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Semáforo nutricional (INEN): Ecuador nutrition label

Semáforo nutricional (INEN), the Ecuadorian nutrition label under RTE INEN 022:2014 + ARCSA-DE-067-2015, 5 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, Spanish on pack. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against RTE INEN 022:2014 + ARCSA-DE-067-2015 · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
Ecuador (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
RTE INEN 022:2014 + ARCSA-DE-067-2015
Effective
29 August 2014
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Nutrition labelling requirements in Ecuador

Packaged food sold in Ecuador must carry a nutrition declaration under RTE INEN 022:2014 + ARCSA-DE-067-2015. This page covers the Ecuador - Semáforo nutricional (INEN) format: Horizontal traffic-light bars (world's first mandatory FOP). A compliant Ecuadorian nutrition label declares 5 mandatory nutrients: energía, grasas, grasas saturadas, azúcares and sal. Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, with energy in kcal, and sodium rather than salt. The scheme itself uses 3 colour bands, and is applied on pack. The panel is headed "Información Nutricional". Spanish is required on pack. Front-of-pack warnings apply. The required scheme is traffic light horizontal bars. NFL builds a print-ready Ecuadorian nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Ecuador automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
RTE INEN 022:2014 + ARCSA-DE-067-2015
Effective
29 August 2014
Scope
Ecuador (packaged food sold at retail)
Source

Key facts

Mandatory nutrients (5)
Energía, Grasas, Grasas saturadas, Azúcares and Sal
Declaration basis
Per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required
Energy units
kcal
Sodium or salt
Declared as sodium, not salt
Panel heading
Información Nutricional
Label language
Spanish required on pack
Front of pack
Mandatory: traffic light horizontal bars

Front-of-pack scheme: how it works in Ecuador

Scheme type
traffic light horizontal bars
Colour bands
low, med, high

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

Is a nutrition declaration mandatory in Ecuador?
Yes. Packaged food sold in Ecuador must carry a nutrition declaration under RTE INEN 022:2014 + ARCSA-DE-067-2015.
When did RTE INEN 022:2014 + ARCSA-DE-067-2015 take effect?
RTE INEN 022:2014 + ARCSA-DE-067-2015 has applied since 29 August 2014.
Which label format does Ecuador use?
Ecuador uses the Ecuador format. Horizontal traffic-light bars (world's first mandatory FOP).

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