COME LEGGERE UN’ETICHETTA – parte 2: indicazione ingrediente caratterizzante (QUID) - IoBoscoVivo Srl

HOW TO READ A LABEL – part 2: characterizing ingredient indication (QUID)

Last time we saw the importance of carefully reading the list of ingredients on the label, which DOES NOT give quantitative information on them but offers us an idea of ​​the relationships between them, given the obligation to indicate them in DESCENTING ORDER depending on the quantity present in the finished product.

However, there are cases in which, for SOME ingredients, there is an obligation to report the Quantitative Declaration of Ingredients (QUID).

But what is it? And then, what does the law tell us about this? Let's see when his presence is mandatory!

So first of all we can say that QUID means the indication of the quantity of some ingredients present in the list of ingredients. However, the QUID is indicated only in specific cases and, obviously, governed by EU Regulation 1169/11!!

EU Reg. 1169/11, in article 22) and annex VIII, informs us that the QUID must be reported on the label in the following cases:

…When the ingredient “ appears in the name of the food or is generally associated with that name by the consumer ”; for example in our “Vellutata with Shiitake Mushrooms & Black Garlic” ( https://ioboscovivo.com/product/preparato-per-vellutata-funghi-shiitake-aglio-nero/ ) the Shiitake and Black Garlic appear in the name, and for this reason in the list of ingredients for both we will indicate the QUID, i.e. the percentage with which they are found in the finished product. This information is very important, because it allows the attentive consumer to be informed about the quantities of characterizing ingredients that have been added to the product;

…When the ingredient “ is highlighted in the labeling by words, images or a graphic representation ”; for example in our brand new “Wellness Grissini” ( https://ioboscovivo.com/product/grissini-di-farro-integrale-con-semi-di-zucca-girasole-e-funghi-shiitake/ ) we indicate “with oil Evo” because it represents a qualitative plus, but we could also have simply drawn the image of an olive or a bottle of oil, and this forces us to inform the consumer about how much oil we add, being a top quality ingredient that we have wanted to emphasize on the label! The same goes for the indication "100% wholemeal spelled flour" that we include in our breadsticks: by virtue of this qualitative plus we indicate among the ingredients the percentage quantity of wholemeal flour added, because unlike many "wholemeal" products the ours do not contain mixtures of refined and wholemeal flours (or, worse, refined flours and bran) but exclusively wholemeal flour, rich in precious nutritional qualities;

…When the ingredient “ is essential to characterize a food and distinguish it from products with which it could be confused due to its name or appearance ”: the foods that can fall into this specific category are currently very limited as it can It may happen that in the Member States some products may be marketed under the same name, but in fact they differ markedly from each other in terms of composition. Having said this, the examples reported by the European Community refer to only two products: "mayonnaise" and "marzipan".

In summary, as we saw last week for the list of ingredients, the indication of the QUID is also a very important element that you as consumers have at your disposal to make informed purchases and choose products of a high quality level!

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