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Create FDA, CFIA, and USDA nutrition labels. Start with a blank nutrition label template if you know your nutrition data, or use our nutrition calculator to find out your nutrition data.
Start with a blank template and customize with your nutrition data
US FDA-compliant nutrition label formats for American food products.
CFIA-compliant nutrition label formats for Canadian food products.
Pre-2016 FDA Nutrition Facts label formats permitted under current exemption criteria.
Select from FDA, Canadian, or legacy nutrition label formats
Enter your product's nutrition information
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ReciPal applies the FDA and CFIA formatting and rounding rules for you, so the panel you download is compliant. Unlike most nutrition label templates online, ours are fully customizable.
The vertical format is the standard, but the right one depends on your product type, available label space, and design preferences.
| Label type | When to use it | Common product examples |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical | Default choice; enough vertical space; standard serving size | Cereal boxes, chip bags, bottled drinks |
| Vertical Simplified | Few nutrients to declare; eligible single-ingredient foods | Bottled water, pickle jar, certain oils |
| Tabular | Package too short for a vertical layout | Frozen meals in shallow trays, dip jars, deli containers |
| Tabular Simplified | Short packages with minimal nutrients | Tea box, seltzer can |
| Linear | Very narrow package | Granola bars, meat sticks |
| Linear Simplified | Narrow package with minimal nutrients | Hot sauce bottle, spice blend |
| Infant (0-12 mths) | Infant formulas and baby food | Powdered infant formula, jarred baby puree |
| Child (1-3 yrs) | Toddler-specific nutrition | Toddler puffs, kids drinks |
| 100 Grams | Required per 100 g declaration | Wholesale info, comparative nutrition claims |
| Label type | When to use it | Common product examples |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical | Standard bilingual format | Snack bags, bottled sauces |
| Vertical Simplified | Few nutrients listed | Honey, flavored water |
| Linear | Narrow bilingual packages | Protein bars, snack pouches |
| Linear Simplified | Narrow package with minimal nutrients | Mints, tea bags |
| Horizontal | More horizontal than vertical space | Ready-meal trays, flat pouches |
| Horizontal Simplified | Horizontal package with minimal nutrients | Simple snack pouches |
| 100 Grams | Declaring per 100 g | Wholesale info, comparative nutrition claims |
| Label type | When to use it | Common product examples |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical | Old FDA style used for USDA-regulated meat and poultry | Packaged chicken breasts, beef jerky |
| Vertical Simplified | USDA foods with few nutrients listed | Ground beef, plain turkey |
| Tabular / Linear | Short or narrow USDA-regulated packages | Deli meat packs, sausage links |
| Infant / Child | USDA-regulated baby and toddler foods | Purees, small meat portions for children |
You can switch between formats in seconds, so it is easy to see what fits your packaging. For the full rules behind each format, read our guide to picking a nutrition fact label format and style.
Our easy-to-use nutrition calculator is here to help. Just plug in your recipe, let us crunch the data and apply all the FDA/CFIA rules, and you'll have compliant labels in no time!
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Our easy-to-use nutrition calculator is here to help. Just plug in your recipe, let us crunch the data and apply all the FDA/CFIA rules, and you'll have compliant labels in no time!
Use the free nutrition calculatorNo! You can use our free nutrition label templates without any signup. You can create and download labels immediately.
Yes, all our FDA format templates meet current FDA nutrition labeling requirements. Canadian templates are CFIA compliant. As long as your data is accurate, the labels will be compliant. If you are not sure about your nutrition data, you can sign up for ReciPal and try our easy-to-use nutrition analysis tools.
You can download your nutrition labels as high-quality PDF files for printing or PNG images for digital use.
Absolutely! You can modify nutrition values, serving sizes, and label formatting.
Our free label maker works great if you already have your data. If you're not sure about your product's nutrition values, use our nutrition calculator. We'll analyze your recipe using our comprehensive ingredient database and handle all the FDA/CFIA calculations for you.
Yes! You can download your labels as print-ready PDFs or high-resolution PNGs. For professional printing, we've partnered with Avery to offer 20% off your first order and up to 15% off all future orders. We also have a guide to printing nutrition labels that covers all your options.
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