There are several label formats available for your product, depending on the contents and/or the product size.
- Standard Vertical
- Simplified Display
- Tabular Format
- Linear Display
- Dual Column: Per Container
- Dual Column: Two Forms
- Aggregate
Each format has additional layout, text, and other modifications. The Standard label format will meet certain requirements.
Standard Vertical
If the product’s package size can accommodate a Standard label with the minimum font size or larger, This label should be used. This is almost always the most accurate label to use.
Simplified Display
If the product contains insignificant amounts of 8 or more of the core nutrients (Calories, Fat, Carbs, etc.) required on a Nutrition Facts, this label may be used. The benefits of using this label are two-fold:
- It allows consumers to see the nutrition information quickly.
- It works on packages too small to accommodate the full Standard label.
Tabular Format
This label should be used when there is not enough continuous vertical space to accommodate the Standard label.
Linear Display
Use this label if there is 40 square inches or less of total surface area available for printing on your product’s packaging and/or if there is not enough space to accommodate the Standard or Tabular label.
Dual Column: Per Container
Use this label when your container has 2-3 servings of the product. This is required. One column will show the nutrition information for one serving of the product; the other will show the nutrition information for the entire container.
Dual Column: Two Forms
Use this label when wanting to show the nutrition information for the product both as purchased and as prepared. A box of macaroni and cheese as purchased, and with the addition of milk and butter is one example. This label is not required; you are allowed to show only the nutrition information for what’s inside the box.
Aggregate
Use this to show the nutrition information for similar foods packaged together. A multi-pack of corn chips is one example.