What size label fits a 5 oz woozy bottle?

Most makers use a front label and a separate back label. A 2 × 4 in back label holds our Small package (linear) panel, and we print it on Avery 5163 sheets. Measure your own bottle: the flat area between the shoulder and the base is what you can use.

Why does vinegar come first in my ingredient list?

Ingredients are listed by weight, not by volume or importance. A cup of vinegar weighs about 8.4 oz, a cup and a half of chopped chili peppers about 4 oz. The tool sorts by weight for you.

Do I need a new label for every bottle size?

The values per teaspoon stay the same, but the net quantity and the servings per container change. Set the package size in the tool and download the label for each bottle you sell.

Can I put my logo and artwork on the template?

Yes, next to it. Your logo, flames and colors go on the front label and around the back panel. We supply the part FDA regulates, the Nutrition Facts with the ingredients and allergen line, as an SVG, a vector PDF or a 600 dpi PNG to drop into the bottle design without scaling.

Hot Sauce Label Template

Q: Is the hot sauce label template free?

Yes. Grab the blank Nutrition Facts or ingredient label as a fillable PDF, a Word file, an SVG or a PNG at no cost, and preview a label built from your own sauce recipe for free too. A finished, print-ready label costs $29.

Hot sauce label template, free: download our blank Nutrition Facts and ingredient label templates and fill them in, or start from the red chili carrot sauce below, already worked out per 1 teaspoon, and turn it into your own recipe. On a 5 fl oz woozy bottle the front label carries the name and net quantity, and the back label holds Nutrition Facts, ingredients, allergens and your address.

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Hot sauce label template on a 5 fl oz woozy bottle: a front label with the sauce name and net quantity, and a back label with Nutrition Facts showing 30 mg sodium per 1 tsp

Checklist

What goes where on a hot sauce label template

Parts 1 and 2 go on the front label, parts 3 to 6 on the back. The numbers match the bottle on the left.

Front label

SMALL BATCH · MEDIUM HEATRed Chili CarrotHot Sauce

5 FL OZ (148 mL)

Back label

Nutrition Facts

about 30 servings per container

Serving size1 tsp (5g)

Calories0

Total Fat 0g0%

Sodium 30mg1%

Total Carb. 0g0%

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 0g

Not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, added sugars, vitamin D, calcium, iron and potassium.

INGREDIENTS: Apple cider vinegar, peppers, carrots, water, onions, lime juice, garlic, salt.

Allergens: none of the 9 major food allergens.

Made by Low Country Pepper WorksCharleston, SC 29401

1
Product name21 CFR 101.3
The template's big line is your brand; the line under it says what the food is: "Red chili carrot hot sauce". A brand name alone is not a name.
2
Net quantity21 CFR 101.7
Fluid ounces and milliliters, in the bottom 30% of the front label. On a woozy the front panel is small, so check the minimum letter height below.
3
Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9
Per 1 teaspoon. The blank template takes numbers you already have; our tool works them out from your recipe and rounds them the FDA way.
4
Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4
Heaviest first, by weight. Never copy the order from a template: in this sauce a cup of vinegar outweighs a cup and a half of chopped peppers.
5
Allergen statement21 U.S.C. 343(w)
This recipe has none. Add soy sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil or peanuts and the Contains line names them, the fish by its species.
6
Name and address21 CFR 101.5
Who made or bottled it, with city, state and ZIP. A co-packer makes it for you? Use Made for or Distributed by.Co-Packer →

Hot sauce label template rules

Template tips for hot sauce bottles

BlankBlank template or a filled oneOur free downloads come as fillable PDF, Word, SVG and PNG. They are right when you already have checked numbers. No numbers yet? Enter the recipe in the tool instead: the preview is free and the label is filled in for you.Free Nutrition Labels →

1 tspServing size in grams or millilitersHot sauces are minor condiments with a 1 teaspoon reference amount. FDA allows 1 tsp (5g) or 1 tsp (5 mL). Tick Liquid in the tool and the serving prints in mL.21 CFR 101.12(b)

2 × 4 inThe panel that fits a woozy back labelFor a sauce like this one, the Small package (linear) panel prints on Avery 5163 labels (2 × 4 in). The standard and simplified panels need the 3½ × 5 in Avery 5168 size. We never shrink a label to fit, because the type sizes have legal minimums.21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)(ii)(A)

40%Measure the front panel the FDA wayOn a round bottle the front panel is 40% of the height times the circumference, leaving out neck and shoulders. A woozy body 4 in tall and 6 in around gives 9.6 sq in, so the net quantity needs letters at least 1/8 inch tall.21 CFR 101.1(b), 101.7(i)

< 12 in²Sampler and gift-set minisTiny bottles with less than 12 square inches to label may skip Nutrition Facts if they make no nutrition claims and print an address or phone number for the nutrition information.21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)

pHThe template is only the paperShelf-stable hot sauce made of peppers and vinegar is usually an acidified food, with its own rules for pH, process filing and lot codes. Read those before you print your first run.21 CFR 114Hot Sauce Label Requirements →

Sizes

Hot sauce bottles and the label size that fits

Typical bottle and label sizes, not rules. Bottles differ by supplier, so measure the flat area of yours before you order stickers.

Hot sauce bottles and the label size that fits
Bottle	Typical label area	Style that usually fits
Mini sampler bottle	under 12 sq in to label	Address or phone for nutrition info
5 fl oz woozy	2 × 4 in back label	Small package (linear)Most common
10 fl oz woozy	3½ × 5 in wrap	Simplified
12 fl oz squeeze bottle	3½ × 5 in	Standard (vertical)

Sample recipe included

Start from a hot sauce label that's already filled in

Red chili carrot sauce, one batch. Notice the order: the vinegar weighs the most, so it leads the ingredient list. Swap in your own peppers, set your bottle size and the servings per container follow.

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Start from a hot sauce label that's already filled in
Ingredient	Amount	Unit
Hot chili peppers✓ USDA match	1 1/2	cups
Carrots✓ USDA match	1	cup
Onion✓ USDA match	1/2	cup
Garlic✓ USDA match	4	cloves
Apple cider vinegar✓ USDA match	1	cup
Water✓ USDA match	1/2	cup
Lime juice✓ USDA match	2	tbsp
Salt✓ USDA match	2	tsp

Makes about 29.8 oz (5 woozy bottles of 5 fl oz, with some left over)Serving 1 tsp (5 g)

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