The difference between 29 categories of food and 30 categories of convenience foods

There are obvious differences between Class 29 foods and Class 30 convenience foods in terms of product types and ways of consumption.

The 29th category of food is mainly animal food, including meat, poultry, eggs, milk and its products, as well as aquatic products. For example, fresh beef, pork, duck, or canned, pickled, dried aquatic products, etc. These foods need to go through proper processing and preparation processes before they can be eaten.

The 30th category of convenience food mainly refers to convenience food with grains as the main raw material, such as instant noodles, biscuits, pastries, bread, etc. These foods are deeply processed and can be eaten without the need for complex cooking processes, simply heated or eaten directly.

In general, the 29th category of food is mainly animal food and aquatic products, while the 30th category of food is mainly convenience food with cereals as the main raw material. When choosing a registered trademark, you should choose the appropriate class according to the type of product you are dealing in.

Class 29 mainly includes meat products, as well as vegetables for daily use or storage and other horticultural products that can be used.

Class 30 mainly includes food products derived from plants for storage, as well as seasoning and condiments.

How to apply:1You can go to the registration hall of the Trademark Office (Beijing) in person; 2.It can be entrusted to ** institutions;

Application Procedure:1The trademark is examined first, and if there is no similarity or similarity, the application document can be prepared and submitted.

2.About a month after the application is filed, the Trademark Office will issue you a notice of acceptance of the application (this period is called the formalities examination stage).

Summary. The 30th category mainly includes plant-based foods (other than fruits and vegetables) prepared or pickled for edible purposes, as well as food seasonings.

This category includes, in particular:

beverages based on coffee, cocoa, chocolate or tea;

Processed cereals for human consumption, e.g. oatmeal, corn flakes, hulled barley, bulgur, musli cereal;

pizzas, pies (pastries), sandwiches;

chocolate-coated nuts;

Condiments for food or beverages other than essential oils.

In particular, this category excludes:

Salts for industrial use (Class I);

Flavored essential oils for food or beverages (Class III);

medicinal teas and medical nutritious foods and substances (Category V);

baby food (Category V);

dietary supplements (Category V);

medicinal yeast (class 5), animal edible yeast (class 31);

coffee, cocoa, chocolate or tea milk beverages (Class 29);

soup, beef consommé (29th category);

unprocessed cereals (Group 31);

Fresh vanilla (31st category).

Animal feed (Class 31).

30 categories of convenience food range of use.

The 30th category mainly includes plant-based foods (other than fruits and vegetables) prepared or pickled for edible purposes, as well as food seasonings.

This category includes, in particular:

beverages based on coffee, cocoa, chocolate or tea;

Processed cereals for human consumption, e.g. oatmeal, corn flakes, hulled barley, bulgur, musli cereal;

pizzas, pies (pastries), sandwiches;

chocolate-coated nuts;

Condiments for food or beverages other than essential oils.

In particular, this category excludes:

Salts for industrial use (Class I);

Flavored essential oils for food or beverages (Class III);

medicinal teas and medical nutritious foods and substances (Category V);

baby food (Category V);

dietary supplements (Category V);

medicinal yeast (class 5), animal edible yeast (class 31);

coffee, cocoa, chocolate or tea milk beverages (Class 29);

soup, beef consommé (29th category);

unprocessed cereals (Group 31);

Fresh vanilla (31st category).

Animal feed (Class 31).

Rice, noodles, grains and other grains are processed as the main raw materials, and can be used as staple food only by simple cooking, which has the characteristics of easy to eat, easy to carry, and easy to store.

There are many types of convenience foods, which can be broadly divided into the following four types.

One: Ready-to-eat food:

Such as all kinds of pastries, bread, steamed buns, oil cakes, twist flowers, glutinous rice balls, dumplings, wontons, etc., this kind of food is usually edible after buying, and each has its own characteristics.

Two: Quick-frozen food:

It is a process in which various foods are cooked in advance, then quickly frozen in a container, and then eaten after being heated slightly.

Three: Dry or powdered convenience food:

These foods like instant noodles, instant rice noodles, instant rice, instant drinks or spices, instant milk powder, etc., can also be eaten immediately by adding water to the bubble or boiling water.

Four: Canned food:

It refers to a kind of canned food that uses film instead of metal and glass bottles. This kind of food better maintains the original flavor of the food, small size, light weight, hygienic and convenient, but slightly higher.

In addition, there are some semi-finished foods, which are also considered convenience foods.

5. Convenient dishes: refers to the mass production of Chinese dishes through technological improvement, and then quantitative packaging, quick-frozen convenience dishes, heated in a water bath and ready to eat. It inherits the color and aroma of traditional cooking techniques and meets the needs of fast-paced life.

The old five categories: rice, wheat flour, edible vegetable oil, soy sauce, vinegar and the new ten categories: beverages, dairy products, meat products, frozen drinks, condiments (sugar, monosodium glutamate), instant noodles, biscuits, canned food, quick-frozen noodles and rice food, puffed food.

New 13 categories: confectionery products, tea, wine and fruit wine, beer, rice wine, pickled vegetables, candied fruit, roasted food, egg products, cocoa products, roasted coffee, aquatic products, starch and starch products.

New seven categories: pastries, soy products, bee products, jelly, dried noodles, chicken essence seasoning, sauces.