Nutrition claims are linguistic or pictorial claims that express that a food has particular positive nutritional properties. Examples include "fat-free", "rich in vitamin C", "low in energy", "source of omega-3 fatty acids". Conditions are formulated for each nutrition claim in Annex 13 of the Food Information Ordinance (OIDAl - only available in German or French). You can only make such claims for your product if the conditions given are fulfilled.
In the case of vitamins and minerals, it is possible to claim a "high content of xy (vitamin or mineral)" or "a source of xy". These claims are possible if the food contains a significant amount (=source of xy) or at least twice the significant amount (=high content of/rich in) according to OIDAl, Annex 10 (German and French only) . For food supplements, the above-mentioned significant amount or twice the significant amount must be included in the daily recommended intake (Ordinance on Food Supplements (OCAI, Art. 3, para. 4 - German and French only). Important to know: The provisions of the OCAI apply to omega-3 fatty acids in food supplements. It is lex specialis and therefore "overrides" the lex generalis (OIDAl). In this case, the main rule is that 15% of the maximum quantity (from OCAl) is considered significant - unless it can be proven with scientific data that even lower quantities have a nutritional-physiological effect (the latter has been possible since February 1, 2024) (OCAI, Art. 3, para. 4).
