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Muffin Label

Muffin labels tell the buyer what the muffin is, how much it weighs, what went into it, which allergens it holds and who baked it, plus Nutrition Facts for sellers who are not exempt. Muffins carry one of the larger reference amounts on FDA's bakery list: 110 g, against 80 g for a cupcake. That is why even a jumbo bakery muffin of 180 g is one serving, while minis get counted in groups. Enter your recipe and get the label for a single clamshell or a box of four.

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Muffin label on a single clamshell with a jumbo pumpkin chocolate chip muffin and a Nutrition Facts panel showing 630 calories per muffin
Checklist

What has to be on your muffin label

Name and net weight go on the clamshell lid. A second sticker on the base or side holds the other four parts, with the numbers from the muffin shown here.

Front label
BAKERY FRESH · JUMBOPumpkin Chocolate ChipMuffin
NET WT 6.5 OZ (183g)
Back label
Nutrition Facts
1 serving per container
Serving size1 muffin (183g)
Calories630
Total Fat 29g37%
Saturated Fat 9g45%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 60mg20%
Sodium 520mg23%
Total Carb. 89g32%
Dietary Fiber 5g18%
Total Sugars 51g
Incl. Added Sugars 49g98%
Protein 8g
Vitamin D 0.3mcg0%
Calcium 90mg6%
Iron 4.2mg25%
Potassium 300mg6%
INGREDIENTS: Pumpkin, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), vegetable oil (soybean oil), eggs, baking soda, baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), spices, salt.
Allergens: Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy.
Baked by Copper Kettle BakehouseMadison, WI 53703
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    Name of the muffin21 CFR 101.3
    "Pumpkin chocolate chip muffin", "Corn muffins", "Lemon poppy seed muffins". Say muffins, not cake, so the buyer knows what is in the box.
  2. 2
    Net weight21 CFR 101.7
    Ounces and grams of the muffins in the box, in the bottom 30% of the lid: NET WT 6.5 OZ (183g) for one jumbo muffin.
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    Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9
    Per muffin. A muffin sold alone is a single-serving package, so the whole muffin is the serving.
  4. 4
    Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4
    Heaviest first. Wet ingredients can beat the flour: in this recipe the pumpkin puree leads the list.
  5. 5
    Allergen statementFALCPA
    Wheat and egg in most batters, milk when you bake with butter or buttermilk, and soy from the lecithin in many chocolate chips.
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    Name and address21 CFR 101.5
    Your bakery name with city, state and ZIP. Muffins you bake for a coffee shop's own brand say "Made for" the shop.
Muffin rules

Things that are different for muffins

110 gTwice a doughnut, more than a cupcakeMuffins share a line with bagels and toaster pastries at 110 g. Cupcakes sit at 80 g, sweet rolls and doughnuts at 55 g. FDA's product list puts cranberry, chocolate chip and corn muffins here, with or without toppings.21 CFR 101.12(b), Table 2 · FDA RACC product list
55 gEnglish muffins and cornbread are differentEnglish muffins are grouped with biscuits, scones and croissants at 55 g. Cornbread sits there too, while a corn muffin baked in a muffin tin stays at 110 g.21 CFR 101.12(b), Table 2 · FDA RACC product list
74 to 219 gOne muffin covers a wide rangeFrom 67% of 110 g up to just under twice that, the serving is 1 muffin. Our jumbo pumpkin muffin weighs 183 g, which is 166% of the reference amount: still 1 muffin (183g).21 CFR 101.9(b)(2)(i)(C)
4 minisMini muffins are counted to 110 gMinis of 55 g or under weigh at most half of 110 g. For those, count whole minis until you land closest to 110 g: four 28 g minis make 112 g, so the serving is 4 mini muffins.21 CFR 101.9(b)(2)(i)(A)
220 g+Oversized muffins get two columnsTexas-size muffins of 220 to 330 g weigh two to three times 110 g. Their label declares a partial muffin near 110 g as the serving and adds a column for the whole muffin. The Dual column format prints both.21 CFR 101.9(b)(2)(i)(D), (b)(12)(i)Dual Column Nutrition Label →
SoyChocolate chips can add an allergenMany semisweet chips contain soy lecithin, a soy ingredient. That puts soy in the Contains line of a recipe that has no other soy in it. Take a photo of your chip bag's label and the tool reads its ingredients.FALCPA
Sizes

Muffin packaging and the label that fits

Clamshells have a flat lid, boxes a flat top. Measure the flat area first, then compare formats in the tool.

PackageTypical label areaStyle that usually fits
Single jumbo muffin clamshell3 × 3 in on the lidStandard (vertical), 1 servingMost common
Cello-wrapped single muffin2 × 3 inSmall package (linear)
4 pack clamshell4 × 3⅓ inStandard (vertical)Avery 5164
12 mini muffin tray4 × 2 inTabular (wide)Avery 5163
Sample recipe included

Start from a jumbo pumpkin muffin that's already filled in

Six jumbo muffins from one batch of pumpkin chocolate chip batter. The batter weighs 42.9 oz; we entered 38.8 oz as the weight after baking, which gives 183 g per muffin. Weigh your own muffins once they cool. Bake the same batter as 12 regular muffins and the serving drops to about 92 g, still 1 muffin.

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IngredientAmountUnit
All-purpose flour✓ USDA match2cups
Pumpkin puree✓ USDA match1 1/2cups
Sugar✓ USDA match1cup
Semisweet chocolate chips✓ USDA match1cup
Vegetable oil✓ USDA match1/2cup
Eggs✓ USDA match2large
Pumpkin pie spice✓ USDA match2tsp
Baking soda✓ USDA match1tsp
Baking powder✓ USDA match1tsp
Salt✓ USDA match1/2tsp
Makes 6 jumbo muffins (42.9 oz of batter, 38.8 oz baked)Serving 1 muffin (183 g), muffin reference amount 110 g
Questions

Muffin label questions

Yes, up to just under 220 g. Sold alone in a clamshell, it is a single-serving package and the label is per muffin. Between 165 g and 220 g you may add an optional column for a part of the muffin close to 110 g, but you don't have to.

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