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Fudge Label

Fudge labels give the flavor, the net weight, the ingredients, a Contains line with each nut by name, the maker's name and address and, unless you are exempt, Nutrition Facts. FDA puts fudge with all other candies at 30 g, so a square of about 29 g is a serving of 1 piece. Enter your recipe and print labels for every box.

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Fudge label on a half pound white gift box of chocolate walnut fudge: a front sticker and a Nutrition Facts label with 130 calories per piece
Checklist

What goes on a box of fudge for sale

The lid or sleeve carries the name and weight, the bottom the rest. The numbers match the chocolate walnut box.

Front label
OLD FASHIONED · CUT BY HANDChocolate WalnutFudge
NET WT 8 OZ (227g)
Back label
Nutrition Facts
about 8 servings per container
Serving size1 piece (29g)
Calories130
Total Fat 8g10%
Saturated Fat 3.5g18%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg2%
Sodium 25mg1%
Total Carb. 15g5%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Total Sugars 14g
Incl. Added Sugars 12g24%
Protein 2g
Vitamin D 0mcg0%
Calcium 40mg4%
Iron 0.6mg4%
Potassium 110mg2%
INGREDIENTS: Semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), walnuts, butter (cream), vanilla extract (vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol), salt.
Allergens: Contains milk, walnuts, soy.
Made by Lakeside Fudge KitchenTraverse City, MI 49684
  1. 1
    Flavor name21 CFR 101.3
    "Chocolate walnut fudge", "Maple fudge", "Peanut butter fudge". One label per flavor.
  2. 2
    Net weight21 CFR 101.7
    Fixed boxes: NET WT 8 OZ (227g). Slabs cut to order come in random weights, with their own option below.
  3. 3
    Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9
    Per piece near 30 g. Fudge made and sold only in your own candy shop can be exempt.
  4. 4
    Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4
    Heaviest first. Chocolate chips and condensed milk keep their own ingredients in parentheses.
  5. 5
    Allergen statementFALCPA
    Milk from the condensed milk and butter, soy from the lecithin in the chips, and the nut by its name.
  6. 6
    Name and address21 CFR 101.5
    The maker or the shop, with city, state and ZIP. Add your state's cottage food line if you sell from home.
Fudge rules

Things that are different for fudge

30 gFudge counts as all other candiesFDA's product list keeps 15 g for hard candies, caramels and uncovered toffee or taffy, and 10 g for after-dinner sweets like mint wafers. Fudge sold as candy fits neither, so it takes the 30 g of all other candies: pieces by count, bulk fudge as 1 oz (30 g) with a visual unit.21 CFR 101.12(b), Table 2; FDA RACC product list
1 pieceSquares from about 20 to 60 g are 1 pieceA piece weighing 67% or more of 30 g and less than twice it is a serving of 1 piece. Our 29 g squares fit. Cut them to 15 g or less and the serving becomes the number of pieces closest to 30 g.21 CFR 101.9(b)(2)(i)(A) and (C)
ShopMade and sold in your own candy shopReady-to-eat food made on site and sold only there, as in retail confectionery stores or a store's own candy department, needs no Nutrition Facts panel, provided no nutrition claim appears anywhere. Offer the same fudge through another store and that exemption no longer fits.21 CFR 101.9(j)(3)
0.54 LBSlabs cut to orderPackages of the same fudge in varying weights are random weight packages. At 1 pound or less the weight may be shown in decimals of a pound instead of ounces, like 0.54 LB; above 1 pound, in pounds with up to two decimals. Servings per container may then say varied.21 CFR 101.7(j)(2), 101.9(b)(8)(iii)
WalnutsName the nutWalnuts, pecans and almonds are each named in the Contains line, not as tree nuts. The chips in our sample bring soy lecithin, so soy joins milk and walnuts.21 U.S.C. 343(w)Allergen Statement →
Sizes

Fudge boxes and the label that fits

Fudge boxes have a flat bottom with room for a full panel. Pick your box and switch styles in the tool.

BoxTypical label areaStyle that usually fits
2 oz sample bag2 × 3 inSmall package (linear)
Slab wrapped to order2 × 4 inTabular (wide)Avery 5163
1/2 lb fudge box3 × 3 inStandard (vertical)Sample
1 lb fudge box3½ × 5 inStandard (vertical)Avery 5168
Sample recipe included

Start from a chocolate walnut fudge that's already filled in

The no-thermometer kind: chocolate chips melted into sweetened condensed milk with butter, vanilla and walnuts, set in an 8 × 8 pan and cut 6 by 6. Nothing boils off, so the batch weight is the sum of the ingredients.

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IngredientAmountUnit
Semisweet chocolate chips✓ USDA match18oz
Sweetened condensed milk✓ USDA match14oz
Walnuts, chopped✓ USDA match1cup
Unsalted butter✓ USDA match2tbsp
Vanilla extract✓ USDA match1 1/2tsp
Salt✓ USDA match1/8tsp
Makes 36 pieces (about 37.4 oz)Serving 1 piece (29 g); reference amount 30 g (all other candies)
Questions

Fudge label questions

One piece when your squares weigh from about 20 g to just under 60 g, with the grams: 1 piece (29g). Fudge sold loose by weight can use ounces with a visual unit: 1 oz (28g/about 1 square).

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