Nutrition Facts Panel
Nutrition Facts Panels
Nutrition Facts Panels are a necessary part of your food label. It relays to the consumer the basic nutritional content of your product, as well as informing them of the ingredients and any allergens.
Request a Nutrition Facts Panel
To request a Nutrition Facts Panel, please visit the Request Services and Document Submission tab. Follow the instructions on the downloadable Nutrition Facts Panel Request Form and submit the documents, then wait for a team member to reach out.
What is a Nutrition Facts Panel?
A Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) is an FDA-regulated section of your packaging that shows the measured or estimated contents per serving of basic nutrients, including some vitamins and minerals. It also shows the serving size, servings per container, and calories per serving. Samples of your product are not required to produce an NFP. Instead, the panel is produced based on chemical analyses of ingredients that have previously been performed.
The USDA hosts a database of these analyses, and ingredient manufacturers perform their own analyses and provide this information on their specification sheets. Using these analyses, food scientists can estimate how the ingredients in your formula are affected by your production process to calculate the resulting nutrient values that appear on your NFP.
Creation of a New NFP
We can produce an FDA-compliant NFP complete with an ingredient list and allergen statement correctly formatted for the size of your packaging.
Updates to pre-existing NFP
Updates to your NFP including formatting changes or formula adjustments are free for 18 months after creation of the original panel.
Resources
The Food Innovation Center has a variety of resources, equipment, and references available to our partners. Connect with us to learn more.