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Nutrient Criteria of Foods and Beverages with the Healthier Choice Logo

February 2017 Health Promotion Centre

Public Health Services

Adapted from Singapore’s Healthier Choice Symbol

Nutrient Guidelines

Ministry of Health

Table of contents Introduction ................................................................................ 1

Healthier Choice Logo ................................................................. 1

Nutrient Criteria of Foods and Beverages with the Heathier

Choice Logo ................................................................................ 2

General Labelling Requirements for Nutrition Claim .................. 2

Acknowledgements .................................................................... 2

Application Procedure for the Healthier Choice Logo ................ 3

Beverages ................................................................................... 4

Cereals ........................................................................................ 5

Dairy Products ............................................................................ 7

Eggs and Egg products ................................................................ 8

Fats and Oil ................................................................................. 9

Fruits and Vegetables ............................................................... 10

Legume, Nuts and Seeds........................................................... 12

Meat and Poultry ...................................................................... 13

Seafood ..................................................................................... 14

Sauces, Soup and Recipe Mixes ................................................ 15

Table Salt and Snacks ................................................................ 16

Miscellaneous ........................................................................... 17


Introduction

More and more consumers are aware about the importance of good health and nutrition. A survey conducted at supermarkets in Brunei Darussalam showed that 94% of consumers agreed to have healthy foods and beverages made available in the supermarkets. To help facilitate food and beverage industry to meet the consumers’ demand, the Ministry of Health with the support of our stakeholders has developed a Healthier Choice initiative.

Healthier Choice Logo

The Healthier Choice Logo is developed to help consumers easily identify healthy foods and beverages. Products bearing the logo indicate that the products meet a set of nutrient criteria for healthy foods and beverages.

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Nutrient Criteria of Foods and Beverages with the Healthier Choice Logo

The nutrient criteria serve as a guideline for food and beverages manufacturers in Brunei Darussalam. It provides a set of nutrient criteria for specific category of foods and beverages. Food and beverage manufacturers with existing products or that produce product(s) meeting the nutrient criteria are permitted to display the Ministry of Health’s Heathier Choice Logo and nutrition claim on their products packaged.

General Labelling Requirements for Nutrition Claim

In line with the Public Health (Food) Regulations 2001, Brunei Darussalam, all products that make nutrition claims shall display the amount of nutrient being claimed in the nutrition information panel.

Acknowledgements

The Nutrient Criteria is adapted with permission from Singapore’s Health Promotion Board Healthier Choice Symbol Nutrient Guidelines. The development of the Nutrient Criteria took into account current nutritional status of existing products in Brunei Darussalam. Acknowledgement also goes to the previously known as the Community Nutrition Division, MOH and the Maternal, Infant and Young Children team for their input.

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Beverages

Sub-category Fat (g/100g)

Saturated Fat

(g/100g)

Trans Fat

(g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)

Total sugar

(g/100g)

Added Sugar

(g/100g)

Healthier Choice Logo and nutrition claim

Water (still or carbonated)

-

-

-

20mg

0

0

Sugar Free

No Added Sugar

Malted or chocolate drink

2 0.1 120 8 (including lactose)

- Lower in sugar

Lower in Saturated Fat

Trans Fat Free

Lower in sodium

3-in-1 or 2-in-1 coffee/tea beverages

1 - 0.1 - 5 - Lower in Saturated Fat

Trans Fat Free

Lower in Sugar

No Added Sugar

Sweetened drinks

Non-carbonated drinks/ Asian drink

Isotonic drinks

Juice drinks (at least 10% fruit juice)

Carbonated drinks

-

-

-

-

6

-

Lower in Sugar

Sugar Free

No Added Sugar

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

40mg

6

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

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Cereals

Sub-Category Energy (kcal/

serving)

Fat (g/100g)

Saturated Fat

(g/100g)

Trans Fat (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)

Dietary fibre

(g/100g)

Total Sugar

(g/100g)

% of Whole-grains

Wholegrains

Rice (unpolished)

Mixed rice

Wholegrains

All acceptable

100

All acceptable

≥ 20

All acceptable

≥ 20

Flour, wholemeal - - - - No added sodium

≥ 5 - 100

Flour, self-raising - - - - ≤ 350 ≥ 5 - 100

Instant Oats / Oatmeal

- - - - No added sodium

- No Added Sugar

100

Adult’s Cereal, breakfast cereals, cereal bars, cereal bars

≤ 4 - - ≤ 400 ≥ 4 ≤ 25 ≥ 25

Children’s Cereal ≤ 3.3 - - - ≥ 4 ≤ 35 ≥ 25

Cereal beverages - ≤ 2 - ≤ 0.1 ≤ 120 - ≤ 8 ≥ 25

Pasta - ≤ 2

- - ≤ 120 ≥ 3 - 100

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Sub-Category Energy (kcal/

serving)

Fat (g/100

g)

Saturated Fat

(g/100g)

Trans Fat (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)

Dietary fibre

(g/100g)

Total Sugar

(g/100g)

% of Whole-grains

Oriental noodles (Dry)

Brown rice vermicelli ‘bee hoon’

Wheat noodles

-

≤ 2

-

-

≤ 180

≥ 2

-

≥ 80

- ≤ 2 - - ≤ 180 ≥ 2 - ≥ 10

Oriental noodles (fresh)

Hokkien Yellow noodles

Rice noodles (e.g Kuay Teow, Laksa beehoon)

-

≤ 5

-

-

≤ 400

-

-

≥ 8

-

≤ 5

-

-

≤ 400

-

-

≥ 8

Bread (loaf), breadcrumbs, Flat breads (pita, wraps), Pizza crust

- ≤ 5 - ≤ 0.1 ≤ 450 ≥ 3 - ≥ 25

Buns, rolls (unfilled, plain) e.g. hamburger bun

- ≤ 5 - < 0.1 < 450 ≥ 3 - ≥ 10

Buns, rolls (filled with cream, jam, fruits, custard, savoury)

- <8 - < 0.1 < 400 ≥2 ≤ 15 ≥ 10

Steamed buns, filled (e.g pau)

-

≤ 8

-

-

≤ 250

-

≤ 18

≥ 10

Cakes, muffins - ≤ 22 - ≤ 0.2 ≤ 300 ≥ 3 ≤ 24 ≥ 10

Biscuits and crackers ≤ 250 ≤ 25 ≤ 10 ≤ 0.5 ≤ 420 - ≤ 24 ≥ 30

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Dairy Products


Sodium (mg/100g)

Total Sugar

(g/100g)

Added Sugar

(g/100g)

Calcium (mg/100ml)

Healthier Choice Logo and nutrition

claim

Liquid milk (plain)

≤ 1.5

-

-

-

≥ 130

Lower in Saturated fat

Higher in Calcium

Liquid milk (flavored)

≤ 1.5 - ≤ 10 (including lactose)

- ≥ 130 Lower in Saturated fat

Higher in calcium

Lower in Sugar

Dried milk powder

(as reconstituted) (Not breastmilk substitute)

≤ 2 - - - - Lower in Saturated fat

Evaporated milk Condensed milk

≤ 4

≤ 4

- -

- -

- -

- -


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Eggs and Egg products

Sub-Category Fat (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)

Cholesterol (mg/100g)

Total Sugar (g/100g)


claim

Fresh eggs

≤10

-

≤320

-

Lower in Cholesterol

Egg substitutes Egg products (e.g. egg tofu)

≤10 ≤250 ≤120 - Lower in Sodium


Egg jam (kaya) ≤8 - ≤120 ≤40 Lower in sugar


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Fats and Oils


Saturated Fat (g/100g)

Trans Fat (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)

Sugar (g/100g)


Margarine / fat spread

- ≤27 <0.5 ≤400 - Trans fat free


Lower in Sodium

Edible oil (retail)

- ≤20 ≤1.5 - - Lower in Saturated Fat

Trans Fat Free

Edible oil (food service)

-

≤35 ≤0.5 Lower in Saturated Fat

[Salad dressing / Mayonnaise]

≤5 - - ≤500 ≤15 Lower in Saturated Fat

Lower in Sodium

Lower in Sugar

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Fruits and Vegetables


Sugar (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)


Fresh

Vegetable

Fruit

- -

- -

- -

Eat 3+2 servings of fruits and vegetable daily

Eat 3+2 servings of fruits

and vegetable daily

Frozen / Chilled

Vegetables

Fruit

Frozen potato

-

No added fat

≤5

-

No added sugar -

≤300

No added sodium

≤120

Lower in sodium

No Added Sugar No Added Sodium

Lower in sodium

Lower in saturated fat

Canned

Vegetables

Fruit

-

-

≤300

Lower in sodium

Lower in sugar

Dried

Vegetables

Fruit

No added fat

No added fat

-

No added sugar

≤120

No added sodium

Lower in sodium Lower in saturated fat

No Added Sugar

No Added Sodium

Fruit spreads No added fat No added sugar - No Added Sugar

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Sub- category Fat (g/100g)

Sugar (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)


Juice (No added sugar allowed)

Vegetable juice

Fruit juice (at least 60% fruit juice)

- -

≤12.5

≤12.5

≤120 -

Lower in sodium Lower in sugar

No Added Sugar

Fruit and vegetable Juice

- ≤12.5 ≤120 No Added Sugar

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Legumes, Nuts and Seeds


Trans fat (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)

Total Sugar

(g/100g)

calcium (mg/100g)


claim

Legumes – Canned

-

-

≤300

-

-

Lower in Sodium

Legumes, nuts and/or seeds – ready to eat

- ≤120 No Added

Sugar - Lower in Sodium

Nuts and seed butters (eg. peanut butter /almond butter/ hazelnut butter)

- ≤0.1 No Added Sodium

- - Trans fat free

Lower in Sodium

Soy products

Soy milk / beverage

Soybean curd – hard (eg. ‘Tau Kua’)

Soybean curds – Soft (eg. “Tau hu or tofu’)

≤ 2

≤ 5

≤ 5

- - -

≤40

≤120

≤120

≤7 - -

≥60

≥120

≥60

Higher in Calcium Lower in Sodium Lower in Sugar

Higher in Calcium Lower in Sodium

Higher in Calcium Lower in Sodium

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Meat and Poultry

Sub-Category

Fat (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)


Fresh and Frozen

≤ 10

≤ 120


Lower in Sodium

Canned and Processed

≤ 10 ≤ 450 Lower in Sodium and


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Seafood

Sub-Category

Fat (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)


Fresh and Frozen (plain)

No added fat

No added sodium

Lower in Sodium


Canned

Seafood

Fish

- Canned in sauce/water - Canned in oil

≤5 -

≤400

≤400

Lower in Sodium


Processed • Made from fish & seafood (e.g. frozen fish fillet) • Surimi products (e.g. fish ball,

crab stick, fish cake)

≤5

≤5

≤450

≤550

Lower in Sodium Lower in Saturated Fat

Lower in Saturated Fat Lower in Sodium

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Sauces, Soup and Recipe Mixes

Sub-Category

Fat (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)


Light Soy sauce

-

≤ 4500

Lower in Sodium

Dark Soy sauce

-

≤ 4000

Lower in Sodium

Soy sauce (Others) and Marinades e.g. Herb/spice-infused soy sauce, flavoured / seasoned soy sauce

-

≤ 3500

Lower in Sodium

Sweet sauce

-

≤ 2500

Lower in Sodium

Oyster/vegetarian oyster sauces

-

≤ 3000

Lower in Sodium

Tomato/ chili sauces

-

≤ 750

Lower in Sodium

Other Sauces (Asian) e.g. Condiments, dips, glazes

-

≤ 1400

Lower in Sodium

Recipe Mixes • Asian e.g. Laksa paste, mee

goreng paste, curry fish/ chicken

• Western

- -

≤ 250

≤ 300

Lower in Sodium

Soup and broth

≤ 4

≤ 200

Lower in Sodium


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Table Salt

Snacks

Energy (kcal /

servings)

Fat (g/100g)

Trans Fat (g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)

Total sugar

(g/100g)


Crisps / Chips 100 25 0.5 500 - Less than 100 calories

Ice Cream

200 12 0.5 - 21 Less than 200 calories

Sodium Potassium Healthier Choice Logo and nutrition claim

Table Salt

300mg / g

180mg / g

Lower in Sodium

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Miscellaneous

Sub-category Calorie/ serving

Fat (g/100g)

Saturated Fat

(g/100g)

Trans Fat

(g/100g)

Sodium (mg/100g)

Total Sugar

(g/100g)

Whole-grain

content (%)


Main meals – ready-to-eat meals for lunch/dinner, frozen meals, ready-to-heat, weigh>200g

500

-

2

0.1

400

-

Criteria for

whole-grains are

applicable for cereal

based convenience

meals

Higher in Wholegrains


Lower in Sodium Trans Fat Free

Low in Glycemic Index

Small meals – Light meals for lunch/snacks, sandwiches, wraps, pies, weigh<200g

300

-

3

0.1

400

Criteria for

whole-grains are


based convenience

meals





Other convenience meals – instant noodles

-

8

-

0.1

400

-

Criteria for

whole-grains are


based convenience

meals





Jellies - - - - 13 Lower in Sugar

Pudding 1.5 120 13 Lower in Saturated fat

Lower in Sodium lower in Sugar

Plant – Based Meat Alternatives (Vegetarian)

10 - - 600 - Lower in Sodium and Saturated Fat

Herbs and Spices

No added Fat

- - No added sodium

No added sugar

No Added Sodium

No Added Sugar

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For more information, contact us at;

Health Promotion Centre, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Commonwealth Drive BB3910 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. Tel: 2385800 Fax no: 2384442

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