable
Milk-based foods except cheese Examples include yoghurt, custards, dairy desserts, creamed rice, frozen dairy products including ice-cream and frozen yoghurt, and soy versions of these items.	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 3g/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g	Saturated fat > 5g/100g
Milk* (children aged 1–2 years) Examples include plain cow’s, goat’s and soy milks.	Total fat ≥ 3.3g/100ml	Not applicable	Not applicable
Milk* (children aged 2–5 years) Examples include plain cow’s, goat’s and soy milks.	Total fat 0.5 - 3.3g/100ml	Total fat 0.5 - 3.3g/100ml	Total fat > 3.3g/100ml
Flavoured milks and drinking yoghurts (children aged 2–5 years#) Examples include flavoured cow’s milk, soy milk and rice milk. Includes solid/ frozen varieties.	Not applicable	Serving size ≤ 250ml Total fat ≤ 3.3g/100ml	Serving size > 250ml Total fat > 3.3g/100ml

* Excludes cream. For recommendations on the use of cream see the catering guidelines.

# The new DRAFT Ministry of Health Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0–2 years) recommend breast milk, whole
cow’s milk and water as suitable sources of fluid in the diet of 1–2 year olds. Fruit juices, fruit drinks and other sweetened drinks are not
recommended for infants and toddlers (0–2 years old).

---

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Meat, fish, poultry and meat alternatives	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Fresh, frozen, canned and pouched fish and seafood	No added fat No added oil	All other fresh, frozen, canned and pouched fish and seafood	Not applicable
Processed meat, fish, poultry and seafood products Examples include mince meat patties, crumbed or coated poultry and fish, fish patties, fish fingers, surimi, and other processed seafood.	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat > 5g/100g Sodium > 450mg/100g
Meat, poultry and eggs Examples include plain beef, lamb, pork, chicken and turkey, plain mince (with no added ingredients) and egg dishes.	Visibly lean, unprocessed meat and poultry Eggs cooked with no added fat and no added salt	All other unprocessed meat and poultry and egg dishes	Not applicable
Ready-to-eat sandwich meats Examples include ham, salami, luncheon and luncheon-type meats.	Not applicable	Total fat ≤ 5g/100g Saturated fat ≤ 2g/100g	Total fat > 5g/100g Saturated fat > 2g/100g
Sausages, frankfurters and saveloys	Not applicable	Saturated fat ≤ 7.5g/100g Sodium ≤ 900mg/100g	Saturated fat > 7.5g/100g Sodium > 900mg/100g
Meat alternatives (vegetarian options) Examples include vegetarian ‘meats’ and ‘sausages’, nutmeat, felafel, tofu and tempeh.	Total fat ≤ 10g/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Sodium ≤ 900mg/100g	Sodium > 900mg/100g
Dried and canned peas, beans and lentils (pulses) Examples include lentils, split peas, chickpeas, red kidney beans, baked beans, canned bean mixes, and flavoured dried peas and beans.	No added fat	Saturated fat ≤ 5g/serve	Saturated fat > 5g/serve

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Mixed meal dishes	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Mixed meal items Items that are a combination of foods from one or more food groups. These are promoted as stand-alone items that are consumed on their own or as the main item of a meal. Examples include pizza with a bread or pastry base, pasta dishes including filled pasta, lasagne and macaroni cheese, sushi and calzones.	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 450mg/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Saturated fat > 5g/100g Sodium > 450mg/100g
Soup All fresh, canned and powdered soups, soup mixes and chowders.	Saturated fat ≤ 1.5g/100ml Sodium ≤ 450mg/100ml Fibre ≥ 1g/100ml	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100ml Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100ml Sodium ≤ 450mg/100ml	Energy > 1000kJ/100ml Saturated fat > 5g/100ml Sodium > 450mg/100ml
Filled sandwiches, rolls and wraps All filled bread, flavoured bread, flat bread and pita bread. Examples include sandwiches, filled rolls, wraps, American hot dogs and burgers.	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Energy ≤ 1500kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 5g/serve Sodium ≤ 600mg/100g	Energy ≤ 1200kJ/100g Energy ≤ 1500kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 7.5g/serve Sodium ≤ 750mg/100g	Energy > 1200kJ/100g Energy > 1500kJ/serve Saturated fat > 7.5g/serve Sodium > 750mg/100g
Pastry products Examples include savoury pies, sausage rolls, spring rolls, quiches and samosas.	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 1000kJ/100g Energy ≤ 1500kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 5g/100g Sodium ≤ 350mg/100g	Energy > 1000kJ/100g Energy > 1500kJ/serve Saturated fat > 5g/100g Sodium > 350mg/100g

Product Category	Classification (products must meet all criteria to be classified as either everyday or sometimes)
Snack items	Everyday	Sometimes	Occasional
Sweet snack foods Examples include biscuits, bars, cereal bars and sweetened popcorn.	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 1900kJ/100g Energy ≤ 600kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 2g/serve Sodium ≤ 200mg/serve	Energy > 1900kJ/100g Energy > 600kJ/serve Saturated fat > 2g/serve Sodium > 200mg/serve
Savoury snack foods Examples include crackers, bars, chips, potato crisps (chippies), rice crackers and plain popcorn.	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 1800kJ/100g Energy ≤ 600kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 3g/serve Sodium ≤ 200mg/serve	Energy > 1800kJ/100g Energy > 600kJ/serve Saturated fat > 3g/serve Sodium > 200mg/serve
Baked snack foods Examples include cakes, pancakes, pikelets, iced buns, sweet and savoury muffins, scones and sweet pastries, for example, danish pastries and fruit pies. (Excludes biscuits and pre-packaged bars.)	Not applicable	Energy ≤ 1800kJ/100g Energy ≤ 600kJ/serve Saturated fat ≤ 2g/serve Fibre ≥ 1g/serve	Energy > 1800kJ/100g Energy > 600kJ/serve Saturated fat > 2g/serve Fibre < 1g/serve
Dried fruit, nut and seed mixtures Examples include any dried fruit and/or nut and/or seed sold as a mixture or sold separately.	No added salt Package size ≤ 20g Saturated fat ≤ 3g/serve Sodium ≤ 200mg/serve	Package size ≤ 30g Saturated fat ≤ 5g/serve Sodium ≤ 200mg/serve	Saturated fat > 5g/serve Sodium > 200mg/serve

Page last updated: 27 May 2008