Nutrient reference values (NRV) is specially used for food nutrition labeling, which is used to compare the reference values of food nutrition content. A simple understanding is the nutrient reference values (NRV) < nutrition composition table < nutrition label < prepackaged foods label, the former is a part of the latter.

Nutrient reference values said that a certain nutrient contained in a food provides the percentage of human body's daily needs. For example, the protein NRV% of 100 ml milk is 6%, which means that it provides 6% of the protein that users need in a day. Note that this is the amount of 100 ml. In fact, it is possible to drink 1 bottle of 250 ml milk, so it is provided.

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area of application

NRV is only applicable to nutrition labeling in prepackaged foods, except for children's food under 4 years old and food specially for pregnant women.

usage mode

1, used to compare and describe the content of energy or nutrients, such as the percentage of nutrient reference values (NRV%);

2. Specify the interval of contract amendment as 1, such as 1%, 5%, 16%, etc.

3. When nutrition claims and zero values are used, they are used as standard reference values.

Baidu Encyclopedia-China Food Label nutrient reference values