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Diet Types
Vegan
Food that contains no animal products, including dairy, eggs, honey etc.
Gluten-Free
Ingredient list of food product contains no wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, their hybridized strains and their products*
Egg-Free
Ingredient list of food product contains no eggs and egg products*
Dairy-Free
Ingredient list of food product contains no milk and milk products (including lactose)*
Treenuts-Free
Ingredient list of food product contains no treenuts and nut products*
Peanuts-Free
Ingredient list of food product contains no peanuts and peanut products*
Soy-Free
Ingredient list of food product contains no soybeans and soybean products*
Buddhist-Friendly
Food that contains no five pungent vegetables, e.g. garlic, onions, scallions, leek, chives etc.
Kosher
Kosher refers to specific foods and preparations for people following Jewish dietary law
Halal
Halal refers to specific foods and preparations for people following Islamic dietary law
Raw
Food that has not been processed and heated over 48°C
All Natural
Food that is made using naturally occurring ingredients, without using artificial and chemical additives and preservatives
*Attention is needed that manufacturers may handle these ingredients. Customers are advised to read the Allergy Information before purchase and always refer to the packaging for up-to-date information.
Low-Calories
- Solid: ≤40kcal/100g food
- Liquid: ≤20kcal/100ml food.
Low-Fat
- Solid: ≤3g fat/100g food
- Liquid: ≤1.5g fat/100ml food.
Fat-Free
- Solid/Liquid: ≤0.5g fat/100g or ml food
Low Saturated Fat
Solid:
- ≤1.5g saturated fat & trans fat combined/100g food &
- sum of energy from saturated fat & trans fat ≤10% of total energy
Liquid:
- ≤0.75g saturated fat & trans fat combined/100ml food &
- sum of energy from saturated fat & trans fat ≤10% of total energy.
No Trans Fat
Solid:
- ≤0.3g trans fat/100g food &
- ≤1.5g saturated fat & trans fat combined/100g food &
- sum of energy from saturated fat & trans fat ≤10% of total energy
Liquid:
- ≤0.3g trans fat/100ml food &
- ≤0.75g saturated fat & trans fat combined/100ml food &
- sum of energy from saturated fat & trans fat ≤10% of total energy.
No Cholesterol
Solid:
- ≤0.005g cholesterol/100g food &
- ≤1.5g saturated fat & trans fat combined/100g food &
- sum of energy from saturated fat & trans fat ≤10% of total energy
Liquid:
- ≤0.005g cholesterol/100g food &
- ≤0.75g saturated fat & trans fat combined/100ml food &
- sum of energy from saturated fat & trans fat ≤10% of total energy
No Added Fat
- Apart from naturally occuring fat, no fat or oil is added in the manufacturing process as indicated in the ingredient list
Low Sugar
- Solid/Liquid: ≤5g sugars/100g or ml food
Sugar-Free
- Solid/Liquid: ≤0.5g sugars/100g or ml food
No Added Sugar
- Apart from naturally occuring sugar, no sugar or syrup (excluding non-nutritive sweeteners) is added in the manufacturing process as indicated in the ingredient list.
Low Sodium
- Solid/Liquid: ≤120mg sodium/100g or ml food
No Added Sodium
- Apart from naturally occurring sodium, no sodium is added in the manufacturing process as indicated in the ingredient list
High Protein
- Solid: ≥12g protein/100g food
- Liquid: ≥6g protein/100ml food
- Solid/Liquid: ≥6g protein/100kcal food
Source of Protein
- Solid: ≥6g protein/100g food
- Liquid: ≥3g protein/100ml food
- Solid/Liquid: ≥3g protein/100kcal food
High Fiber
- Solid: ≥6g of fiber/100g food
- Liquid: ≥3g of fiber/100ml food
Source of Fiber
- Solid: ≥3g fiber/100g food
- Liquid: ≥1.5g fiber/100ml food
High Calcium
- Solid: ≥240mg calcium/100g food
- Liquid: ≥120mg calcium/100ml food
- Solid/Liquid: ≥80mg calcium/100kcal food
Source of Calcium
- Solid: ≥120mg calcium/100g food
- Liquid: ≥80mg calcium/100ml food
- Solid/Liquid: ≥40mg calcium/100kcal food
High Iron
- Solid: ≥4.5mg iron/100g food
- Liquid: ≥2.3mg iron/100ml food
- Solid/Liquid: ≥1.5mg iron/100kcal food
Source of Iron
- Solid: ≥2.3mg iron/100g food
- Liquid: ≥1.1mg iron/100ml food
- Solid/Liquid: ≥0.8mg iron/100kcal food
Organic
Food that is produced according to organic standards throughout production, handling, processing and marketing stages, and certified by a certification body or authority of the country of origin.
Non-GMO
Food that is made without ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms.
Fair Trade
Food that is produced under minimal exploitation of workers & farmers and a fair return is emphasized.
Locally Made
Food that is manufactured in Hong Kong.
Handmade
Food that is made by hands.
Lose Weight
- Include foods that are Low Calories, Low Fat, Fat-Free, No Added Fat, Low Sugar, Sugar-Free or No Added Sugar
- Exclude foods that are High Fat or High Sugar
Control Blood Pressure & Cholesterol
- Include foods that are Low Sodium, No Added Sodium, Low Saturated Fat, No Trans Fat or No Cholesterol
- Exclude foods that are High Fat, High Saturated Fat, High Sugar or High Sodium
Keep Healthy Blood Sugar
- Include foods that are Low Sugar, Sugar-Free, No Added Sugar, High Fiber or Source of Fiber
- Exclude foods that are High Sugar
