NF8 Nutrition Facts Panel Vitamins and Minerals

Provides vitamin and mineral information with the corresponding measurements as they appear on the product's nutritional facts table.

Position: NF8-01 · Element: 738 · Name: Measurement Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying a specific product or process characteristic to which a measurement applies

Position: NF8-02 · Element: 739 · Name: Measurement Value · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 20 · Repeat: 1

The value of the measurement

NF802 is the percent daily value (DV) of the code specified in NF801

Position: NF8-03 · Element: 739 · Name: Measurement Value · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 20 · Repeat: 1

The value of the measurement

P0304: If either NF8-03 or NF8-04 is present, then the other is required

NF803 and NF804 is an additional value pertaining to the vitamin or mineral. Example 5 GR.

Position: NF8-04 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: NF8-05 · Element: 935 · Name: Measurement Significance Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the benchmark of, qualify or further define a measurement value

NF805 Valid codes are 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07, pertaining to the measurement in NF802