is about reduced calorie food reduced energy food claim A claim that a food is energy-reduced, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the energy value is reduced by at least 30 %, with an indication of the characteristic(s) which make(s) the food reduced in its total energy value [REGULATION (EC) No 1924/2006 Corrigendum 2007-01-18]. Food having at least 25% fewer calories per amount customarily consumed from the calories of a comparable food product. The complarable food may not be 'low calorie' [US FDA]. LanguaL curation note: Renamed from *REDUCED CALORIE FOOD* [LanguaL 2008]. reduced calorie food no or reduced energy claim requires discussion