Nutrition label requirements in United Kingdom and European Union
The UK/EU nutrition declaration is a per-100 g/mL table, not a per-serving %DV panel. Allergens are declared in the ingredient list and emphasised, and the list of regulated allergens is larger than the US nine.
This page explains the target format so you can plan. It is not a generator for United Kingdom and European Union, and it is not legal advice. Verify the current requirements with UK Food Standards Agency; EU Regulation 1169/2011 before printing.
The panel at a glance
| Heading | “Nutrition declaration” |
|---|---|
| Basis | Per 100 g or 100 mL; per-portion values are optional |
| Energy | kJ and kcal |
| Core nutrients | Fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt |
| Optional nutrients | Mono-unsaturates, polyunsaturates, polyols, starch, fibre and specified vitamins/minerals |
| Allergens | 14 regulated allergens, emphasised in the ingredient list |
| Format | Tabular declaration with a defined order |
What changes compared with the US label
- Salt is declared, not sodium. The conversion is salt = sodium × 2.5.
- Energy is declared in both kJ and kcal.
- The per-100 g/mL column is the mandatory basis; a per-serving column is additional.
- The allergen list has 14 entries, including celery, cereals containing gluten, lupin, molluscs and sulphites.
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 United Kingdom and European Union 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 United Kingdom and European Union label today, work with a local labeling professional.
For the US format, start with the requirements pageor open the label tool.