Can the Nutrition Facts go on the back of the package?

The rule points to the information panel, the one directly to the right of the front. If that side is unusable, like a folded flap, use the next panel to the right. Bigger packages that run out of room may use any panel shoppers can easily see.

Which file goes to my designer and which to my printer?

The SVG goes to your designer, who places it in the layout. The PDF prints at actual size, for a print shop or a quick proof. The PNG at 600 dpi is for mockups and programs that don't take vector files.

Can I design a nutrition label myself, without a designer?

Yes. Download the PNG for a simple layout tool, or use our print sheets for Avery 5126, 5168, 5164 and 5163 labels on US Letter and print the panel as a sticker for your package.

What if my recipe changes after the design is finished?

Each label stays yours to edit and download for 2 years. Change the recipe, download a new SVG and swap it into the layout. The panel keeps the same width, so the design holds.

Does a nutrition facts label design need a special font?

No special font, just one easy-to-read type style in upper and lower case. Ours uses Helvetica or Arial, which every designer and printer has.

Food Label Design

Food label design has two halves: the artwork that sells your product, and the panels the FDA writes the rules for. We make the second half. Enter your recipe and get the Nutrition Facts panel, the ingredient list and the allergen statement as a vector SVG and an actual-size PDF. Your designer places it and gets back to the fun part.

Make my nutrition panel Free blank templates

What is free

Design around the real panel, free

Build the panel from your recipe before the dieline is final. No account.

True-size previewSee how tall and wide your Nutrition Facts panel really is, so the layout leaves the right room.

Try every formatStandard, tabular, linear or dual column. Pick the one that fits the side of your package.Dual Column Nutrition Label →

Ingredient and allergen textCopy your ingredient statement and Contains line for free, even before you buy the label.

Blanks for mockupsFree fillable PDF, Word, SVG and PNG templates hold the space while the recipe is still changing.

Where it goes

Where each part of a food label goes on the package

FDA splits a package into a front panel and an information panel. Plan the design around both.

FrontPrincipal display panelThe side shoppers are most likely to see on the shelf. If a package has two fronts, the required front-panel text goes on each.21 CFR 101.1

FrontProduct name, in boldThe statement of identity is a main feature of the front: bold type, sized in relation to the biggest text there, in lines parallel to the base.21 CFR 101.3(a), (d)Statement of Identity →

FrontNet quantity, bottom 30%A distinct item in the bottom 30% of the front panel, parallel to the base, with clear space around it. Front panels of 5 square inches or less skip the 30% rule.21 CFR 101.7(a), (f)

SideInformation panelThe panel directly to the right of the front. Nutrition Facts, ingredients and your business name and address go here, or on the front.21 CFR 101.2(a), (b)

SideAll in one placeEverything on the information panel sits together, with no artwork or other text in between.21 CFR 101.2(e)

Any sideShort on room?A package with more than 40 square inches for labeling may put Nutrition Facts on any panel shoppers can easily see, when the front and information panel are full.21 CFR 101.9(j)(17)

Sizes

How big the panel is, and how to measure your front

Know these numbers before your designer locks the dieline.

3 inStandard panelOur standard vertical Nutrition Facts exports 3 inches wide. The height depends on your nutrients and on whether you add the ingredient block.

4 inDual columnPer serving and per package side by side need more width: 4 inches.

5.5 inTabularThe wide layout for short packages runs about 5.5 inches wide and far less tall.

You set itLinearFor small packages, enter the width in inches and the single running line wraps to fit.

H × WBox or bag frontOn a rectangular package the front panel area is the height times the width of that side.21 CFR 101.1(a)

40%Jars, cans and bottlesOn a round container it is 40% of the height times the circumference, and front-panel text must sit inside that 40%. Lids, bottoms, shoulders and necks don't count.21 CFR 101.1(b)

Hand-off

Hand the SVG to your designer

1Finish the recipeConfirm each ingredient match and allergen, and clear anything the warnings flag. If the recipe changes later, edit it and download again.
2Pick the formatChoose the format that fits the panel your designer has planned for nutrition.
3Download the SVGVector, built in points at actual size, with live type in Helvetica or Arial. Tick the box to add the ingredient and allergen statement under the panel, or set that text in your own layout.
4Place it at 100%Import into Illustrator, Figma or Canva and keep it at full size. Nutrient lines are set at 8 point, the smallest the rule allows, so scaling down breaks it.
5Keep the panel plainBlack or one color of type on white or a neutral background, inside its hairline box. Your brand color works for the type; photos and patterns stay out from behind it.
Proof it on paperPrint the PDF at 100%, not "fit to page", and hold it against a mockup of the package before the press run.

When you pay

Pay only when you print

$29Single labelMost chosenDownload PDF, SVG or PNG, print on sheets, and get the calculation report. Kept for 2 years.

$69Bundles3 labels. Or 10 for $199. Credits never expire.

$399/yrUnlimitedThat is $33.25 a month. Every label for your own company, price locked while you stay.

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