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Dual Columns, Per Serving / Per Unit: FDA Nutrition Facts format

Per serving and per whole unit - 21 CFR § 101.9(e)(6)(i). An FDA Nutrition Facts layout under 21 CFR 101.9, generated free with correct rounding and Daily Values.

Reviewed against 21 CFR 101.9 (Nutrition labeling of food) · Page updated September 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
United States (FDA-regulated packaged food)
Regulation
21 CFR 101.9 (Nutrition labeling of food)
Effective
Current; 2016 rule (81 FR 33742) fully in force since 1 January 2021
Official source
www.ecfr.gov
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Nutrition labelling requirements for Dual Columns, Per Serving / Per Unit

Packaged food sold in the United States must carry a nutrition declaration under 21 CFR 101.9 (Nutrition labeling of food). This page covers the Dual Columns, Per Serving / Per Unit format: Per serving and per whole unit - 21 CFR § 101.9(e)(6)(i). A compliant nutrition label declares 15 mandatory nutrients: calories, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars, protein, vitamin d, calcium, iron and potassium. Values are declared per serving, with serving sizes set by the racc tables in 21 cfr 101.12, with energy in kcal, and sodium rather than salt. The panel is headed "Nutrition Facts". English is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. NFL builds a print-ready nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for the United States automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
21 CFR 101.9 (Nutrition labeling of food)
Effective
Current; 2016 rule (81 FR 33742) fully in force since 1 January 2021
Scope
United States (FDA-regulated packaged food)
Source

Key facts

Mandatory nutrients (15)
Calories, Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium, Total Carbohydrate, Dietary Fiber, Total Sugars, Added Sugars, Protein, Vitamin D, Calcium, Iron and Potassium
Declaration basis
Per serving, with serving sizes set by the RACC tables in 21 CFR 101.12
Energy units
kcal
Sodium or salt
Declared as sodium, not salt
Panel heading
Nutrition Facts
Label language
English required on pack
Front of pack
No mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme

How NFL handles it

  • Applies the correct rounding rules for every nutrient
  • Uses the right Daily Value / Reference Intake table for this jurisdiction
  • Renders the required front-of-pack warnings automatically when thresholds are hit
  • Handles multilingual labels where required (bilingual EN/FR, EN/ES, Arabic + EN, etc.)
  • Exports print-ready vector PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG, and EPS

Common questions

When did 21 CFR 101.9 (Nutrition labeling of food) take effect?
21 CFR 101.9 (Nutrition labeling of food) has applied since Current; 2016 rule (81 FR 33742) fully in force since 1 January 2021.

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