Creating an FDA-compliant nutrition label from a recipe used to mean manual calculations, spreadsheets, and often a hired nutritionist. Today, AI-powered tools can do it in minutes. Here’s how.
Step 1: Gather Your Recipe
Have your recipe ready in any form:
- Text: Paste the ingredient list and quantities into a nutrition label generator
- PDF: Upload a recipe document—many tools can extract ingredients automatically
- Photo: Snap a picture of a printed recipe; OCR and AI can parse it
Step 2: Enter Serving Information
Specify:
- Number of servings the recipe yields
- Serving size (e.g., 1 cup, 100g, 1 piece)
The generator will use this to calculate per-serving nutrition values.
Step 3: Let the Tool Do the Work
A good nutrition label generator will:
- Parse your ingredients and quantities
- Match ingredients to the USDA FoodData Central database
- Calculate total nutrition for the recipe
- Divide by servings to get per-serving values
- Apply FDA rounding rules
- Format the label in FDA-compliant layout
Step 4: Review and Export
Check the generated label for:
- Correct serving size and servings per container
- Any warnings about unmatched or ambiguous ingredients
- Values that look reasonable for your product
Then export as HTML, PDF, or image for your packaging or website.
Step 5: Use It
Attach the label to your product packaging, include it in your e-commerce listing, or provide it to retailers. You’re done.
Try LabelAgent
LabelAgent is a recipe nutrition label generator that supports text, PDF, and photo input. Create your first label free—no signup required—and see how fast it is.