21 CFR 101.9(d)(12) · six formats · 8 × 2/3 cup (55 g)
Nutrition facts label template
Free reference layouts for six FDA Nutrition Facts formats, drawn by the same geometry engine that reproduces FDA’s own sample label — true point sizes, correct rule weights, every value declared through the rounding ladders of 21 CFR 101.9(c). Download any format as a 300 dpi PNG, editable SVG or vector PDF. No sign-up, no watermark, no limit. The populated examples are for reference only; eligibility to use a format depends on your product and package.
Values shown are FDA’s sample label from 21 CFR 101.9(d)(12) — see the FAQ below.
How to make this template yours
Replace the sample numbers with your product’s, in this order: weigh each ingredient in grams, sum the nutrients, divide by the servings the batch yields, then push each result through its increment ladder — calories to the nearest 5 up to 50 and nearest 10 above, fat to half-grams below 5 g and whole grams above, vitamins and minerals onto their 2/5/10-percent Daily Value increments. Hand-labelling is exactly where mistakes happen, so the nutrition facts label generator does all four steps from your recipe and exports the finished panel in these same six formats.
Two fields come from tables rather than arithmetic. The serving size starts from the reference amount customarily consumed for your category, and the percentages divide by the Daily Values in 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)–(9). If you would rather check the rules than trust a tool, the FDA rounding rules page quotes every increment with worked boundary cases.
The other five template formats
Each alternative format has conditions attached; it is not simply a style choice. The rendered examples below use the same FDA sample values to make the layouts easy to compare. They are references, not evidence that the sample product qualifies for every format. The condition and exceptions for each one are on its format page.
tabular template
The wide, shallow display for packages without roughly three inches of continuous vertical space. Heading block on the left, nutrients in two columns beside it.
linear template
One running string, permitted only below twelve square inches of labelling surface when a tabular display will not fit either. Abbreviations are limited to the ones 21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)(ii)(B) names.
dual column template
Per serving and per container side by side. It can be required when a package holds 200–300 percent of the reference amount, subject to the exceptions in 21 CFR 101.9(b)(12)(i); the per-container column is re-declared, not multiplied.
simplified template
The short panel is available only when at least eight specified nutrients are insignificant. FDA's populated sample values do not meet that test, so this rendering illustrates the layout rather than a qualifying product.
small package template
Compressed tabular display for 40 square inches or less: calories drops to 10/14 pt, servings to 9 pt, quantitative vitamin-and-mineral weights may go, footnote shortens.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this Nutrition Facts label template free to use?
- Yes. Every format downloads as PNG, SVG and vector PDF with no account, no metering and no watermark. The geometry engine runs in your browser, so there is no upload or paid export step.
- Can I put this template straight on my product?
- Not without determining both your product's values and which format your package and product qualify to use. The values shown are FDA's sample-label figures from 21 CFR 101.9(d)(12), kept there so every field looks the way a real declaration looks. Build your label in the generator, then validate its inputs and format choice for the food and package you will sell.
- Why does the template show 8 servings and 230 calories?
- Those are the numbers on FDA's own artwork. The sample label in 21 CFR 101.9(d)(12) declares 8 servings per container, a serving size of 2/3 cup (55 g), 230 calories, Total Fat 8 g 10%, Sodium 160 mg 7% and so on down the panel. Reproducing those exact values means the templates double as a reference for what a correctly rounded row looks like.
- What physical size does the template print at?
- The drawings are in true points, so the geometry is real: the standard vertical panel is 168 pt across — about 2⅓ inches — and the tabular display is 468 pt, about 6½ inches. Download the PDF rather than the PNG when size matters: it is single-page vector at the exact point dimensions, so it scales in Illustrator or InDesign without resampling.
- Which of the six template formats should I download?
- Format choice depends on the product and package. The tabular display is available when the standard panel will not fit in roughly three inches of continuous vertical space. The linear string has narrower package-space conditions. Dual-column can be required for packages containing 200–300 percent of the reference amount, but the rule includes exceptions. Simplified requires at least eight insignificant nutrients, while small-package provisions apply at 40 square inches or less. Check the linked format guide before using a layout.
Keep going
- six FDA label formatsStandard vertical, tabular, linear, dual-column, simplified and small package — when each one is allowed.
- nutrition facts generatorGenerate the Nutrition Facts panel and check it against every declaration rule in 21 CFR 101.9(c).
- food label generatorThe whole food label, not just the panel: ingredient statement, allergen statement and net quantity.
- FDA rounding rulesEvery rounding increment in 21 CFR 101.9, quoted, with worked examples and an interactive check.
- serving size referenceAll 146 reference amounts customarily consumed from 21 CFR 101.12(b), the table that decides your serving size.
- cottage food label guideWhat a cottage-food label needs, what the small-business exemption does and does not cover, and where the panel becomes mandatory.