GIFSQ Tools · Module 19 — Nutrition, Labeling & Dietary Assessment · Tool 362 of 500
Pick the right nutrition facts layout — standard, tabular or linear — from the space on the pack, with servings per pack.
Try sample values — fills the form with the worked example below.
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Label area (sq in)
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Servings per pack
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Minimum type size (pt)
Equation: Area (sq in) = area (cm²) ÷ 6.4516. Servings per pack = package weight ÷ serving size. Layout: area ≥ 40 sq in → standard; 10–40 sq in → tabular; below 10 sq in → linear.
Method: US FDA 21 CFR 101.9(j) small-package provisions and 21 CFR 101.9(d) format rules; Health Canada Food and Drug Regulations B.01.401 and EU Regulation 1169/2011 use the same space-driven logic — when the panel will not fit, a tabular or linear format is used instead of the standard vertical panel.
Assumptions: the area entered is the space actually available for the nutrition panel, not the whole pack; one serving size applies to the whole pack.
Limitations: this tool picks the format family only — it does not draw the label, set the typeface, or check bilingual (Canada) or allergen-statement space; the 40 and 10 sq in cut-offs are the US FDA figures, other jurisdictions set their own.
Rounding: area to 1 decimal place; servings per pack to 1 decimal place; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: US FDA 21 CFR 101.9(j) small-package provisions and 21 CFR 101.9(d) format rules; Health Canada Food and Drug Regulations B.01.401 and EU Regulation 1169/2011 use the same space-driven logic — when the panel will not fit, a tabular or linear format is used instead of the standard vertical panel.
Assumptions: the area entered is the space actually available for the nutrition panel, not the whole pack; one serving size applies to the whole pack.
Limitations: this tool picks the format family only — it does not draw the label, set the typeface, or check bilingual (Canada) or allergen-statement space; the 40 and 10 sq in cut-offs are the US FDA figures, other jurisdictions set their own.
Rounding: area to 1 decimal place; servings per pack to 1 decimal place; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: Label area 300 cm² (46.5 sq in), pack 500 g, serving 50 g: area 46.5 sq in, servings 10.0, standard layout, minimum type 8 pt.
Enter values above to see results.
A pack under 40 sq in of label space still needs a nutrition declaration in most jurisdictions — only the format shrinks. Tool 362 of 500 — GIFSQ
