Does a bakery need Nutrition Facts on its baked goods?

Not if the items are baked and sold only in that bakery and carry no nutrition claims. Small businesses under the FDA sales limits can also be exempt. Once you sell them through another store, the bakery exemption no longer applies, though the small business one still might.

What serving size do I use for cookies?

The reference amount for cookies is 30 g. A cookie from about 20 g up to just under 60 g is labeled as 1 cookie. Small cookies of 15 g or less are labeled as the number of cookies closest to 30 g, like 2 cookies.

Do I need a label to sell at a bake sale or farmers market?

That depends on your state's cottage food law, not on the FDA, and the required wording differs from state to state. Check your state's rules before you print.

Baked Goods Label

Baked goods labels need the product name, net weight, a full ingredient list, an allergen statement, your name and address and, in most cases, Nutrition Facts. Wheat, egg and milk are in almost every bake, so the allergen line matters most. Enter your recipe and get ingredient labels for baked goods, sub-ingredients and all, ready to print.

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Baked goods label on a clear bag of four chocolate chip cookies: a bakery sticker and a Nutrition Facts label showing 240 calories per cookie

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What has to be on your baked goods label

Six parts, and on a bag of cookies they often share one sticker. The numbers match the example.

Front label

BAKED FRESHChocolate ChipCookies

NET WT 6.7 OZ (192g)

Back label

Nutrition Facts

4 servings per container

Serving size1 cookie (48g)

Calories240

Total Fat 12g15%

Saturated Fat 7g35%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 35mg12%

Sodium 160mg7%

Total Carb. 31g11%

Dietary Fiber 1g4%

Total Sugars 21g

Incl. Added Sugars 21g42%

Protein 2g

Vitamin D 0.1mcg0%

Calcium 20mg0%

Iron 1.1mg6%

Potassium 80mg0%

INGREDIENTS: Semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter (cream), brown sugar, sugar, eggs, salt, baking soda, vanilla extract (vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol).

Allergens: Contains milk, egg, wheat, soy.

Made by Sweet Rye BakehouseColumbus, OH 43215

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Product name21 CFR 101.3
"Chocolate chip cookies", "Banana bread", "Blueberry muffins". Plain words a shopper understands.
2
Net weight21 CFR 101.7
Weigh the bag after baking and cooling. Ounces and grams, on the front.
3
Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9
Per cookie, slice or muffin. Some bakeries and small sellers are exempt; see below.
4
Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4
Heaviest first, with the ingredients of your ingredients in parentheses: flour, chocolate chips, sprinkles.
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Allergen statementFALCPA
Wheat, egg and milk show up in most bakes. Name the exact tree nut (pecans, almonds) and watch soy lecithin in chocolate.
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Name and address21 CFR 101.5
Your business name, city, state and ZIP. A home baker may also need a cottage food statement from the state.

Baked goods rules

Things that are different for baked goods

30 gReference amounts differ per bakeCookies 30 g, brownies 40 g, bread 50 g, scones and biscuits 55 g, cupcakes 80 g, muffins 110 g, pie 125 g. The serving is built from these.21 CFR 101.12

1 cookieOne piece is often one servingIf one cookie or muffin weighs 67% to 200% of its reference amount, the serving is 1 piece. Our 48 g cookie is 160% of 30 g, so 1 cookie.21 CFR 101.9(b)(2)

2 columnsBig bakery cookiesA piece of 200% to 300% of the reference amount, like a 75 g cookie, gets two columns: one per serving and one for the whole cookie. When that cookie is sold on its own, our Dual column format covers it.21 CFR 101.9(b)(2)(i)(D)Dual Column Nutrition Label →

On-siteBaked and sold in your own shopBaked goods made and sold only in your own bakery can skip Nutrition Facts if they make no nutrition claims. Sell them in another store and the exemption ends. Ingredients and allergens still apply to packaged items.21 CFR 101.9(j)(3)

CheckBaking at home?Cottage food laws are state laws, and each state sets its own label wording. Check your state before you print.Cottage Food Label Maker →

Sizes

Bakery packaging and the label that fits

Bakery bags and boxes vary a lot. Pick a size and switch label styles in the tool to see what fits on your sticker.

Bakery packaging and the label that fits
Package	Typical label area	Style that usually fits
Single cookie sleeve	3 × 1 in	Small package (linear)
Bag of 4 cookies	3.5 × 5 in	Standard (vertical)Most common
Muffin clamshell	6 × 2 in	Wide (tabular)
Bread loaf bag	4 × 5 in	Standard (vertical)

Sample recipe included

Start from a cookie recipe that's already filled in

Use your own recipe, then enter the batch weight after baking so the numbers match what is in the bag.

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Start from a cookie recipe that's already filled in
Ingredient	Amount	Unit
All-purpose flour✓ USDA match	2 1/4	cups
Unsalted butter✓ USDA match	1	cup
Brown sugar, packed✓ USDA match	3/4	cup
Sugar✓ USDA match	3/4	cup
Eggs✓ USDA match	2	large
Semisweet chocolate chips✓ USDA match	12	oz
Salt✓ USDA match	1	tsp
Baking soda✓ USDA match	1	tsp
Vanilla extract✓ USDA match	1	tsp

Makes 24 cookies (48 g each)Serving 1 cookie (48 g)

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