Pickle Label Design
Pickle label design starts with what the jar must say: the name, like "Garlic dill pickles", the net weight of pickles plus brine, an ingredient list that includes the brine, an allergen check, your name and address and, unless you are exempt, Nutrition Facts per 1 oz of drained pickles. Make the front as creative as you like. Enter your recipe and we make the back.
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What has to be on your pickle label
Six parts, front and back of the jar. The numbers match the example.
- 1Product name21 CFR 101.3"Garlic dill pickles", "Bread and butter pickles", "Pickled beets". Name the vegetable when it is not cucumber.
- 2Net weight21 CFR 101.7Pickles in brine are a mix of solid and liquid, so they go by weight: pickles plus brine, in ounces and grams.
- 3Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9Per 1 oz of drained pickles, with a visual unit like spears or slices. Small sellers can be exempt.
- 4Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4The brine counts: water, vinegar, salt, sugar, spices. Calcium chloride or alum for crunch goes in too.
- 5Allergen checkFALCPAMost pickles have none. Mustard seed is not one of the 9 major allergens; sesame seeds or fish sauce would be.
- 6Name and address21 CFR 101.5Who packed it, with city, state and ZIP. Shelf-stable pickles from a commercial processor also need a jar code.
Things that are different for pickles
Pickle jars and the label that fits
Round jars leave less flat space than you think. Pick your jar and switch label styles in the tool.
| Jar | Typical label area | Style that usually fits |
|---|---|---|
| 8 oz half-pint jar | 6 × 2 in | Wide (tabular) |
| 16 oz pint jar | 6 × 3 in | Wide (tabular)Most common |
| 24 oz tall spear jar | 3 × 4.5 in | Standard (vertical) |
| 32 oz quart jar | 3½ × 5 in | Standard (vertical)Avery 5168 |
Start from a garlic dill pickle that's already filled in
Enter the cucumbers and the full brine. For servings, we set one jar at about 8 oz (227 g) of drained pickles, since the 1 oz serving is drained pickles.
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Pickling cucumbers✓ USDA match | 4 | lb |
| Water✓ USDA match | 4 | cups |
| Distilled white vinegar✓ USDA match | 3 | cups |
| Salt✓ USDA match | 1/4 | cup |
| Garlic✓ USDA match | 8 | cloves |
| Fresh dill✓ USDA match | 1 | cup |
| Mustard seed✓ USDA match | 2 | tsp |
Pickle label questions
Yes. Our blank Nutrition Facts and ingredient templates are free to download as fillable PDF, Word, SVG and PNG. Pair one with your own front design, or use the pickle recipe on this page and get the back filled in for you. Blank Nutrition Facts Label Template →
The same six parts. List the oil, chilies and every spice in the ingredients, heaviest first. Mustard and fenugreek are not among the 9 major allergens, so they don't go in the Contains line. Sesame seeds do.
Weight is the rule for a mix of solids and liquid. The regulation allows fluid measure only where there is a firmly established trade custom, so net weight in ounces and grams is the safe choice.
The label parts are the same. What changes is the process: pickles stored, distributed and sold under refrigeration are outside FDA's acidified food rules, so they have to stay cold all the way to your customer.
Make the front in any design tool you like. We make the Nutrition Facts and ingredient label online, from your recipe, and export it as SVG for your designer, a 600 dpi PNG, a PDF, or a print sheet for sticker labels. Avery Food Labels →
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