Food and Drug Regulations

B.14.090 No person shall sell a simulated meat product that resembles side bacon, unless that product

• (a) has a total protein content of not less than 25 per cent;

• (b) has a protein rating of not less than 20, as determined by official method FO-1, Determination of Protein Rating, October 15, 1981;

• (c) contains, notwithstanding sections D.01.009 and D.02.009, each vitamin and mineral nutrient listed in Column I of the Table to this Division in an amount not less than the amount shown in Column II of that Table opposite each such vitamin and mineral nutrient respectively; and

• (d) where isolated essential amino acids have been added, contains those acids in an amount not exceeding an amount that improves the nutritional quality of the protein.

  • SOR/82-768, s. 60

Item No.	Column I	Column II
	Vitamin or Mineral Nutrient	Amount per gram of protein
C.1	Copper	4.4 micrograms
F.1	Folic Acid	0.45 microgram
I.1	Iron	0.25 milligram
M.1	Magnesium	1.1 milligrams
N.1	Niacin	0.34 milligram
P.1	Pantothenic Acid	0.04 milligram
P.2	Potassium	20 milligrams
P.3	Pyridoxine	0.02 milligram
R.1	Riboflavin	0.01 milligram
T.1	Thiamine	0.02 milligram
V.1	Vitamin B12	0.08 microgram
Z.1	Zinc	0.20 milligram