100% accurate
95%
organic farm ingredients
To be sold as “organic” in the EU, at least 95% of a product’s agricultural ingredients by weight must be certified organic.
EU Reg. 2018/848, via FSAI
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95%+accuracy floor
1held back
100% accurate
≤ 0.8%
acidity in extra virgin olive oil
Extra virgin olive oil must have free acidity of no more than 0.8 g per 100 g, expressed as oleic acid.
International Olive Council
Labels & standards
98% accurate
20 mg/kg
max gluten in “gluten-free”
Food sold as “gluten-free” may contain no more than 20 mg of gluten per kg; “very low gluten” no more than 100 mg/kg.
Finnish Food Authority
Labels & standards
95% accurate
≤ 20%
moisture in honey
The Codex honey standard limits moisture to no more than 20%, or 23% for heather honey.
Codex honey standard (FAO)
Labels & standards
100% accurate
< 5 g
salt a day
WHO advises adults to keep salt intake under 5 g a day and to use iodized salt.
WHO
Daily nutrition
100% accurate
< 10%
of daily energy from free sugars
Ideally under 5% — about 25 g, or 6 teaspoons, a day.
WHO
Daily nutrition
100% accurate
400 g
fruit & vegetables a day
Eat at least 400 g — five portions — of fruit and vegetables every day.
WHO
Daily nutrition
100% accurate
< 10%
of energy from saturated fat
Keep total fat under 30% of daily energy, saturated fat under 10% and trans fat under 1%.
WHO
Daily nutrition
97% accurate
400 mg
caffeine a day for adults
Up to 400 mg a day is unlikely to harm healthy adults; single doses up to 200 mg. In pregnancy and breastfeeding, up to 200 mg a day.
EFSA, via EUFIC
Daily nutrition
100% accurate
150 min
moderate activity a week
Adults: at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous activity a week, plus muscle-strengthening on 2 or more days.
WHO
Body & routine
100% accurate
7 h+
sleep a night
Adults should get seven or more hours of sleep per night to avoid the health risks of chronic short sleep.
AASM & Sleep Research Society
Body & routine
100% accurate
7 M+
deaths a year from tobacco
Tobacco kills more than 7 million people each year, including over 1.6 million non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke.
WHO
Body & routine
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100%Matches the official source word for word — law, WHO guideline or standard.
97–98%Matches an official food agency’s summary of the source.
95%Matches an official draft or published text of a standard.
< 95%Held back. Right now: daily water intake (EFSA) — the official page couldn’t be opened on 10 Oct 2026.
References
- Regulation (EU) 2018/848 — Chapter IV, Labelling — legislation.gov.uk
- Organic labelling principles — Food Safety Authority of Ireland
- Nutrition for a healthy life — WHO recommendations — World Health Organization
- Physical activity — World Health Organization
- Tobacco fact sheet — World Health Organization
- EFSA opinion on the safety of caffeine — EUFIC
- Extra virgin olive oil — definition — International Olive Council
- Gluten-free and very low gluten food — Finnish Food Authority
- Codex standard for honey — text — FAO / Codex Alimentarius
- Seven or more hours of sleep per night — American Academy of Sleep Medicine
General information for everyone, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own needs. Last checked 10 Oct 2026.
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