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Popcorn Label

Popcorn label requirements are short: the name and flavor, the net weight in ounces and grams, an ingredient list, any allergens, your name and address and, unless you are exempt, Nutrition Facts. The serving is the cup measure closest to 30 g, which is about 2 cups for kettle corn. Enter your recipe and get the back label for your bag in a few minutes.

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Popcorn label on a clear 8 oz bag of sweet and salty kettle corn with a Nutrition Facts panel: 150 calories per 2 cups
Checklist

What has to be on your popcorn label

The front of the bag carries the name and the weight, the back the rest. The numbers match the kettle corn on the left.

Front label
POPPED FRESH · SMALL BATCHSweet & SaltyKettle Corn
NET WT 8 OZ (227g)
Back label
Nutrition Facts
about 8 servings per container
Serving size2 cups (30g)
Calories150
Total Fat 8g10%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 150mg7%
Total Carb. 19g7%
Dietary Fiber 2g7%
Total Sugars 6g
Incl. Added Sugars 6g12%
Protein 2g
Vitamin D 0mcg0%
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0.5mg2%
Potassium 50mg0%
INGREDIENTS: Popcorn, vegetable oil (soybean oil), sugar, salt.
Allergens: none of the 9 major food allergens.
Popped by Prairie Kettle Co.Lincoln, NE 68508
  1. 1
    Name and flavor21 CFR 101.3
    What it is in plain words: "Kettle corn", "Caramel corn", "White cheddar popcorn". Your brand sits above it.
  2. 2
    Net weight21 CFR 101.7
    By weight, not by cups: ounces and grams in the bottom 30% of the front, like NET WT 8 OZ (227g).
  3. 3
    Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9
    Per cup measure near 30 g, with the grams. Small sellers who make no nutrition claims can be exempt.
  4. 4
    Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4
    Heaviest first, so popcorn leads. Butter, cheese powder and candy coatings show their own ingredients in parentheses.
  5. 5
    Allergen statementFALCPA
    Butter or cheese means milk. Nuts in a caramel crunch get named one by one: Contains almonds, pecans.
  6. 6
    Name and address21 CFR 101.5
    Who popped and packed it, with city, state and ZIP. Selling under a cottage food law? Your state may add a line of its own.
Popcorn rules

Things that are different for popcorn

30 gServing size: the cup measure near 30 gPopcorn shares the 30 g reference amount with chips and pretzels, but it is declared in cups. The sample kettle corn weighs about 15 g a cup, so its serving is 2 cups (30g). Weigh a level cup of your own, because coatings make some popcorn much heavier per cup.21 CFR 101.12(b)
60 gSmall bags are one servingA bag sold on its own with less than 60 g, twice the reference amount, is one serving: the whole bag. A 3 oz (85 g) bag lands between 200% and 300%, so it shows per serving and per bag. Pick Dual column in the tool.21 CFR 101.9(b)(6), (b)(12)(i)Dual Column Nutrition Label →
AddedSugar on kettle corn is added sugarSugar, caramel and candy coatings all count as added sugars. In the sample, all 6 g of sugars are added: 12% of the Daily Value.21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(iii)
Refined oilSoybean oil is not a soy allergenHighly refined oils are left out of the major food allergen definition, so kettle corn popped in soybean oil needs no Contains soy, as the sample shows. The exemption covers highly refined oil only.21 U.S.C. 321(qq)(2)(A)
MilkCaramel and cheese corn bring allergensButter in the caramel and cheddar in the powder both mean Contains milk. A seasoning blend you buy in may hide milk, wheat or soy, so read its label and carry them over.21 U.S.C. 343(w)Allergen Labeling Requirements (FALCPA) →
CottagePopcorn from a home kitchenPopcorn is a shelf-stable snack, and Texas, for one, allows every food in a home kitchen except a short list that leaves popcorn in. Texas also requires its own home-kitchen statement on the label.Texas DSHS: Texas Cottage Food ProductionTexas Cottage Food Label Requirements →
Sizes

Popcorn bags and the label that fits

Bag size decides the servings and whether you need a second column. Measure the flat area on the back, then try the styles in the tool.

BagTypical label areaStyle that usually fits
1 oz snack bag2 × 3 inSmall package (linear), 1 serving
2 oz bag2.5 × 3 inTabular (wide), 1 serving
3 oz bag3 × 3.5 inDual column
8 oz gusseted bag3 × 4 inStandard (vertical)Sample
Sample recipe included

Start from a kettle corn that's already filled in

Pop the kernels first, then enter the popped popcorn by the cup: our library matches it to USDA's air-popped popcorn, and the oil, sugar and salt go on their own lines. Using a flavored or microwave popcorn? Add it as your own ingredient with the numbers from its Nutrition Facts.

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IngredientAmountUnit
Popped popcorn (air-popped)✓ USDA match16cups
Granulated sugar✓ USDA match1/4cup
Vegetable oil✓ USDA match1/4cup
Salt✓ USDA match1/2tsp
Makes about 8 oz of kettle cornServing 2 cups (30 g); reference amount 30 g
Questions

Popcorn label questions

The cup measure closest to 30 g, with the grams in parentheses. The sample kettle corn lands at 2 cups. A coating like caramel adds weight to every cup, so weigh a level cup of yours.

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