건강기능식품 (HFF): South Korea nutrition label

Nutrition labelling requirements in South Korea

Packaged food sold in South Korea must carry a nutrition declaration under Health Functional Foods Act (건강기능식품에 관한 법률); 1일 영양성분 기준치 (식품 등의 표시·광고에 관한 법률 시행규칙 별표 5). This page covers the South Korea - 건강기능식품 (HFF) format: Health Functional Food panel - 1일 영양성분 기준치 (별표 5). A supplement panel lists whatever the product contains rather than a fixed set, but 26 nutrients have a published reference intake, values are declared 1일 섭취량당 and alongside a % 기준치* column. 2 statements are mandatory on pack, including "본 제품은 질병의 예방 및 치료를 위한 의약품이 아닙니다.". The panel carries the footnote "* 1일 영양성분 기준치에 대한 비율". The panel is headed "건강기능식품". NFL builds a print-ready Korean nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for South Korea automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Key facts

Korea health functional food labelling requirements

In South Korea, supplements with functional claims are Health Functional Foods (HFF, 건강기능식품), a separate legal category under the Health Functional Foods Act, in force, regulated by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS). Labels follow MFDS's Health Functional Food Labeling Standard, which applies to domestic products and to imported HFFs declared for import.

The label must carry the following, all mandatory:

• the Health Functional Food indication, either the prescribed HFF emblem or the Korean words 건강기능식품, on the principal display panel;
• product name, business name and address, use-by date, storage method and net contents;
• nutrition information and functional information;
• intake amount and method, and intake precautions;
• ingredient names and amounts; and
• a statement that the product is not a medicine for preventing or treating disease.

All of this must be in Korean. A foreign label on its own does not meet the standard.

Source: MFDS, Health Functional Food labeling system, and Health Functional Foods Act, Korea Law Information Center.

How nutrients and functional ingredients are declared

The nutrition information is mandatory and covers energy, carbohydrate, sugars (except for specified capsule, tablet, pill and powder forms), protein, fat and sodium, plus vitamins and minerals present above the standard's reference-value condition. Amounts are given per serving or per daily intake, with a percentage of the Korean nutrient reference value where one applies, rounded to a whole number.

Some nutrients, such as dietary fiber, saturated fat, cholesterol and trans fat, may be declared voluntarily, but once declared they follow the same name, amount and percentage rules.

Functional information is a separate mandatory block. For each functional ingredient, the label gives the name and amount of its functional or marker component per serving or per daily intake. Nutrition and functional information appear together in the prescribed format, which is quite different from a US Supplement Facts panel.

Source: MFDS, Health Functional Food labeling system.

Functional claims, the HFF emblem and required statements

Functional claims must stay within the functions recognized in MFDS's HFF standards and specifications, or functions MFDS has individually recognized after reviewing safety and functionality data, which is mandatory. A claim used in another country cannot simply be carried over.

Intake directions are mandatory: the amount per dose, the number of doses per day and how to take it. Where relevant, precautions about adverse reactions, sensitive groups or excessive intake are also mandatory.

The statement that the product is not a medicine for preventing or treating disease must be easy for consumers to see. Labels must not present the product as a medicine.

Source: Health Functional Foods Act, and MFDS, Safety management of health functional food.

Importing supplements into Korea as Health Functional Foods

An imported product sold as an HFF must meet the HFF labeling standard when declared for import, which is mandatory. Importers first need to confirm that each functional ingredient fits MFDS's notified standards or has individual recognition; otherwise the product cannot be sold with HFF claims.

The Korean product name must match the import filing and follow the HFF naming rules; a foreign brand name may be rendered in Korean. Nutrition and functional information must be rebuilt around Korea's daily intake basis and reference values, and claims, directions, precautions and the non-medicine statement must be checked against the Korean standard.

Ingredients, allergens, animal-derived ingredient information where relevant, storage and use-by details also need Korean versions. Korea's approach differs from the EU and US in that HFF is a defined MFDS category with its own recognized ingredients, required identity mark and dedicated information panel.

Source: MFDS, Health Functional Food labeling system, and MFDS, Safety management of health functional food.

Sources

Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-03.

• Health Functional Foods Act (Korea Law Information Center)
• MFDS, Health Functional Food labeling system
• MFDS, Safety management of health functional food

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