Nutrition Facts Table Formats

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Although the Food and Drug Regulations require the declaration of a Nutrition Facts table on most prepackaged products, the information may be presented in a variety of different formats. Industry has considerable flexibility in presentation, and may choose from several different format "families". Within each format family, further choices of presentation style are available.

There are three basic Nutrition Facts table formats that can be used:

1. Standard
2. Horizontal; and
3. Linear

The Regulations set out "families" of formats where further choices of presentation style are available. Each family provides format options for presenting nutrition information in a specific manner.

There are also some specialized Nutrition Facts formats:

• Simplified Formats [B.01.455];
  • Questions and Answers
• Dual Format - Foods Requiring Preparation [B.01.456];
  • Examples
• Aggregate Format - Different Kinds of Foods [B.01.457];
  • Multi-use packages
• Dual Format - Different Amounts of Food [B.01.458]; and
• Aggregate Format - Different Amounts of Food [B.01.459]

Information related to this subject

• Small Packages
  • Small Packages for Children Under Two
• Alternate Formats
  • Tags
• Retail Packaged Foods
• Formats for Foods for Children Under Two Years of Age
• Compendium of Templates
  • Template Size
• Step by Step guide to using the formats
• Format Hierarchy Summary
• Nutrition Facts Information from Another Country
  • Nutrition Information Panels from Other Countries
  • Multiple Nutrition Facts tables