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Nutrition Facts Label Template
The blank 2020 FDA Nutrition Facts panel. Print it and fill it in, or type your values into the free maker and print a finished label.
Nutrition Facts
____ servings per container
Serving size ____
% Daily Value*
Total Fat ____g____%
Saturated Fat ____g____%
Trans Fat ____g
Cholesterol ____mg____%
Sodium ____mg____%
Total Carbohydrate ____g____%
Dietary Fiber ____g____%
Total Sugars ____g
Includes ____g Added Sugars____%
Protein ____g
Vitamin D ____mcg____%
Calcium ____mg____%
Iron ____mg____%
Potassium ____mg____%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
What is on the FDA Nutrition Facts template?
The panel has a fixed order set by 21 CFR 101.9. From the top: the title, servings per container, serving size with the weight in grams, calories, then the nutrient lines with a % Daily Value column. The required nutrients are total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars, protein, vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium. The footnote at the bottom is fixed text.
The layout is also fixed. Heavy rules separate the header, the calories line, and the vitamin block. Thin rules separate each nutrient line. Sub-nutrients are indented. The panel is black on white in a sans-serif face such as Helvetica.
How do I fill in the template?
Each line takes the amount per serving, rounded the way FDA sets in 21 CFR 101.9(c). Calories round to the nearest 5 below 50 and the nearest 10 above. Fat rounds to the nearest half gram below 5 g and the nearest gram above. Sodium rounds to the nearest 5 mg below 140 mg and the nearest 10 mg above. The % Daily Value is the amount divided by the Daily Value for that nutrient, rounded to a whole percent.
Doing the rounding by hand is slow and easy to get wrong. The Nutrition Label Maker takes the raw values and prints the rounded panel. To get grams per serving from a batch, use the Serving Size Calculator.
Which format do I need: vertical, tabular, or linear?
The vertical format on this page is the standard. FDA allows the tabular (side by side) format when the package has less than 40 square inches of label space and cannot fit the vertical panel. The linear format, a single paragraph of text, is allowed when the package cannot fit the tabular format either. A dual-column format is required when a package holds between 200% and 300% of the reference amount and can be eaten in one sitting.
Do I need this panel on a cottage food label?
Usually not. Federal rules exempt small businesses from nutrition labeling unless the label makes a nutrient content claim or a health claim. State cottage food laws ask for an ingredient list, an allergen line, your business name and address, the net weight, and a disclaimer. Read do cottage foods need a Nutrition Facts label for the exemption limits, and your state page under cottage food laws for what your state adds.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the current FDA Nutrition Facts format?
Yes. It is the vertical format from the 2016 rule that took effect in 2020 and 2021. It has the Added Sugars line, vitamin D and potassium, and no vitamins A and C.
Can I edit the template?
Print this page and write the values in, or open the Nutrition Label Maker, type the values, and print a finished panel. The maker rounds each value the way FDA requires.
What size does the label have to be?
FDA sets minimum type sizes, not a panel size. Most lines must be at least 8 point. Calories and the serving size line are larger. On a package with less than 40 square inches of label space you may use the tabular or linear format instead.
Do I need a Nutrition Facts panel at all?
A small business is usually exempt unless the label makes a nutrient or health claim. See the guide on whether cottage foods need a Nutrition Facts label.
Where do I get the numbers to fill in?
From a lab analysis, from a nutrient database calculation of your recipe, or from software that does that calculation. The guide on how to get a nutrition label for your product compares the three.