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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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How to build your label

Four steps, about five minutes. Read the full walkthrough.

  1. Type the name you would print on the package, such as “Teriyaki Jerky Seasoning”. It suggests the FDA serving size below.

0 · 0g total

  • Search the USDA database above to add your first ingredient.

A fluid declares its serving in millilitres, not grams (21 CFR 101.9(b)(7)).

Add ingredients to compute the serving weight.

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FDA vertical format
Your Nutrition Facts panel appears here.

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.

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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.These numbers are calculated from your ingredients, which the FDA allows. But compliance is judged on what a laboratory finds in the finished food, and a calculated panel can differ from an analysed one: cooking losses, natural variation in produce, and how much of a topping actually ends up on each unit all move the result. The gap matters most when a value sits close to a threshold you are relying on, or when you make a nutrient claim, because the FDA verifies claims by testing the food (21 CFR 101.9(g)).The Contains line is built from your ingredient names. It cannot know what else your kitchen handles: a shared mixer, flour in the air, one fryer for two products. Whether to add a “may contain” advisory is your call; it is voluntary, and it is never a substitute for declaring an allergen you actually use.This panel uses the Daily Values for adults and children 4 or more years old. A food sold specifically for infants or for children 1 to 3 needs a different set of Daily Values and its own footnote (21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv) and (d)(9)(iii)), which this tool does not produce.A packaged food also needs three things this export does not include: the statement of identity, the common name of the food, in bold on the principal display panel (21 CFR 101.3); the net quantity of contents in both US customary and metric units (21 CFR 101.7); and your name and place of business with street address, city, State and ZIP (21 CFR 101.5). The cottage label maker builds all three from the same recipe.Where it goes: the Nutrition Facts panel may sit on the principal display panel or on the information panel, the part of the label immediately to the right of the face, as the buyer holds it (21 CFR 101.2(a) and (b)). Whichever you choose, the panel, the ingredient list, the allergen statement and your address have to appear in one place, with nothing in between: no artwork, marketing copy or barcode dividing them (21 CFR 101.2(e)).

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 does not require a lab test. Its labeling guidance says there is no prohibition on using database values, as long as the label meets the compliance tolerances in 21 CFR 101.9(g), and USDA FoodData Central is public domain. A lab charges hundreds of dollars 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 qualify for the tabular or linear layout, and two-to-three-serving packages that must carry per-serving and per-container columns under 21 CFR 101.9(b)(12), 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 home producers are exempt from the federal Nutrition Facts panel under 21 CFR 101.9(j)(1) or (j)(18), and state cottage food laws generally do not add one. What you still must print (product name, ingredient statement, allergens, net weight, your name and address, 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 put a nutrient content claim like “high protein” or any other nutrition information on the bag, when you outgrow the small-business exemptions in 21 CFR 101.9(j)(1) and (j)(18), or when a retail or wholesale buyer asks for one.

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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