Food Labeling Worksheet

Name each lit part of the label from four choices, then print the blank sheet and its key.

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Write the name of each numbered part.Answer key

Calories
Servings per container
Serving size
% Daily Value (%DV)
Protein
Vitamins and minerals
Footnote
Total fat
Saturated fat
Sodium
Total carbohydrate
Dietary fiber
Total sugars
Added sugars
Product name
Ingredient list
Net quantity (net weight)
Date mark (best-by date)
Allergen statement
Storage instructions
Maker's name and address
Country of origin

Original drawing made for this site in 2026 from plain geometry. Licence: own work.

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Nutrition Facts panel: 14 parts 14

Calories The largest number on the panel. It counts one serving.
Servings per container The first line under the heading: how many servings the package holds.
Serving size In bold. Every number below it is for this amount.
% Daily Value (%DV) The right-hand column. Its asterisk points to the footnote.
Protein The last row before the thick bar. Usually no percent beside it.
Vitamins and minerals Four are required, in this order: vitamin D, calcium, iron, potassium.
Footnote The small print at the bottom. It explains the percent column.
Total fat The first nutrient row, in bold, flush with the left edge.
Saturated fat Indented under total fat, because it is one kind of fat.
Sodium A bold row measured in milligrams, below the cholesterol row.
Total carbohydrate A bold row. Fiber and sugars are indented under it.
Dietary fiber The first indented row under total carbohydrate.
Total sugars Indented under total carbohydrate. It has no percent beside it.
Added sugars Starts with the word Includes, because it is part of total sugars.

The whole package: 8 parts 8

Product name Says what the food is, in bold on the front panel.
Ingredient list Everything in the food, the heaviest ingredient first.
Net quantity (net weight) How much food is inside, printed low on the front panel.
Date mark (best-by date) Best if used by marks the date of best quality.
Allergen statement Starts with Contains, right after the ingredient list.
Storage instructions How to keep the food, such as cool and dry.
Maker's name and address Who made, packed or sent out the food, and where.
Country of origin Where the food came from. Imported goods must say, in English.

How this list was compiled: The sections of the panel (serving information, calories, nutrients, the percent Daily Value and the footnote under them), that total sugars has no Daily Value and that protein shows a percent only in special cases: US Food and Drug Administration, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label, https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-facts-label/how-understand-and-use-nutrition-facts-label (content current as of 03/05/2024), read 2026-09-30. The order and wording of the panel, which rows are indented, the word Includes before added sugars, the four required vitamins and minerals and their order, the footnote, and the daily values used to work out the sample percents: 21 CFR 101.9, read on 2026-09-30 at https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/21/101.9 and in the eCFR copy (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-101.9). Where the information panel is: 21 CFR 101.2. The name of the food in bold type on the front panel: 21 CFR 101.3. Ingredients by their common names in descending order of weight: 21 CFR 101.4. Name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer or distributor, and the words Distributed by: 21 CFR 101.5. Net quantity in the bottom 30 percent of the front panel: 21 CFR 101.7. All read 2026-09-30 at https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/21/ followed by the section number. The nine major allergens and the Contains statement right after or next to the ingredient list: FDA, Food Allergies, https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-food-labeling-and-critical-foods/food-allergies (content current as of 03/11/2026), read 2026-09-30. Best if used by as a mark of quality, and no US federal date requirement except for infant formula: FDA, How to Cut Food Waste and Maintain Food Safety, https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/how-cut-food-waste-and-maintain-food-safety, read 2026-09-30. Imported articles marked with the English name of their country of origin: US Customs and Border Protection, Marking of Country of Origin on U.S. Imports, https://www.cbp.gov/trade/rulings/informed-compliance-publications/marking-country-origin-us-imports, read 2026-09-30. The British wording of the package parts (name of the food, list of ingredients with allergens emphasised, net quantity, storage conditions and date labelling, name and address, country of origin or place of provenance): Packaging and labelling, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/packaging-and-labelling/packaging-and-labelling (updated 4 September 2026), read 2026-09-30. The product, its distributor, its address and every amount on it are invented for this drawing. Hints, detail lines and the order of the questions are our own. Licence: own work

The drawing: Original drawing made for this site in 2026 from plain geometry. The product, the company, the address and every number are invented; no real package, brand or label is copied or traced, and the box carries no brand mark. Licence: own work

How it works

A made-up cereal box in two drawings. First its Nutrition Facts panel with the row names covered, 14 parts. Then the whole package, 8 parts. Both print on one blank sheet, with a key.

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How a round goes

One covered row of the panel lights up. Pick its name from four choices and the name is written into the row. The panel takes two rounds of 7, then a third round moves to the package. Each round ends with the parts you missed and two print buttons: the blank sheet and its key.

Where each part sits

A US panel always runs in the same order: servings per container, serving size, calories, the nutrient rows from total fat down to protein, the vitamins and minerals, the footnote. An indented row is part of the bold row above it. On this box the product name and net quantity are on the front, and everything else except the date is on the side panel.

Count the indents. Saturated fat sits under total fat, fiber and sugars sit under total carbohydrate, and added sugars sits one step further in.
Total sugars never has a percent beside it, and protein rarely does. That tells those two covered rows apart from the rest.
For a class, finish one round and print the blank sheet, then let students find the 8 package parts on a real box from home.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of a Nutrition Facts label?

The FDA describes four sections: serving information, calories, nutrients and the percent Daily Value column, with a footnote under them. This worksheet splits those into 14 parts, from servings per container at the top down to the footnote.

What has to be printed on a food package in the US?

FDA rules in 21 CFR part 101 ask for a name that says what the food is, the net quantity, the ingredients in order of weight, the major allergens, and the name and address of the maker, packer or distributor. Imported food names its country.

Does this work for a British class?

The package drawing does. Teachers looking for food labelling worksheets will find the same parts on the UK list: name of the food, ingredients with allergens emphasized, net quantity, storage and date, name and address, origin. The panel drawing follows the US format.

What is the difference between total sugars and added sugars?

Added sugars are part of total sugars. That is why the row is indented under total sugars and starts with the word Includes. Total sugars has no percent Daily Value on a US label, and added sugars has one.