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Free Nutrition Label Maker

A free nutrition label maker: no subscription to start

Build and preview a full FDA Nutrition Facts panel for free, powered by the USDA's 380,000-food database. Cottage-food ingredient and allergen labels are free to export forever. Only pay ($9 once) when you're ready to export a finalized Nutrition Facts panel.

  • Free to build & preview
  • Free cottage labels forever
  • No account to start
  • No per-recipe caps
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  • Search the USDA database above to add your first ingredient.

Add ingredients to compute the serving weight.

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Lab analysis: $500–1,000 per product · Other tools: $29/recipe or $49+/mo

Panelry: $9 once. Then edit & re-export this panel free for 7 days.

Pro auto-renews ($12/mo or $99/yr) until cancelled. Cancel anytime. See our Terms.

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Verify before printing

Double-check values against your ingredients and 21 CFR 101.9 before selling. Panelry is not affiliated with the FDA.

What's actually free, and what costs $9

Most “free” label makers gate the useful parts behind a $49-a-month plan. Panelry is built differently, because the underlying data (USDA FoodData Central) is free and public domain.

Free forever

  • Building and previewing a full Nutrition Facts panel from your recipe.
  • The complete cottage-food label (ingredients, Big-9 allergens, net weight, and your state's home-kitchen disclosure) with PNG/PDF export (small footer credit).
  • Searching all 380,000+ USDA foods and using the serving-size (RACC) helper.

When it costs $9

Exporting a finalized, footer-free Nutrition Facts panel is a one-time $9 Label Pass, perfect for a single product going to retail. If you have multiple SKUs or label often, Pro ($12/month or $99/year) unlocks unlimited panels and saved recipes.

Free calculated data vs a $500 lab test

The reason a free label maker can be legitimate: FDA rules accept nutrition panels calculated from a nutrient database, not just lab results, and USDA FoodData Central is public domain. A lab charges $500–1,000 per recipe for the same deliverable on most products. Where a lab genuinely earns that money is fried or fermented foods, whose composition a database can't model, and verifying a nutrient claim you print on the package. For a straightforward baked good or sauce, calculated data is the industry norm, not a budget compromise.

Every panel format is included, not upsold

Incumbent tools often meter formats by pricing tier. In Panelry the standard vertical panel, tabular, linear, and dual-column layouts are all in the builder, free to generate and preview. Small jars and wrappers that need the tabular or linear layout, and family-size packages that need dual columns, cost the same $9 to export as anything else.

Selling under a cottage food law? You may not need the paid part at all

Most state cottage food laws exempt home producers from nutrition labeling entirely. What you still must print (ingredient statement, allergens, net weight, business identity, and your state's home-kitchen disclosure) is exactly the free tier, exportable forever at no charge. The $9 panel only enters the picture when you move into retail shelves, ship across state lines, or put a nutrient claim like “high protein” on the bag.

No dark patterns, no trials that auto-charge, cancel anytime. That's the honest version of “free.”

FAQ

Common questions

Is it really free?
Yes. Building and previewing nutrition panels is free, and cottage-food labels are free to export (with a small footer credit). You only pay to export a finalized Nutrition Facts panel.
Do I need to create an account?
No. You can start building immediately. An account lets you save recipes and manage exports.
What's the catch?
There isn't one. The USDA data is free, so we can give away the cottage-label tier and charge a fair $9 (or $12/mo) only for finalized Nutrition Facts panels.
Will there be a watermark?
Free cottage-label exports include a small footer credit, removable with Pro. Paid Nutrition Facts panels never carry a footer.
Can I use the free on-screen preview on my packaging?
The preview is for checking your numbers, not for print. The $9 export produces print-resolution PNG, vector PDF, and SVG files that hold the FDA's minimum type sizes from 21 CFR 101.9(d) at your label's real dimensions. Screenshotting a preview usually lands below those minimums.
Is a free label maker actually FDA-compliant?
Compliance comes from the content, not the price tag. What matters is correct data, correct rounding per 21 CFR 101.9, current Daily Values, and correct format, all of which Panelry applies whether you're previewing free or exporting. You should still verify the final label before printing.
What happens to my recipes if I never pay?
Nothing. Saved recipes stay in your account, previews keep working, and cottage labels keep exporting free. Pay the $9 only when a specific product actually needs its finalized panel.
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