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Endorsement Specifications

SPECIFICATIONS FOR MARKING PRODUCTS

WITH THE GIFSA LOGO:

 

FREQUENT FOODS


(Green Plus)

(Low fat Low GI)

OFTEN FOODS


(Green)

(Lower fat Low GI)

SPECIAL TREATS


(Orange)

(Lower/Medium Fat Intermediate GI or Medium fat Low GI)

BEST AFTER/WITH
EXERCISE

(Red)

(Lower fat High GI or
Medium Fat High GI)
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FOODGROUP: DAIRY

Maximum quantities allowed

FOODGROUP:DAIRY


Frequent Foods

(Green+)

Fat: 1.5g/100ml (milk, milk drinks, yogurt and frozen desserts)

3g/100g for cheese

Saturated Fat :

0.75g/100ml (milk, yogurt and frozen desserts)

1g/100 ml (milk drinks)

1.5g/100g (hard cheese) or 10% of total kJ, including trans fats

Trans fats: no added

Mono-unsaturated fatty acids:

Minimum of 25% of total fat

Cholesterol:

10 mg per 100g

50 mg per 100g (hard and soft cheeses)

Sodium:

800mg/100g (hard cheese)

400 mg (soft cheese)

70mg/100g (liquid milk products including yogurt)

120 mg per 100ml (frozen desserts)

140mg/100g (evaporated milk)

Fibre: N/A

Protein: N/A

Caffeine; 15mg/100 ml (milk based drinks)

30 mg (desserts)

Added Fructose: 1.5g/100 ml (milk and yoghurt) and 3g (evaporated milk)

And 10g per 100ml (desserts

Sugar alcohols and non-digestible oligosaccharides: 5g (milk and yogurt and desserts)

10g /100g (evaporated milk)

GI: 0-40

GL: 6

Often Foods

(Green)

Fat: 2g/100ml (milk, milk drinks and yogurt),

4g/100g (evaporated milk),

5g/100g for soft cheese,

14g/100g for hard cheese

5g/100ml for frozen desserts

Saturated:

1.2g/100ml (milk and yogurt)

1.4g/100 ml (milk drinks)

2.4g/100g (evaporated milk),

3g/100g for soft cheese,

5g/100g (hard cheese) or 10% of kJ, including trans fats

3g /100ml for frozen desserts.

Trans fats: no added

Mono-unsaturated fatty acids:

Minimum of 25% of total fat

Cholesterol:

10 mg per 100g

80 mg per 100g (hard and soft cheeses)

50 mg (frozen desserts)

Sodium:

800mg/100g (hard cheese)

400 mg (soft cheese)

70mg/100g (liquid milk products including yoghurt).

140mg/100g (evaporated milk)

120 mg per 100 ml (frozen desserts)

Fibre: N/A

Protein: N/A

Caffeine; 15mg/100 ml (milk based drinks)

30 mg (desserts)

Added Fructose: 1.5g/100 ml (milk, milk drinks and yoghurt) and 3g (evaporated milk)

And 10g per 100ml (desserts)

Sugar alcohols and non-digestible oligosaccharides:

5g/100g (milk, milk drinks, yogurt and desserts)

10g /100g (evaporated milk)

GI: 0-55

GL: 10

Special Treats

(Orange)

Fat: 2g/100ml (milk, milk drinks and yogurt),

4g/100g (evaporated milk),

10g/100g for soft cheese,

25g/100g or 30% of kJ (hard cheese)

5g/100ml for frozen desserts.

Saturated Fat and trans fatty acids:

1.2g/100ml (milk and yogurt)

1.4g/100ml (milk drinks)

2.4g/100g (evaporated milk),

5g/100g for soft cheese

13g/100g (hard cheese) or 10% of kJ, including trans fats

3g/100ml for frozen desserts.

Trans fats: no added

Mono-unsaturated fatty acids:

Minimum of 25% of total fat

Cholesterol:

10 mg per 100g

100 mg per 100g (hard and soft cheeses)

50 mg per 100 ml (frozen desserts)

120 mg (frozen desserts)

Sodium:

800mg/100g (hard cheese)

400 mg (soft cheese)

70mg/100g (liquid milk products including yoghurt).

120mg/100g (frozen desserts)

Fibre: N/A

Protein: N/A

Caffeine; 15mg/100 ml (milk based drinks)

30 mg (desserts)

Added Fructose: 1.5g/100 ml (milk and yoghurt) and 3g (evaporated milk)

And 10g per 100ml (desserts)

5g (milk and yogurt and desserts)

10g /100g (evaporated milk)

Sugar alcohols and non-digestible carbohydrates:

5g (milk and yogurt and desserts)

10g /100g (evaporated milk)

GI: 56-69

GL: 10

Best with Exercise

(Red)

Fat: 2g/100ml (milk, milk drinks and yogurt),

4g/100g (evaporated milk),

10g/100g for soft cheese,

25g/100g or 30% of kJ (hard cheese)

5g/100ml (frozen desserts).

Saturated Fat and trans fatty acids:

1.2g/100ml (milk and yogurt)

1.4g/100 ml (milk drinks)

2.4g/100g (evaporated milk)

5/100g for soft cheese,

13g/100g for hard cheese or 10% of total kJ, including trans fats

3g/100ml for frozen desserts.

Trans fats: no added

Mono-unsaturated fatty acids:

Minimum of 25% of total fat

Cholesterol:

10 mg per 100g

100 mg per 100g (hard and soft cheeses)

50 mg per 100ml (frozen desserts)

Sodium: N/A

Fibre: N/A

Protein: N/A

Caffeine; 15mg/100 ml (milk based drinks)

30 mg (desserts)

Added Fructose: 1.5g/100 ml (milk and yoghurt) and 3g (evaporated milk)

And 10g per 100ml (desserts)

5g (milk and yogurt and desserts)

10g /100g (evaporated milk)

Sugar alcohols and non-digestible carbohydrates:

5g (milk and yogurt and desserts)

10g /100g (evaporated milk)

GI: 70 +

GL: 10

Compiled by Liesbet Delport RD (SA) and Gabi Steenkamp RD (SA)

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2. Bowman BA, Forbes AL, White JS and Glinsmann WH. Introduction (to fructose). Am J Clin Nutr 1993; 58: 721S – 723S.

 

3. Ascherio A. Epidemiologic Studies on Dietary fat and Coronary Heart Disease. Am J Med 2002; 113 (supp 9B): 9S – 12S.


4. Brynes AE, Edwards CM, Ghatei MA, Dornhorst A, Morgan LM, Bloom SR, et al. A randomised four-intervention crossover study investigating the effect of carbohydrates on daytime profiles of insulin, glucose, non-esterified fatty acids and triacylglycerols in middle-aged men. Br J Nutr 2003; 89: 207–218.

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6. Liu S, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Hu FB, Franz M, Sampson L, et al. A prospective study of dietary glycemic load, carbohydrate intake and risk of coronary heart diease in US women. Am J Clin Nutr 2000; 71(6): 1455-1461.


7. Salmeron J, Ascherio A, Rimm EB, Colditz GA, Spiegelman D, Jenkins DJ, et al. Dietary fibre, glycemic load and risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in men. Diab Care. 1997a; 20(4): 545–550.


8. Salmeron J, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, Wing AL & Willett WC. Dietary fibre, glycemic load and risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in women. J Am Med Ass. 1997b; 277(6): 472-477.