check_claim
Check nutrition claims against GB/EU and US rules
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For a RAW or minimally-processed whole food, report which nutrition claims ("source of iron", "high in vitamin C", "high fibre") the published data supports under GB/EU rules (15%/30% of NRV per 100 g, Reg. 1924/2006) and US rules (10-19%/20% of DV per RACC, 21 CFR 101.54) — and, uniquely, flag where that answer DEPENDS ON WHICH national food-composition table was used, since the eleven tables reconciled here disagree on the same food by a median of 1.63x. Applies to claims wherever they appear, including websites and advertising (Reg. 1924/2006 Art. 1(2)), not only packaging. NOT valid for cooked or manufactured products — their composition depends on recipe and processing. Screening only: under Art. 5(1)(b)(i) the nutrient must be in THE FINAL PRODUCT, so a supported claim still needs an analysis of the producer's own produce. Never treat this as a way to pick a source that qualifies.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| food | string | yes | Food slug or name — e.g. "banana", "brazil-nuts". |
| nutrient | string | no | Optional: check one nutrient only, e.g. "potassium". |
| market | string | no | Which rules to apply. Default "both" — the divergence is usually the point. |
| only_permitted | boolean | no | Optional: return only claims the data supports, dropping the ones that fail. |
| preparation | string | no | Must be "raw" (the default). This tool holds raw and minimally-processed commodity data only and REFUSES anything else, because cooking changes composition in both directions — vitamin C and folate are destroyed while minerals concentrate as water is lost. If the food you are asking about has been cooked, juiced, or made into a product, do not call this tool: its answer would not describe your product, and a nutrition claim is a legal statement about the product actually sold. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"food": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Food slug or name — e.g. \"banana\", \"brazil-nuts\"."
},
"nutrient": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional: check one nutrient only, e.g. \"potassium\"."
},
"market": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"uk",
"us",
"both"
],
"description": "Which rules to apply. Default \"both\" — the divergence is usually the point."
},
"only_permitted": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Optional: return only claims the data supports, dropping the ones that fail."
},
"preparation": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"raw"
],
"description": "Must be \"raw\" (the default). This tool holds raw and minimally-processed commodity data only and REFUSES anything else, because cooking changes composition in both directions — vitamin C and folate are destroyed while minerals concentrate as water is lost. If the food you are asking about has been cooked, juiced, or made into a product, do not call this tool: its answer would not describe your product, and a nutrition claim is a legal statement about the product actually sold."
}
},
"required": [
"food"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}