Sourdough Bread Label Template
Sourdough bread label templates need the bread name, the net weight of the baked loaf, the ingredient list, "Contains: Wheat", your name and address and, unless you are exempt, Nutrition Facts. A whole, unsliced loaf has its own serving size: 2 oz with the slice thickness that weighs that much. Enter your dough, weigh the cooled loaf, and the label is done.
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What has to be on your sourdough bread label
Six parts, and on a paper bread bag they often share one sticker. The numbers match the loaf on the left.
- 1Bread name21 CFR 136.110"Sourdough bread", "Country sourdough", "Rosemary sourdough". FDA's bread standard allows any type of yeast and lactic-acid bacteria, so a starter-raised loaf is bread.
- 2Net weight21 CFR 101.7Weigh the loaf after it cools. From 1 lb up, write ounces, then pounds and ounces, then grams.
- 3Nutrition Facts21 CFR 101.9Per slice for sliced loaves, per 2 oz for whole ones. Small bakeries can be exempt; see the FAQ.
- 4Ingredient list21 CFR 101.4Heaviest first. Enriched flour lists its vitamins in parentheses. Seeds, olives or cheese go in by weight too.
- 5Allergen statementFALCPAWheat in every wheat loaf. A sesame crust adds sesame, a cheddar jalapeño loaf adds milk.
- 6Name and address21 CFR 101.5Your bakery name, city, state and ZIP. Baking at home? Your state may require a cottage food line.
Things that are different for sourdough bread
Bread bags and the label that fits
A bread packaging label has to fit a bag, a sleeve or a box. Pick yours and switch label styles in the tool.
| Package | Typical label area | Style that usually fits |
|---|---|---|
| Baguette sleeve | 6 × 2 in | Wide (tabular) |
| Boule in a paper bag | 4 × 5 in | Standard (vertical)Most common |
| Sandwich loaf bag | 3½ × 5 in | Standard (vertical)Avery 5168 |
| Bakery box, 2 loaves | 5½ × 8½ in | Standard (vertical)Avery 5126 |
Start from a sourdough loaf that's already filled in
Count your starter as flour and water: 3.5 oz of starter fed 1 to 1 is 1.75 oz flour and 1.75 oz water. Weigh the cooled loaf and enter it as the weight after baking.
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bread flour (incl. starter)✓ USDA match | 14.8 | oz |
| Whole wheat flour✓ USDA match | 1/4 | cup |
| Water (incl. starter)✓ USDA match | 11.6 | oz |
| Salt✓ USDA match | 1 1/2 | tsp |
Sourdough bread label questions
Yes. Download our blank Nutrition Facts and ingredient templates as fillable PDF, Word, SVG or PNG, free. Or use the sample loaf on this page: change the flour, water and salt to your recipe and the preview fills in the bread label template for you. Blank Nutrition Facts Label Template →
You have two options. List it as an ingredient with its own ingredients in parentheses, like "sourdough starter (flour, water)", or fold its flour and water into the main list in order of weight. Entering the starter as flour and water does the second.
Not always. Bread baked and sold in your own bakery, without nutrition claims, can skip it, and so can sellers under the FDA small business limits. Our free quiz tells you which side you are on in a minute. Do I Need a Nutrition Label? →
Banana bread is a sweet quick bread, so its reference amount is 55 g, not 50 g. Sliced, it is labeled per slice. Whole, it uses 2 oz with a visual unit. Enter the recipe and pick the serving; the label does the rest.
Yes. Keep your logo and simple bread label design on the front. We export the Nutrition Facts and ingredients as SVG, PDF or a 600 dpi PNG to place on the back, or as a bread label sticker on Avery sheets. Avery Food Labels →
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