What sticker labels hold up on frozen food?

Plain paper labels can curl or fall off in the cold, so use label stock rated for freezers. Download your label as a PDF at actual size and send it to a label printer, or use our print sheets for Avery 5126, 5168, 5164 and 5163 layouts on freezer-rated label stock of the same size.

Should the Nutrition Facts show the food frozen or cooked?

Frozen, as packaged. That is the required column. If the box tells buyers how to prepare it, for example "bake with 1 tbsp olive oil", you may add an "as prepared" column as well.

What serving size do frozen vegetables and fruit use?

The same as fresh. Most plain vegetables use 85 g and vegetables in a sauce 110 g. Most fruit uses 140 g. Berries and other small pieces are shown in cups, larger pieces by count.

Can I use this as a label maker for frozen chicken or beef meals?

Not for the federal label. Frozen meals with more than a small amount of meat or poultry are inspected by USDA (FSIS) and follow its label rules. Our labels are built for FDA foods: bean, cheese, veggie, egg and seafood dishes.

Do you design the front of the bag?

No. We make the regulated part: Nutrition Facts, ingredients and allergens. Export it as an SVG or a vector PDF and you or your designer drop it into the package artwork.

Frozen Food Label Design

Frozen food label design starts with the parts the FDA requires: the food's name, net weight, an ingredient list, allergens, your name and address and, in most cases, Nutrition Facts for the food as packaged, still frozen. Burritos, pizza and sandwiches use a 140 g reference serving; casseroles and stews use 1 cup. Enter your recipe and get a label that fits your bag, box or tray.

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Frozen food label design on a frosty bag of four black bean and cheese burritos with a Keep Frozen front label and a Nutrition Facts panel showing 300 calories per burrito

Checklist

What has to be on your frozen food label

Six parts. On a bag or a box sleeve they split over the front and the back, like the burritos on the left.

Front label

KEEP FROZENBlack Bean & CheeseBurritos

4 BURRITOS, NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 OZ) 680g

Back label

Nutrition Facts

4 servings per container

Serving size1 burrito (170g)

Calories300

Total Fat 9g12%

Saturated Fat 4g20%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 15mg5%

Sodium 780mg34%

Total Carb. 42g15%

Dietary Fiber 5g18%

Total Sugars 4g

Incl. Added Sugars 0g0%

Protein 12g

Vitamin D 0.1mcg0%

Calcium 200mg15%

Iron 2.6mg15%

Potassium 330mg8%

INGREDIENTS: Flour tortilla (enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, palm oil, salt, baking powder, sugar), cooked black beans (black beans, water, salt), brown rice, salsa (tomatoes, water, jalapeño peppers, onions, salt, vinegar, garlic, spices), monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), corn kernels, cumin.

Allergens: Contains milk, wheat.

Made by North Fork KitchenBoise, ID 83702

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Product name21 CFR 101.3
The common name of the food, like "Bean and cheese burritos" or "Vegetable lasagna". Your brand can sit above it, but it cannot replace it.
2
Net weight21 CFR 101.7
By weight, in ounces and grams, in the bottom 30% of the front. A multipack may add the count: 4 burritos.
3
Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9
For the food as you sell it: frozen, before the buyer heats it. A small business that makes no nutrition claims may qualify for an exemption.
4
Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4
Everything in the package, heaviest first. Store-bought parts like salsa or cheese get their own ingredients in parentheses.
5
Allergen statementFALCPA
Frozen dishes stack allergens fast. A lasagna can bring milk, wheat and egg into one tray. Name every one.
6
Name and address21 CFR 101.5
Who made, packed or distributes it, with city, state and ZIP. Made by a co-packer? "Manufactured for" plus your details works.Co-Packer →

Frozen food rules

Things that are different for frozen food

140 gHandheld foodsBurritos, enchiladas, sandwiches, pizza and quiche share a 140 g reference amount (195 g with a sauce topping). Any single burrito from about 94 g up to just under 280 g is labeled as 1 burrito.21 CFR 101.12, 101.9(b)(2)(i)

1 cupCasseroles, stews and pot piesDishes you can scoop with a cup, like mac and cheese, chili or a pot pie, use 1 cup as the reference amount. Weigh one cup of the finished dish once and enter that weight.21 CFR 101.12

As soldFrozen numbers, not cooked onesThe panel describes the food the way it leaves your freezer. If you print heating or cooking directions, you may add a second "as prepared" column next to it.21 CFR 101.9(b)(9), 101.9(h)(4)

Keep FrozenHandling linesFDA's food labeling rules in 21 CFR 101 do not require a "Keep frozen" line on FDA-regulated food. Print it anyway, with simple heating directions: stores and buyers look for both. USDA does require it on meat products that need it.9 CFR 317.2(k)

Sizes

Frozen packages and the label that fits

Freezer bags, sleeves and trays leave very different space for the panel. Switch styles in the tool and see what fits yours.

Frozen packages and the label that fits
Package	Typical label area	Style that usually fits
Single wrapped burrito	6 × 2 in	Tabular (wide)
4-count burrito bag	3.5 × 5 in	Standard (vertical)Most common
10 oz meal tray sleeve	3 × 4.5 in	Standard (vertical)
Family-size lasagna box	4 × 5 in	Standard (vertical)

Sample recipe included

Start from a frozen burrito that's already filled in

One batch makes eight burritos. Enter the whole batch, set one 6 oz burrito as the serving and four burritos per bag, and the label is done. Weigh the tortillas in ounces: sizes vary a lot.

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Start from a frozen burrito that's already filled in
Ingredient	Amount	Unit
Flour tortilla✓ USDA match	13.5	oz
Black beans (canned)✓ USDA match	1 1/2	cups
Brown rice (cooked)✓ USDA match	1	cup
Monterey Jack✓ USDA match	4	oz
Corn kernels✓ USDA match	3/4	cup
Salsa✓ USDA match	3/4	cup
Ground cumin✓ USDA match	2	tsp

Makes 8 burritos (2 bags of 4)Serving 1 burrito (170 g)

Questions

Frozen food label questions

Yes. Our free blank Nutrition Facts templates come as fillable PDF, Word, SVG and PNG and work for any frozen product. Faster: load the burrito recipe on this page, swap in your own ingredients, and the rounded numbers, allergens and ingredient list are worked out for you. Blank Nutrition Facts Label Template →

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Frozen Food Label Design

What has to be on your frozen food label

Things that are different for frozen food

Frozen packages and the label that fits

Start from a frozen burrito that's already filled in

Frozen food label questions

Is there a frozen food label template I can fill in?−

What sticker labels hold up on frozen food?+

Should the Nutrition Facts show the food frozen or cooked?+

What serving size do frozen vegetables and fruit use?+

Can I use this as a label maker for frozen chicken or beef meals?+

Do you design the front of the bag?+

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