Appendix

Appendix Table 1: Selected nutrition claims which may be relevant to seaweed-based food products and their associated conditions for application as detailed in the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.

Nutrition claim	Condition
Source of omega-3 fatty acids	The product contains at least 0.3 g alpha-linolenic acid per 100 g and per 100 kcal, or at least 40 mg of the sum of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid per 100 g and per 100 kcal
High omega-3 fatty acids	The product contains at least 0.6 g alpha-linolenic acid per 100 g and per 100 kcal, or at least 80 mg of the sum of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid per 100 g and per 100 kcal
High monounsaturated fat	At least 45% of the fatty acids present in the product derive from monounsaturated fat under the condition that monounsaturated fat provides more than 20% of energy of the product
High polyunsaturated fat	At least 45% of the fatty acids present in the product derive from polyunsaturated fat under the condition that polyunsaturated fat provides more than 20% of energy of the product
High unsaturated fat	At least 70% of the fatty acids present in the product derive from unsaturated fat under the condition that unsaturated fat provides more than 20% of energy of the product
Low sodium/salt	Product contains no more than 0.12 g of sodium, or 0.3 g of salt, per 100 g or per 100 ml
Very low sodium/salt	Product contains no more than 0.04 g of sodium, or 0.1 g of salt, per 100 g or per 100 ml
Source of fibre	Product contains at least 3 g of fibre per 100 g or at least 1.5 g of fibre per 100 kcal
High in fibre	Product contains at least 6 g of fibre per 100 g or at least 3 g of fibre per 100 kcal
Source of vitamin and/or minerals	The product contains at least a significant amount (i.e. 15% of the reference intake value supplied by 100 g or 100 ml in the case of products other than beverages, or per portion if the package contains only a single portion) of the given vitamin/mineral as defined in Annex XIII to Regulation EU No 1169/2011 (values are given in Appendix Table 2)
High in vitamin and/or minerals	Where the product contains at least twice the value of “Source of vitamin and/or minerals” (values are given in Appendix Table 2)
Naturally/Natural	Where a food meets the condition(s) laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the term ‘naturally/natural’ may be used as a prefix to the claim.

Appendix Table 2: Amount of minerals and vitamins (expressed per 100 g, 100 mL or per portion) required in solids and liquid foods (excluding beverages, e.g., oils) to qualify for “Source of” (15% of DRI) and “High in” (30% of DRI) nutritional claims according to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and Annex XIII to Regulation EU No 1169/2011.

Micronutrient	Unit	DRI	Threshold for “Source of” claim	Threshold for “High in” claim
Minerals
Potassium	mg	2,000	300	600
Chloride	mg	800	120	240
Calcium	mg	800	120	240
Phosphorus	mg	700	105	210
Magnesium	mg	375	56.2	112.5
Iron	mg	14	2.1	4.2
Zinc	mg	10	1.5	3
Copper	mg	1	0.15	0.30
Manganese	mg	2	0.30	0.60
Fluoride	mg	3.5	0.53	1.05
Selenium	µg	55	8.2	16.5
Chromium	µg	40	6	12
Molybdenum	µg	50	7.5	15
Iodine	µg	150	22.5	45
Vitamins
Vitamin A	µg	800	120	240
Vitamin D	µg	5	0.75	1.5
Vitamin E	mg	12	1.8	3.6
Vitamin K	µg	75	11.2	22.5
Vitamin C	mg	80	12	24
Thiamine (B₁)	mg	1.1	0.17	0.33
Riboflavin (B₂)	mg	1.4	0.21	0.42
Niacin (B₃)	mg	16	2.4	4.8
Pyridoxine (B₆)	mg	1.4	0.21	0.42
Folic acid (B₉)	µg	200	30	60
Vitamin B₁₂	µg	2.5	0.38	0.75
Biotin (B₇)	µg	50	7.5	15
Pantothenic acid (B₅)	mg	6	0.9	1.8

Appendix Table 3: Median concentrations on dry weight of selected mineral elements and vitamins in Alaria esculenta, Saccharina latissima, Ulva spp. and Palmaria palmata. Data from the SusKelpFood project and Nordic SeaFarm.

Micronutrient	Unit	A. esculenta	S. latissima	Ulva spp.	P. palmata
Iodine	mg kg^-1	1,400	4,900	89	200
Na	mg kg^-1	56,000	53,000	33,000	24,000
K	mg kg^-1	56,000	97,000	31,000	110,000
Mg	mg kg^-1	11,000	9,100	26,000	4,200
Ca	mg kg^-1	16,000	13,000	5,800	3,500
P	mg kg^-1	2,600	1,600	2,300	4,000
Cu	mg kg^-1	2.1	1.3	7.2	4.5
Fe	mg kg^-1	76	44	140	120
Mn	mg kg^-1	4.8	4	12	9.1
Zn	mg kg^-1	42	25	13	32
Cr	mg kg^-1	0.69	0.39	0	0
Se	mg kg^-1	0.23	0.11	0.11	0.16
Thiamine (Vit. B1)	mg kg^-1	2.7	2.6
Vitamin C	µg kg^-1	7.7	8.9	360
Folic acid (Vit. B9)	mg kg^-1	7,400	2,300

Appendix Table 4: Mineral and vitamin contributions of portions sizes of Alaria esculenta, Saccharina latissima, Ulva lactuca and Palmaria palmata (in gram, based on median concentrations, Appendix Table 3) resulting in a) iodine exposure at adequate intake (AI: 150 µg day^-1) and b) tolerable upper intake level (UL: 600 µg day^-1) for adults, compared with daily reference intakes (DRI).

		A. esculenta	S. latissima	Ulva sp.	P. palmata
	g to AI	0.1	0.03	1.7	0.7
Micronutrient	DRI	% of DRI
Iodine	0.15 mg	100	100	100	100
Na	600 mg	1	0.27	9.4	3
K	2,000 mg	0.3	0.15	2.6	4.2
Mg	375 mg	0.33	0.07	12	0.83
Ca	800 mg	0.22	0.05	1.2	0.32
P	700 mg	0.04	0.01	0.56	0.42
Cu	1 mg	0.02	0.004	1.2	0.33
Fe	14 mg	0.06	0.01	1.6	0.64
Mn	2 mg	0.03	0.01	0.99	0.34
Zn	10 mg	0.05	0.01	0.22	0.24
Cr	0.04 mg	0.18	0.03	0	0
Se	0.055 mg	0.04	0.01	0.33	0.21
Thiamine (vit. B1)	1.1 mg	0.03	0.01
Vitamin C	200 µg	0.00	0.00	0.31
Folic acid (vit. B9)	80 mg	0.002

a) Consumption resulting in iodine exposure at AI

		A. esculenta	S. latissima	Ulva sp.	P. palmata
	g to UL	0.4	0.1	6.8	2.9
Micronutrient	DRI	% of DRI
Iodine	0.15 mg	400	400	400	400
Na	600 mg	4.2	1.1	38	12
K	2,000 mg	1.2	0.59	10	17
Mg	375 mg	1.3	0.29	48	3.3
Ca	800 mg	0.87	0.19	4.9	1.3
P	700 mg	0.16	0.03	2.2	1.7
Cu	1 mg	0.09	0.02	4.9	1.3
Fe	14 mg	0.23	0.04	6.6	2.6
Mn	2 mg	0.1	0.02	4	1.3
Zn	10 mg	0.18	0.03	0.87	0.95
Cr	0.04 mg	0.73	0.12	0	0
Se	0.055 mg	0.18	0.02	1.3	0.85
Thiamine (vit. B1)	1.1 mg	0.1	0.028
Vitamin C	200 µg	0.002	0.001	1.2
Folic acid (vit. B9)	80 mg	0.008	0.013

b) Consumption resulting in iodine exposure at UL