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MFDS 영양성분: South Korea nutrition label

MFDS 영양성분, the Korean nutrition label under MFDS Food Sanitation Act Art. 10, 9 mandatory nutrients, per serving as sold, Korean on pack. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against MFDS Food Sanitation Act Art. 10 · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
South Korea (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
MFDS Food Sanitation Act Art. 10
Effective
1 May 2018
Official source
www.mfds.go.kr
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Nutrition labelling requirements in South Korea

Packaged food sold in South Korea must carry a nutrition declaration under MFDS Food Sanitation Act Art. 10. This page covers the South Korea - MFDS 영양성분 format: 9-nutrient panel with %DV per Food Sanitation Act. A compliant Korean nutrition label declares 9 mandatory nutrients: 열량 (calories), 나트륨 (sodium), 탄수화물 (carbohydrate), 당류 (sugars), 지방 (fat), 트랜스지방 (trans fat), 포화지방 (saturated), 콜레스테롤 (cholesterol) and 단백질 (protein). Values are declared per serving as sold, with energy in kcal, and sodium rather than salt. The panel is headed "영양성분". Korean is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. NFL builds a print-ready Korean nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for South Korea automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
MFDS Food Sanitation Act Art. 10
Effective
1 May 2018
Scope
South Korea (packaged food sold at retail)
Source

Key facts

Mandatory nutrients (9)
열량 (Calories), 나트륨 (Sodium), 탄수화물 (Carbohydrate), 당류 (Sugars), 지방 (Fat), 트랜스지방 (Trans fat), 포화지방 (Saturated), 콜레스테롤 (Cholesterol) and 단백질 (Protein)
Declaration basis
Per serving as sold
Energy units
kcal
Sodium or salt
Declared as sodium, not salt
Panel heading
영양성분
Label language
Korean 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

Is a nutrition declaration mandatory in South Korea?
Yes. Packaged food sold in South Korea must carry a nutrition declaration under MFDS Food Sanitation Act Art. 10.
When did MFDS Food Sanitation Act Art. 10 take effect?
MFDS Food Sanitation Act Art. 10 has applied since 1 May 2018.
Which label format does South Korea use?
South Korea uses the South Korea format. 9-nutrient panel with %DV per Food Sanitation Act.

How to generate one

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  • Pick "South Korea - MFDS 영양성분" from the format rail
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  • The label renders live; export in one click

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