Free Ingredient & Food Label MakerType the food, its ingredients and the allergens it contains, then print a sheet of matching labels. No sign-up, and nothing you type is uploaded.

What goes on a homemade food label?

A homemade food label usually shows the product name, the ingredients, the main allergens, the weight or amount, the date it was made or its best-by date, and who made it. Print it on label sheets and stick it on each jar, bag or box. Check what your area asks for before you sell.

How to make food labels in 3 steps

1. 1

   Describe the food

   The product name, a line under it (“Homemade · 6 cookies”), the ingredients from most to least, and the net weight.

2. 2

   Tick the allergens

   Tick each of the nine major food allergens it contains, and name the kind of tree nut, fish or shellfish. They print as “Contains: milk, eggs, and wheat.”

3. 3

   Dates, maker, print

   Add the dates (or leave lines to write them on each batch), who made it, pick your label sheet and print a test page first.

Allergens on food labels

• The US Food and Drug Administration names nine major food allergens: milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame (FDA: Food Allergies).
• On packaged food, the FDA asks for each one to be named either in the ingredient list, such as “whey (milk)”, or in a “Contains” line next to it, such as “Contains wheat, milk, and soy”. This tool prints a “Contains” line from the boxes you tick.
• For tree nuts, fish and crustacean shellfish, the kind is named too: almonds, cod, shrimp.
• A “may contain” or “made in a kitchen that also uses…” line is your own warning; the tool prints it under the allergens if you add one.

Selling food made at home

• Many US states let people sell some foods made in a home kitchen (“cottage food”), with rules on what can be sold, where, and what the label must say.
• Those label rules often include a set sentence, the maker’s name and address, and the ingredients. They differ from state to state: check your state’s agriculture or health department, and put any required sentence in “Statement”.
• This page is general information, not legal advice.

Label sheets this tool fits

• Avery 5164 and 8164: 4 × 3⅓ in, 6 per sheet (the default: room for a long ingredient list)
• Avery 5163 and 8163: 4 × 2 in, 10 per sheet (short lists)
• Avery 5168: 3½ × 5 in, 4 per sheet (gift boxes and jars with lots of text)
• Avery L7165 (A4): 99.1 × 67.7 mm, 8 per sheet
• Other brands print the same numbers as “compatible with”. Avery is a trademark of Avery Products Corporation; SnapPaperwork is not connected with it.