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Bilingual Nutrition Facts Label

When any wording on the label is in a second language, the nutrition facts must appear in both. Use one panel per language, or one panel with the second language after the English.

Required when the label uses a second language § 101.9(d)(14)

On the package

A jar of salsa with a Spanish line on its front, and its bilingual panelThe Spanish words on the front bring a second language, so every required item of the nutrition facts appears in English and Spanish.SALSAHecho conchiles frescos
Spanish
Words on the front of the jar
Both
Languages in the nutrition facts
1 or 2
Panels, your choice
Why this format

A jar of salsa with “Hecho con chiles frescos” on the front. The Spanish line on the front brings in a second language. The nutrition facts then appear in English and Spanish, in one panel or two.

§ 101.9(d)(14)

An invented product, for illustration.

The label, part by part

Tap a part.

English, then Spanish

Nutrition Facts

Datos de Nutrición

About 15 servings per container/Aproximadamente 15 porciones por envase

Serving size/Tamaño por porción2 tbsp (30g)/2 cucharadas (30g)

Amount per serving/Cantidad por porción

Calories/Calorías10

Numbers once

% Daily Value*/% Valor Diario*

Total Fat/Grasa Total 0g0%

Saturated Fat/Grasa Saturada 0g0%

Trans Fat/Grasa Trans 0g

Cholesterol/Colesterol 0mg0%

Sodium/Sodio 200mg9%

Total Carbohydrate/Carbohidrato Total 2g1%

Dietary Fiber/Fibra Dietética <1g2%

Total Sugars/Azúcares Totales 1g

Includes/Incluye 0g Added Sugars/Azúcares Añadidos0%

Protein/Proteínas 0g

Vitamin D/Vitamina D 0mcg0%

Calcium/Calcio 10mg0%

Iron/Hierro 0.2mg2%

Potassium/Potasio 90mg2%

In both languages

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. *El % Valor Diario (VD) le indica cuánto aporta un nutriente de una porción de alimento a una dieta diaria. Se usan 2,000 calorías al día para consejos generales de nutrición.

A 16 oz jar of salsa. Invented values, rounded the FDA way. The Spanish words are BetterMenu’s translation.

Whole panel

Rules for the panel as a whole: space and bold type.

Bilingual panel space: Two panels take twice the space. One panel is a little wider than the English panel.about3 in
About 3 in tall

Two panels take twice the space. One panel is a little wider than the English panel.

Only the dark words are bold

“Nutrition Facts”, “Serving size”, “Amount per serving”, “% Daily Value*”, the names of nutrients that are not indented and the %DV figures. The calorie number and the serving size line are bold too. Servings per container is not.

Wrong: Not on the list

Total Sugars/Azúcares Totales 1g

Right: As the rule lists

Total Sugars/Azúcares Totales 1g

In words

Two panels take twice the space. One panel is a little wider than the English panel.

Bold. “Nutrition Facts”, “Serving size”, “Amount per serving”, “% Daily Value*”, the names of nutrients that are not indented and the %DV figures. The calorie number and the serving size line are bold too. Servings per container is not. § 101.9(d)(1)(iv)§ 101.9(d)(1)(iii)§ 101.9(d)(3)(ii)

Heading

The title at the top of the panel.

English, then Spanish § 101.9(d)(14)

  • “Nutrition Facts” heading No smaller than any other type, except the calorie number

    “Nutrition Facts” heading

    No smaller than any other type, except the calorie number

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(2)

Serving

How many servings the package holds, and how big one is.

  • 10 pt

    Servings per container

    10 pt or larger

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(3)(i)

  • 10 pt, bold

    Serving size line

    10 pt or larger, bold

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(3)(ii)

Calories

The calories in one serving.

  • 16 pt, bold

    “Calories”

    16 pt or larger, bold

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(1)(iii)

  • 22 pt, bold

    Calorie number

    22 pt or larger, bold

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(1)(iii)

  • 6 pt

    “Amount per serving”, “% Daily Value*” and the footnote

    6 pt or larger

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(1)(iii)

Nutrients

Fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate and protein, with the %DV where there is one.

Numbers once § 101.9(d)(14)

  • 8 pt

    Nutrient, vitamin and mineral rows

    8 pt or larger

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(1)(iii)

  • 6 pt

    “Amount per serving”, “% Daily Value*” and the footnote

    6 pt or larger

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(1)(iii)

  • English first, then the second language, such as “Protein/Proteinas”

    Names in one panel

    English first, then the second language, such as “Protein/Proteinas”

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(14)

  • Numbers Once, when they read the same in both languages

    Numbers

    Once, when they read the same in both languages

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(14)

Vitamins and minerals

Vitamin D, calcium, iron and potassium, plus any others you list.

  • 8 pt

    Nutrient, vitamin and mineral rows

    8 pt or larger

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(1)(iii)

Footnote

The note at the bottom that says what %DV means.

In both languages § 101.9(d)(14)

  • 6 pt

    “Amount per serving”, “% Daily Value*” and the footnote

    6 pt or larger

    Rule text § 101.9(d)(1)(iii)

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Rule text

From FDA’s sample

BetterMenu’s choice

Do I need this?

Does the label use a second language anywhere?

Any wording on the label in a language other than English.

These pages are for conventional foods and drinks, not dietary supplements or medical foods.

Some foods need no panel at all (§ 101.9(j))

Studio works out the per-serving and per-package numbers from your recipe today. It exports the standard vertical panel. Bilingual export is not available yet. Studio gives the per-serving numbers, and your designer sets them in both languages. Open Studio

In detail

One panel or two2
  • Two panels: a full panel in English, and a full panel in the second language. § 101.9(d)(14)
  • One panel: each line in English, then the second language, such as “Protein/Proteinas 2 g”. § 101.9(d)(14)
Common mistakes2 mistakes
  • Wrong: Translating the front of the pack but not the nutrition facts. Total Fat 0gSodium 200mgProtein 0g

    Wrong: Translating the front of the pack but not the nutrition facts.

    Right: Put every required item in both languages. Total Fat/Grasa Total 0gSodium/Sodio 200mgProtein/Proteínas 0g

    Right: Put every required item in both languages.

    § 101.9(d)(14)
  • Wrong: Putting the second language first in a one-panel label. Grasa Total/Total Fat 0gSodio/Sodium 200mgProteínas/Protein 0g

    Wrong: Putting the second language first in a one-panel label.

    Right: English first, then the second language. Total Fat/Grasa Total 0gSodium/Sodio 200mgProtein/Proteínas 0g

    Right: English first, then the second language.

    § 101.9(d)(14)
Rule text and sources1 quote
“In accordance with § 101.15(c)(2), when nutrition labeling must appear in a second language, the nutrition information may be presented in a separate nutrition label for each language or in one nutrition label with the information in the second language following that in English. Numeric characters that are identical in both languages need not be repeated (e.g., “Protein/Proteinas 2 g”). All required information must be included in both languages.”
21 CFR 101.9(d)(14), eCFR as of 2026-02-12

Related formats

Questions

When does a Nutrition Facts label need a second language?

When any wording on the label is in a language other than English, 21 CFR 101.15(c)(2) brings in the second language. Then all required nutrition information must be in both languages.

Should a bilingual label use one panel or two?

Either. Use a separate panel for each language, or one panel with the second language after the English.

Do numbers repeat in both languages?

No. Numbers that are the same in both languages need not be repeated, as in “Protein/Proteinas 2 g”.

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