Healthy Food Partnership Reformulation Program: Wave 3 Category Definitions and Targets

Closes 17 Jan 2025

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Plant-based meat alternatives - Crumbed or battered

Plant-based meat alternatives - Crumbed or battered

Definition: Plant-based alternatives designed to replicate animal-based products that have been coated with a crumb or batter.

TARGET: A reduction in sodium across defined products to 450mg/100g by June 2028.

Inclusions  

Crumbed and/or battered plant-based meat alternatives, such as schnitzels, nuggets, tenders, bites, fillets, fishless fingers, prawn-less cutlets. Also includes crumbed or battered patties and rissoles. May be whole or in pieces, chilled or frozen, cooked or uncooked. Includes plain and flavoured varieties (e.g. Kiev-style crumbed products). Includes gluten-free varieties.  

Exclusions 

Products without crumbing or batter, such as patties and uncoated rissoles. Traditional plant-based foods (e.g. tofu, tempeh - tofu or tempeh may be included as an ingredient), beans, nuts, seeds, gluten, jackfruit, banana blossom, mushroom, felafel). Veggie patty-style products if made from a combination of vegetables, nuts or seeds. Animal-based products (e.g. cheese, seafood, meat and poultry.

8. Is the definition appropriate? E.g. are there any other products that could be included or excluded from this definition?
9. Are there any products in this category that should be split out into their own product category?
10. Are you aware of any technical constraints with meeting the reformulation target, in this time frame, for this food category?
11. Do you have any other concerns or challenges associated with this reformulation target?