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Honey Nutritional Information Label

Honey nutritional information labels for pure honey are built on 1 tablespoon (21 g): 60 calories, 17 g total carbohydrate and 17 g total sugars, all of them added sugars at 34% of the Daily Value. Fat, sodium and protein are zero. Small sellers who make no nutrition claims can skip the panel. Everyone else enters the jar size here and gets the Nutrition Facts ready to print.

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Honey nutritional information label on a 12 oz honey bear: Nutrition Facts with 60 calories, 17 g total sugars and 34% Daily Value for added sugars per 1 tbsp
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What a honey nutrition label sits next to

The Nutrition Facts panel is part 3. The other five parts frame it. The numbers match the honey bear on the left.

Front label
PURE · UNFILTEREDOrange BlossomHoney
NET WT 12 OZ (340g)
Back label
Nutrition Facts
about 16 servings per container
Serving size1 tbsp (21g)
Calories60
Total Fat 0g0%
Sodium 0mg0%
Total Carb. 17g6%
Total Sugars 17g
Incl. Added Sugars 17g34%
Protein 0g
Not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, vitamin D, calcium, iron and potassium.
INGREDIENTS: Honey.
Allergens: none of the 9 major food allergens.
Packed by Bluebonnet Ridge ApiaryFredericksburg, TX 78624
  1. 1
    The name "honey"21 CFR 101.3
    Plain Honey, or a floral source you can back up, like Orange blossom honey. The values on this page hold for pure honey only.
  2. 2
    Net weight21 CFR 101.7
    Honey is viscous, so it is sold by weight, never fluid ounces: NET WT 12 OZ (340g) on a 12 oz bear.
  3. 3
    Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9
    Per 1 tbsp (21g): 60 calories, 17 g carbohydrate, 17 g sugars, all of them added. A 12 oz bear holds about 16 servings, a 1 lb jar about 22.
  4. 4
    Ingredient list (optional)21 U.S.C. 343(i)
    Only foods made from two or more ingredients need one, so on pure honey it is optional; many packers print Honey anyway. Infused honey lists every ingredient, heaviest first.
  5. 5
    Allergen statement21 U.S.C. 343(w)
    Honey is not a major food allergen. Honey with almonds or sesame seeds stirred in names them in a Contains line.
  6. 6
    Name and address21 CFR 101.5
    The packer or distributor, with city, state and ZIP. Someone else jars it for you? Add "Packed for" or "Distributed by".
Honey nutritional information rules

When honey needs Nutrition Facts, and what goes on them

$50,000Selling straight to consumersHoney you sell to consumers yourself, at markets, from a farm stand or online, is exempt when your business sells no more than $500,000 a year to consumers, or no more than $50,000 of food. The test uses your average over the last two years. There is no form to file.21 CFR 101.9(j)(1)
100,000Selling through storesThe low-volume exemption is built for small producers: fewer than 100 full-time equivalent employees and fewer than 100,000 units of that product sold in the US in a year. You file a notice with FDA every year, unless you are not an importer, have fewer than 10 full-time equivalent employees and sell fewer than 10,000 units of that product.21 CFR 101.9(j)(18)
ClaimsOne nutrition claim ends both exemptions"Fat free", "only 60 calories" or any other nutrition information on the jar, your website or a market sign takes the exemption away. From then on the jar needs the full panel, whatever the size of your business.21 CFR 101.9(j)(1), (j)(18)
†The footnote option for pure honeyPure honey may leave out "Includes 17g Added Sugars". The 34% Daily Value stays, followed by a † that leads to a footnote below the standard % Daily Value footnote, saying how much sugar a serving adds to the diet. It is optional. The label you download from us keeps the gram line, which the regulation itself asks for; a designer can swap in the † version later.FDA guidance on added sugars for honey and maple syrupHoney Labeling Requirements (FDA) →
SimplifiedMost lines are zeroPer tablespoon, pure honey has no fat, cholesterol, sodium, fiber or protein to declare. With eight or more nutrients at zero, the shorter simplified format is allowed. Pick it in the tool when the jar is short on space.21 CFR 101.9(f)
InfusedAdd anything, and the rules changeCinnamon, chili or vanilla make honey a food with an ingredient list, and the † option no longer applies: it is only for single-ingredient honey. Honey used in granola, glazes or baked goods is an added sugar on that food's label too.21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(iii)
< 12 in²Tasting jars and honey sticksA honey stick or mini jar with under 12 square inches of labeling space can go without the panel, provided it carries no nutrition claim and names an address or phone number that gives the nutrition information on request.21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)
Sizes

Honey jars, servings and the panel that fits

Servings per jar come from the net weight divided by 21 g. Label areas are typical sizes, not rules, so measure your own jar. The small package style is allowed on containers with 40 square inches or less to label when neither a standard nor a tabular panel fits.

JarTypical label areaStyle that usually fits
2 oz tasting jar · about 2.5 servings2 × 4 inSmall package (linear)
8 oz jar · about 11 servings2 × 4 inSmall package (linear)
12 oz honey bear · about 16 servings2 × 4 inSmall package (linear)Most common
1 lb jar · about 22 servings3½ × 5 inSimplified
2 lb jar · about 43 servings3½ × 5 inSimplified
Sample recipe included

Start from a honey that's already filled in

Pure honey, one row. Add a row with a tablespoon of ground cinnamon to see what changes when honey stops being pure: the numbers per serving stay where they are, but the label then needs an ingredient list (Honey, cinnamon) and keeps the standard added sugars line.

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IngredientAmountUnit
Honey✓ USDA match1lb
Makes 2 jars of 8 oz (about 11 servings each)Serving 1 tbsp (21 g)
Questions

Honey nutrition label questions

Yes, unless an exemption fits. Small sellers who sell directly to consumers, and small producers with low-volume products, can leave it off, as long as nothing on the jar, the website or a sign makes a nutrition claim. Our free quiz checks which side you are on in a minute. Do I Need a Nutrition Label? →

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