Free UK nutrition label template: back-of-pack table and traffic lights
A UK nutrition information table and a front-of-pack traffic-light panel, rendered to the UK rules: per 100 g, energy in kJ and kcal, salt rather than sodium, and %RI against the adult reference intakes. Download either as a PNG, or open it in the generator and fill it from your recipe.
The UK back-of-pack nutrition table
| Per 100g | Per 28g | %RI* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 2092 kJ 500 kcal |
586 kJ 140 kcal |
7% |
| Fat | 25g | 7.0g | 10% |
| of which saturates | 13g | 3.5g | 18% |
| Carbohydrate | 64g | 18g | 6.9% |
| of which sugars | 36g | 10.0g | 11% |
| Fibre | 3.6g | 1.0g | - |
| Protein | 7.1g | 2.0g | 4% |
| Salt | 0.85g | 0.24g | 4% |
This is the UK nutrition declaration as retained Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 sets it out for Great Britain: the heading "Nutrition Information", values per 100 g, and the seven mandatory nutrients in the fixed order. The per-portion and %RI columns are optional; whenever %RI is given, the reference-intake statement under the table is required. The same rendering engine that draws every label on this site drew it.
Example values for a 28 g serving of chocolate chip cookies. Replace them with your own in the generator; it converts sodium to salt and works out %RI for you.
What the UK table must show
Mandatory, in this order, per 100 g or 100 ml: energy (kJ and kcal), fat, of which saturates, carbohydrate, of which sugars, protein and salt. Salt is declared, not sodium: salt = sodium x 2.5.
Optional: mono-unsaturates, polyunsaturates, polyols, starch, fibre, and vitamins and minerals present in significant amounts. Each goes in its fixed place in the table, not at the end. Values per portion may be added beside the per-100 g column, and %RI may be given against the adult reference intakes (8,400 kJ / 2,000 kcal, fat 70 g, saturates 20 g, carbohydrate 260 g, sugars 90 g, protein 50 g, salt 6 g).
The full rules, with the regulation references, are on the UK nutrition information page and the UK labelling requirements guide.
The traffic-light front-of-pack template
Typical values (as sold) per 100g: Energy 2092 kJ / 500 kcal
The traffic-light panel is voluntary, but most UK retailers ask for it. It repeats energy, fat, saturates, sugars and salt per portion with %RI, and colours each nutrient by its amount per 100 g. For foods: fat is green up to 3 g and red above 17.5 g; saturates 1.5 g and 5 g; sugars 5 g and 22.5 g; salt 0.3 g and 1.5 g. A nutrient is also red per portion above 21 g fat, 6 g saturates, 27 g sugars or 1.8 g salt. Anything between the two limits is amber.
Example values for a 28 g serving of chocolate chip cookies. Replace them with your own in the generator; it converts sodium to salt and works out %RI for you.
The free traffic-light calculator works out the colours from your values without building a whole label.
Why a US Nutrition Facts template will not work in the UK
A US panel declares per serving with %DV, lists sodium in milligrams, gives calories only, and includes cholesterol and trans fat. A UK table is per 100 g, uses salt in grams, gives energy in both kJ and kcal, and has no cholesterol line. The order and the wording are different too ("of which saturates", not "Saturated Fat"). Converting a US label by hand means recalculating every line, which is where most errors come from.
Selling prepacked food for direct sale in England, Wales or Northern Ireland also brings the PPDS rules (Natasha's Law): the PPDS label maker covers the full ingredient list with allergens emphasised. For US formats, see all nutrition label templates.