Chips Label
Chips label rules come from the FDA: the name of the snack, the net weight, an ingredient list that names the frying oil, any allergens, your name and address and, in most cases, Nutrition Facts per 1 oz (28 g). The bag size changes the panel: a 1 oz bag is one serving, a 2.5 oz bag needs two columns. Enter your recipe and the oil your chips soak up, and you get a print-ready panel for every bag you sell.
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What has to be on your chips label
The front of the bag carries the name and the net weight. The back carries the rest. The numbers match the bag on the left.
- 1Name of the chips21 CFR 101.3, 102.41Say what they are: "Potato chips", "Tortilla chips", "Plantain chips", plus the flavor, like "Sea salt potato chips". Stacked chips pressed from potato flakes take the longer name "potato chips made from dried potatoes".
- 2Net weight21 CFR 101.7Ounces and grams on the front, in the bottom 30% of the panel: NET WT 5 OZ (142g). Fill by weight, because a bag that looks full still has to hold the ounces it states.
- 3Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9Per 1 oz of chips as sold. Small sellers can be exempt, but only while the bag makes no nutrition claim like "lightly salted" or "low fat".
- 4Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4Heaviest first: potatoes, oil, salt. Name the oil itself, "sunflower oil", not just "oil". A seasoned chip lists what is in the seasoning too.
- 5Allergen statementFALCPAPlain salted chips have none of the nine. Flavors bring them in: cheddar or sour cream powder adds milk, a soy sauce seasoning adds soy and wheat.
- 6Name and address21 CFR 101.5Who fried or packed the chips, with city, state and ZIP. A co-packer fries for your brand? "Distributed by" with your own details works.Co-Packer →
Things that are different for chips
Chip bags and the label that fits
Bags have seams, a fin seal and a curve. Measure the flat area you have on the back, then try the formats in the tool.
| Bag | Typical label area | Style that usually fits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz snack bag | 3 × 2 in | Tabular (wide) |
| 2.5 oz bag | 3 × 3.5 in | Dual column |
| 5 oz bag | 3.5 × 4.5 in | Standard (vertical)Most common |
| 8 oz family bag | 4 × 5 in | Standard (vertical) |
Start from a chip batch that's already filled in
Sea salt kettle chips from 2.2 lb of potatoes. Weigh the oil before and after frying: the difference is what the chips took up, so enter that as the oil. Then weigh the finished chips and enter that as the weight after cooking. Swap the sunflower oil for avocado oil and the fat numbers follow.
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Potatoes✓ USDA match | 2.2 | lb |
| Sunflower oil (taken up in frying)✓ USDA match | 4 | oz |
| Salt✓ USDA match | 1 1/3 | tsp |
Chips label questions
Yes. Our free blank Nutrition Facts templates come as fillable PDF, Word, SVG and PNG, and the sea salt chips on this page are already filled in. Swap in your own potatoes, oil and seasoning in the free preview, then pay $29 when you want the print files. Blank Nutrition Facts Label Template →
1 oz (28 g), based on the 30 g reference amount for snacks. Bags that hold less than 60 g are labeled as one serving: the whole bag. From 60 to 90 g the label needs a column per ounce and a column per bag.
Maybe not. A seller with no more than $50,000 a year in food sales to consumers, or $500,000 in total sales, is exempt while the bag carries no nutrition claims. The name, weight, ingredients, allergens and your address are still required, and stores often ask for the full panel anyway.
No federal rule requires it. A line like "Made in a facility that also fries shrimp" is voluntary. If you add one, keep it true and keep it apart from the Contains line.
No. We make the regulated panel: Nutrition Facts, ingredient list and allergen line, as SVG, vector PDF or 600 dpi PNG. Your designer or bag printer places that file on the bag artwork at 100%.
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