Can I use the tabular format because I like how it looks?

Not freely. Tabular is for packages without about 3 inches of continuous vertical space, or small packages that can't fit a vertical label. If your package has the room, the vertical format applies.

Does a very small package need a label at all?

A package with less than 12 square inches for labeling can skip it if it makes no nutrition claims, but it must print an address or phone number where people can get the nutrition information.

What must a simplified label still show?

Calories, total fat, total carbohydrate, protein and sodium, plus any other core nutrient present in more than an insignificant amount.

What's the difference between dual column and aggregate?

Dual column shows one food two ways, like per serving and per package. Aggregate shows several different foods in one label, with a column per food.

Do you make aggregate labels?

Not as one combined label. For a variety pack, make a label for each product and show them side by side: FDA allows separate labels as well as one aggregate label.

Nutrition Facts Label Formats

Nutrition Facts label formats start with the standard vertical label, the default. FDA allows a tabular or linear format when the package is too short or too small, a dual column when one package holds 2 to 3 servings' worth, and a simplified format when most nutrients are zero. Supplements use Supplement Facts. We make all of these, ready to print.

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Six Nutrition Facts label formats side by side: standard vertical, tabular, linear, dual column, simplified and Supplement Facts

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Standard and simplifiedWe check whether your product qualifies for the simplified format and tell you.

TabularThe wide layout for packages without room for a tall label.

Small package (linear)Every nutrient in one running line, for the smallest packages.

Dual column and Supplement FactsPer serving and per package side by side, and the panel for supplements.

The formats

Seven formats and when each one is allowed

01Standard verticalThe default for every food. Use it unless one of the formats below applies.21 CFR 101.9(d)(1)

02Tabular (wide)For packages without about 3 inches of continuous vertical space, and for small packages that can't fit a vertical label.21 CFR 101.9(d)(11)(iii), (j)(13)(ii)(A)

03Linear (small package)All nutrients in one running line. Only for packages with 40 square inches or less for labeling, and only when a tabular label won't fit.21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)(ii)(A)

04Dual columnPer serving and per package, required for a package sold as one unit that holds 200% to 300% of the reference amount. Also allowed for "as packaged" and "as prepared" columns, which we do not make.21 CFR 101.9(b)(12)(i), (e)

05SimplifiedFor foods with insignificant amounts of 8 or more of the 15 core nutrients, such as no fat, cholesterol or fiber.21 CFR 101.9(f)

06AggregateOne label with a column per food, for variety packs and for packages used interchangeably for one type of food, like round ice cream tubs.21 CFR 101.9(d)(13)

07Supplement FactsNot a Nutrition Facts format at all: the panel every dietary supplement uses instead.21 CFR 101.36

Which one fits

Find your format in five questions

1Is it a dietary supplement?Then it's Supplement Facts, not Nutrition Facts.
2Are most nutrients zero?If 8 or more of the 15 core nutrients are insignificant, you may use the simplified format. We check this for you.
3Does one package hold 2 to 3 servings?If it's sold as one unit and holds 200% to 300% of the reference amount, add a column for the whole package.
4Is there 3 inches of height?If your package doesn't have about 3 inches of vertical space for the label, the tabular format lays it out wide.
Is it a small package?With 40 square inches or less for labeling and no room for a vertical or tabular label, use the linear format.

Small packages

Abbreviations allowed on small packages

Packages with 40 square inches or less for labeling may shorten these words.

Serv sizeServing size21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)(ii)(B)

Sat fatSaturated fat21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)(ii)(B)

CholestCholesterol21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)(ii)(B)

Total carbTotal carbohydrate21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)(ii)(B)

FiberDietary fiber21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)(ii)(B)

PotasPotassium21 CFR 101.9(j)(13)(ii)(B)

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The standard vertical format. The others are allowed only when your package or product meets their conditions.

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Label format questions

Which Nutrition Facts format is the default?−

Can I use the tabular format because I like how it looks?+

Does a very small package need a label at all?+

What must a simplified label still show?+

What's the difference between dual column and aggregate?+

Do you make aggregate labels?+

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