How to create a Supplement Facts label, step by step

This walkthrough follows the order of the panel defined in 21 CFR 101.36, using a gummy as the example: 60 gummies per container, 2 gummies per serving. You can follow along in the Supplement Facts generator, which applies the same rules automatically.

1. Confirm the product is a dietary supplement

Supplement Facts is for dietary supplements. Foods and beverages use Nutrition Facts instead; see Supplement Facts vs Nutrition Facts.

2. Set the serving size and servings per container

The serving size is stated in units, for example “Serving Size 2 Gummies”. Servings per container = units per container ÷ units per serving, so 60 ÷ 2 = 30. If the fill varies you may need “About”. The serving size calculator handles powders and liquids by weight or volume.

3. List dietary ingredients that have a Daily Value

Enter each vitamin, mineral or macronutrient per serving, in the unit the regulation uses:

• vitamin A in mcg RAE;
• vitamin D in mcg (IU optional in parentheses);
• vitamin E in mg;
• folate in mcg DFE;
• niacin in mg NE.

Convert IU values with FDA’s nutrient-specific factors, for example vitamin D 1 IU = 0.025 mcg. The panel lists these nutrients in the order set by 101.36(b)(2).

4. Calculate % Daily Value

%DV = amount per serving ÷ Daily Value × 100, declared to the nearest whole percent. Example: vitamin C 30 mg per gummy × 2 = 60 mg; 60 ÷ 90 × 100 = 67%. The Daily Values are on the US Daily Value reference.

5. Add other dietary ingredients

Ingredients without a Daily Value, such as botanicals, are listed below the vitamins and minerals with “†” in the %DV column and the footnote “Daily Value not established”. Botanicals must name the plant part, for example “Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) fruit”. Proprietary blends show the total weight and list their components by weight; see proprietary blends.

6. Footnotes and type size

If calories, fat, carbohydrate, protein or another DRV nutrient is listed, add “Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.” Body type is at least 8 point, and column headings and footnotes at least 6 point, unless a small-package allowance applies (101.36(e), (i)(2)).

7. Other ingredients and the rest of the label

Below the panel, list the other ingredients (for example gelatin or pectin, sweeteners and coatings) in descending order by weight. The ingredient list generator can sort them, and the allergen statement generator drafts the allergen declaration. The statement of identity, net quantity, directions, warnings and the name and place of business also belong on the label.

8. Check and export

Run the finished panel through the label checker, then export a vector PDF or SVG, or place it on a full label in the label maker. Have the final label reviewed before printing; no tool can guarantee compliance.