Nutrition Label Generator

A real FDA panel, not a picture of one

Most free label makers hand you an image with the numbers dropped in. This one calculates them. Your ingredient list is sent to the same nutrition model that powers the TastyAPI Nutrition API, which returns a full breakdown — macros, saturated and trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, fiber, total and added sugars, vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium — and the panel is built from that response.

• 2016 FDA format. The current vertical panel: larger calorie type, added sugars line, and vitamin D and potassium in place of vitamins A and C.
• Correct rounding. Calories to the nearest 5 or 10, fats to the nearest 0.5 g below 5 g, sodium to the nearest 5 or 10 mg, and every %DV to a whole number — as specified in 21 CFR 101.9(c).
• Per-serving math. Enter the yield and the whole recipe is divided down; the servings-per-container line updates with it.
• Prints properly. The panel keeps its hairline, 7 pt, and 10 pt rules, so a print or PDF export is usable on packaging artwork.

How to make a nutrition label for your recipe

1. List every ingredient with a quantity. Weights beat volumes — "200g rolled oats" is far more accurate than "2 cups oats", because cup measures vary with how densely an ingredient packs.
2. Set the servings per container. Enter the yield of the whole recipe. The label always shows one serving; the container count sits at the top of the panel.
3. Generate and review. Check the serving size the model inferred against your intended portion, and adjust the yield if they disagree.
4. Print or export. Use Print / Save as PDF for a vector copy that scales cleanly into label artwork.

If you only need an empty grid to fill in by hand or in a design tool, the Blank label button renders the same panel with the values stripped out.

Estimates, and where their limits are

The values come from a model trained on reference nutrition data and tens of millions of food images. They are calibrated estimates — typically within 10–15% of laboratory analysis — which is accurate enough for recipe blogs, menus, meal-prep businesses, internal specs, and design mockups.

They are not a substitute for laboratory analysis when you need legally compliant labels for retail packaging. FDA enforcement is based on the nutrient content of the food as actually produced, so a product going on a shelf should be verified by an accredited lab or a validated database workflow before the label is printed. Use this generator to design, iterate, and estimate; verify before you commit to a print run.

Generate labels programmatically

This page is one call to the same endpoint your code can hit. Send a recipe as plain text, get the nutrition object back, and render the panel yourself — useful if you produce labels in bulk, regenerate them whenever a formulation changes, or build labelling into your own product.

curl -X POST https://tastyapi.com/analyze-food \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: text/plain" \
  --data "200g rolled oats, 500ml whole milk, 2 tbsp honey, 1 banana"

{
  "analysis": {
    "servingSize": { "amount": 250, "unit": "g" },
    "nutrients": {
      "calories":      { "amount": 310, "unit": "kcal" },
      "fat":           { "amount": 9,   "unit": "g" },
      "saturatedFat":  { "amount": 2.5, "unit": "g" },
      "transFat":      { "amount": 0,   "unit": "g" },
      "cholesterol":   { "amount": 12,  "unit": "mg" },
      "sodium":        { "amount": 95,  "unit": "mg" },
      "carbohydrates": { "amount": 48,  "unit": "g" },
      "dietaryFiber":  { "amount": 5,   "unit": "g" },
      "sugars":        { "amount": 21,  "unit": "g" },
      "addedSugars":   { "amount": 9,   "unit": "g" },
      "protein":       { "amount": 11,  "unit": "g" },
      "vitamins": { "vitaminD": { "amount": 2.1, "unit": "mcg" } },
      "minerals": {
        "calcium":   { "amount": 300, "unit": "mg" },
        "iron":      { "amount": 2.4, "unit": "mg" },
        "potassium": { "amount": 580, "unit": "mg" }
      }
    }
  }
}

Divide by your servings-per-container, apply the 21 CFR 101.9(c) rounding rules, and compute each %DV against the reference values in the table below. Full schema in the API reference.

FDA Daily Values used on this label

Reference values for adults and children aged 4 and older, per 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv). %DV is calculated as the amount per serving divided by the value below, rounded to a whole number.