Nutrition Label Guides
How a label is calculated from a recipe, and what each region requires on it
These guides explain how the Nutrition Label Generator turns a recipe into a label, and what the United States, the EU and UK, and Australia and New Zealand require: the nutrients, the basis of the declaration, the rounding, and the ingredient list with its allergen declaration. Every rule is cited to the regulation it comes from.
Complete Guide
From ingredient weights to a finished label: the data, the arithmetic, the servings, the rounding and the three regional formats
Read the Guide →Quick Guides
Label formats by region
US Nutrition Facts Label
The 2020 FDA format under 21 CFR 101.9: serving size, calories, the required nutrients, %DV and the rounding increments
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EU/UK Nutrition Declaration
What Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 requires on the label, per 100 g or 100 ml, and how the generator applies it
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Australia and New Zealand Nutrition Information Panel
What Standard 1.2.8 of the Food Standards Code requires: per serving and per 100 g, seven rows, three significant figures
View guide →Ingredients and allergens
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