Nutrition label requirements in Australia and New Zealand
The Australian and New Zealand NIP is built around two columns: quantity per 100 g or 100 mL and quantity per serving. It is not a US-style %DV panel.
This page explains the target format so you can plan. It is not a generator for Australia and New Zealand, and it is not legal advice. Verify the current requirements with Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) before printing.
The panel at a glance
| Heading | “Nutrition Information” |
|---|---|
| Columns | Per 100 g/mL and per serving |
| Energy | Kilojoules (kJ), optionally with kilocalories |
| Core nutrients | Protein, total fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, sugars and sodium |
| %DI | Daily Intake percentages are optional in many cases, not a mandatory column |
| Units | Metric; servings expressed in metric household measures |
| Format | Tabular NIP with a defined order |
What changes compared with the US label
- Energy is declared in kilojoules first; kilocalories are secondary.
- The per-100 g column is mandatory, which makes the panel useful for comparing products.
- The Daily Intake guide is a separate, optional device; it is not the US %DV.
- Health claims and nutrition content claims have their own preconditions under the Code.
What you can reuse
The recipe composition work is the same everywhere: ingredients in grams, nutrient totals, finished weight and a per-100 g density. What changes is the panel, the reference values, the serving-size rules and the language. A US label is a bad starting point for a Australia and New Zealand label if you only translate the headings.
Plan for the expansion
The current product is FDA-only by design. Each market needs its own layout, its own serving-size table and its own nutrient set — that is a new build, not a translation. If you need a Australia and New Zealand label today, work with a local labeling professional.
For the US format, start with the requirements pageor open the label tool.