Except for single ingredient foods, a list of ingredients shall be declared on
the label by descending order of ingoing weight (m/m), Volume (v/v) or
percent (%).
Where an ingredient is itself the product of two or more ingredients, such a
compound ingredient may be declared, as such, in the list of ingredients
provided that it is immediately accompanied by a list in brackets of its
ingredients in descending order of proportion
All added vitamins or minerals shall be declared in the list of ingredients.
All products, which have substances as in below, shall be declared in the list
of ingredients:
- Sodium chloride/salt
- Sodium Nitrate
- Sodium/Potassium Nitrate
- Monosodium Glutamate/MSG
- Specific names for non-nutritive sweeteners
Added water shall be declared in the list of ingredients except
when the water forms a part of an ingredient such as brine, syrup or broth
used in a compound food. Water or other volatile ingredients evaporated in
the course of manufacture needs not be declared in the list of ingredients.
No need to be declared in the list of ingredients as below:
- food additives which serve as processing aids
- food additives for keeping the aromas and a long time, and the additives
giving color, which can be in the products.