RTCA 67.01.60:10: Nicaragua nutrition label
RTCA 67.01.60:10, the Nicaraguan nutrition label under RTCA 67.01.60:10 (adopted NI via MINSA), 9 mandatory nutrients, per serving as sold, Spanish on pack. Generate a compliant label free.
Reviewed against RTCA 67.01.60:10 (adopted NI via MINSA) · Page updated October 25, 2026
Nutrition labelling requirements in Nicaragua
Packaged food sold in Nicaragua must carry a nutrition declaration under RTCA 67.01.60:10 (adopted NI via MINSA). This page covers the Nicaragua - RTCA 67.01.60:10 format: Same RTCA base via MINSA. A compliant Nicaraguan nutrition label declares 9 mandatory nutrients: energía, proteínas, grasa total, grasa saturada, grasa trans, carbohidratos totales, azúcares totales, fibra dietética and sodio. Values are declared per serving as sold, with energy in kcal, and sodium rather than salt. The panel is headed "Información Nutricional". Spanish is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. Nicaragua adopts RTCA 67.01.60:10 rather than writing its own labelling text, so a label built to that standard travels across every market that adopted it. NutritionFactLabel builds a print-ready Nicaraguan nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Nicaragua automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.
Official regulation
Key facts
One standard, 6 markets
Nicaragua applies RTCA 67.01.60:10, a harmonised standard adopted in full by 5 other markets. A label built to this standard is accepted in all of them, subject to each market's own language rules and its own enforcement body. The sibling markets are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama.
Nicaragua food labelling requirements under RTCA 67.01.60:10
Nicaragua applies the Central American Technical Regulation RTCA 67.01.60:10 on nutrition labelling of prepackaged foods for people aged three and over, published nationally by the Ministry of Health (MINSA) as NTON 03 092-10/RTCA 67.01.60:10 and in force. It was approved regionally by COMIECO Resolution 277-2011.
The regulation does not require a nutrition panel on every prepackaged food. Its rules become mandatory when a label carries nutrition information, a nutrition claim or a health claim.
In Nicaragua, fermented and distilled alcoholic drinks are outside its scope. The regulation applies to those drinks only in Costa Rica and Honduras, so that exception does not carry over to Nicaragua.
Nicaragua nutrition label nutrient and presentation rules
When a nutrient declaration is given, the mandatory core covers energy, total fat, saturated fat (with an exception for very low-fat foods), carbohydrates, sodium and protein. Claims trigger more: total sugars for carbohydrate claims, fibre for fibre claims, and saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids plus cholesterol for fat or cholesterol claims.
Values must be numerical, in a table or text. Energy is in kJ, with kcal optional; protein, carbohydrate, fibre and fat are in grams per 100 g, per 100 mL, or per portion if the number of portions is stated.
Extra graphics to help consumers read the panel are voluntary and cannot replace the mandatory declaration.
Source: MINSA, RTCA 67.01.60:10 publication.
Nicaragua food label language requirements and imported foods
Nutrition and health information must be in Spanish. If an imported product's information is in another language, a Spanish supplementary label is mandatory.
Under the general labelling regulation RTCA 67.01.07:10 (NTON 03 021-11), the supplementary label must accurately reflect the original, be applied before sale, and not cover the product name, net content, expiry date, drained weight or lot. Imported foods must show the importer or distributor's name and address and the country of origin.
General label information and regulators in Nicaragua
RTCA 67.01.07:10 makes these mandatory on prepackaged food, with listed exemptions:
- a name showing the food's true nature, not just a brand;
- ingredients in descending order by weight for multi-ingredient foods;
- net content in SI units, plus drained weight for foods in liquid;
- the sanitary registration number;
- responsible business name and address and country of origin;
- lot and expiry information; and
- use and storage instructions where needed.
MINSA publishes these rules through its National Health Regulatory Authority, Food Directorate (Autoridad Nacional de Regulación Sanitaria, Dirección de Alimentos), which also verifies health claims.
Source: SIECA, COMIECO Resolution 280-2012.
Sources
Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-04.
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