How many servings are in a loaf of banana bread?

Divide the baked loaf by the serving. Our 26.8 oz (760 g) loaf in 63 g slices gives about 12 servings. Sell it whole and use a 56 g serving, and the same loaf holds about 14.

Do the bananas count as added sugar?

No. The sugar that is naturally in the fruit is part of Total Sugars only. Sugar, brown sugar, honey and maple syrup count as added sugars. Our tool keeps the two apart for you.

Do I need a separate label for chocolate chip banana bread?

Yes. Chocolate chips change the calories, the sugars and the ingredient list, and most bring soy lecithin, so soy joins the Contains line. One label per recipe you sell.

Can I label banana bread I bake at home?

That depends on your state's cottage food law: check that it covers breads and what sentence it wants on the label. Then start from the free cottage food template.

Banana Bread Label

Q: Is there a free banana bread label template?

Yes. Our blank Nutrition Facts and ingredient label templates are free as fillable PDF, Word, SVG and PNG, and the banana nut loaf on this page is already worked out. Put your own recipe in the free preview and pay $29 only when you want the print files.

Banana bread labels need the bread's name, the net weight, an ingredient list, an allergen line that names any nut, your name and address and, unless you are exempt, Nutrition Facts. FDA files banana bread with the sweet quick breads, so a serving is close to 55 g: one slice of a sliced loaf. Enter your recipe and the tool does the math, including which sugars count as added and which come from the bananas.

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Banana bread label on a sliced banana nut loaf in a clear bag: a front sticker and a Nutrition Facts label with 230 calories per slice

Checklist

What has to be on your banana bread label

Front of the bag: the name and the net weight. The rest fits on one back sticker. The numbers match the loaf on the left.

Front label

HOME BAKED · SLICEDBanana NutBread

NET WT 26.8 OZ (1 LB 10.8 OZ) 760g

Back label

Nutrition Facts

about 12 servings per container

Serving size1 slice (63g)

Calories230

Total Fat 10g13%

Saturated Fat 4g20%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 45mg15%

Sodium 210mg9%

Total Carb. 31g11%

Dietary Fiber 1g4%

Total Sugars 15g

Incl. Added Sugars 12g24%

Protein 4g

Vitamin D 0.2mcg0%

Calcium 10mg0%

Iron 1.2mg6%

Potassium 120mg2%

INGREDIENTS: Bananas, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, eggs, butter (cream), walnuts, baking soda, vanilla extract (vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol), salt.

Allergens: Contains: Milk, Egg, Walnuts, Wheat.

Baked by Two Spoons BakeryAsheville, NC 28801

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Name of the bread21 CFR 101.3
"Banana bread", or "Banana nut bread" when it has nuts. Chocolate chips, a cinnamon swirl or a sourdough starter can go in the name too, as long as they are really in the loaf.
2
Net weight of the loaf21 CFR 101.7
Ounces and grams in the bottom 30% of the front. A full loaf usually passes 1 lb, so add the pounds: NET WT 26.8 OZ (1 LB 10.8 OZ) 760g.
3
Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9
Per slice for a sliced loaf. Small sellers can be exempt, but a store that carries your loaves may still ask for the panel.
4
Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4
Heaviest first. Ripe bananas often outweigh the flour, so they can lead the list, as they do in this recipe.
5
Allergen statementFALCPA
Wheat, egg and milk are in almost every loaf. Walnuts or pecans are named by type, not just as tree nuts.
6
Name and address21 CFR 101.5
Your business name, city, state and ZIP. Baking at home under a cottage food law? Your state may want its own sentence on the label too.

Banana bread rules

Things that are different for banana bread

55 gBanana bread is a sweet quick breadYeast breads and rolls use a 50 g reference amount. Banana bread sits one line lower in FDA's table, with coffee cakes, doughnuts and Danish at 55 g. FDA's own product list names banana nut bread, zucchini bread and pumpkin bread there.21 CFR 101.12(b) · FDA RACC product list

1 sliceA sliced loaf is labeled per sliceA slice of 37 g up to just under 110 g is one serving: one slice. Our loaf is cut in 12 slices of 63 g, so the label says 1 slice (63g). Cut thinner slices of 28 to 36 g and you may choose 1 or 2 slices.21 CFR 101.9(b)(2)(i)

2 ozSelling the loaf whole?For an unsliced loaf, FDA's table points to 2 oz (56 g) with a visual unit, such as the thickness of a slice. Our sample loaf weighs about 84 g per inch, so 56 g is a slice of about 2/3 inch.21 CFR 101.12(b), 101.9(b)(5)(iii)

3 gBanana sugar is not added sugarSugars that come with the whole fruit stay out of Added Sugars. The sugar you stir in counts in full. In the sample slice that means 15 g Total Sugars, of which 12 g are added: 24% of the Daily Value.21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(iii)

< 110 gMini loaves sold one by oneA mini loaf packed and sold alone that weighs less than 110 g is one serving: the whole loaf. From 110 g up to 165 g it needs two columns, one per 55 g serving and one for the whole loaf. Pick the Dual column format and we fill both.21 CFR 101.9(b)(6), (b)(12)(i)

−89 gWeigh the loaf after bakingThe oven takes out water. Our batter weighed 30 oz and the baked loaf 26.8 oz. Enter the baked weight as the weight after cooking, and every number per slice comes out right.

Sizes

Banana bread packaging and the label that fits

Most loaves go in a clear bag or a window box. Measure the flat spot you have for the back label, then try the styles in the tool.

Banana bread packaging and the label that fits
Package	Typical label area	Style that usually fits
Single wrapped slice	2 × 3 in	Small package (linear)
Mini loaf in a cello bag	3 × 3 in	Tabular (wide)
Full loaf in a clear bag	3½ × 5 in	Standard (vertical)Most common
Loaf box with window	4 × 2½ in side panel	Tabular (wide)

Sample recipe included

Start from a banana nut bread that's already filled in

One loaf in a 9 × 5 inch pan, sliced in 12. Swap in your recipe, then weigh the loaf after it cools and enter that weight. Trade the walnuts for pecans and the Contains line follows. Leave the nuts out and it drops the tree nut altogether.

Start with this recipe

Start from a banana nut bread that's already filled in
Ingredient	Amount	Unit
All-purpose flour✓ USDA match	1 3/4	cups
Mashed ripe bananas✓ USDA match	1	cup
Sugar✓ USDA match	3/4	cup
Unsalted butter✓ USDA match	6	tbsp
Eggs✓ USDA match	2	large
Walnuts, chopped✓ USDA match	1/2	cup
Baking soda✓ USDA match	1	tsp
Vanilla extract✓ USDA match	1	tsp
Salt✓ USDA match	1/2	tsp

Makes 1 loaf, 26.8 oz after baking (30 oz of batter)Serving 1 slice (63 g), reference amount 55 g (sweet quick breads)

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