Food and Drug Regulations

B.14.085 Subject to sections B.14.086 to B.14.090 no person shall sell a simulated meat product unless that product

• (a) has, in the rehydrated state,

  • (i) a total protein content of not less than 16 per cent,

  • (ii) a protein quality of not less than that set out in column 3 for that item of the Table of Chemical, Physical and Nutritional Characteristics of Food, as determined by the corresponding method set out in column 4, and

  • (iii) a fat content of not more than that set out in column 3 for that item of the Table of Chemical, Physical and Nutritional Characteristics of Food, as determined by the corresponding method set out in column 4;

• (b) contains, notwithstanding sections D.01.009 and D.02.009, each vitamin and mineral nutrient listed in Column I of the Table to this Division in an amount not less than the amount shown in Column II of that Table opposite each such vitamin and mineral nutrient respectively; and

• (c) where isolated essential amino acids have been added, contains those acids in an amount not exceeding an amount that improves the nutritional quality of the protein.