How to label homemade granola bars for sale
Granola bars sell on the promise of being wholesome, which is exactly why the label matters. Here is what your bars need, and when a claim forces a Nutrition Facts panel.
What your granola bars label needs
- ✓Product name. The common name of the food, so a buyer knows what it is.
- ✓Net quantity. Granola bars are sold by count and net weight, for example 6 bars, 9 oz.
- ✓Ingredient list. Every ingredient, listed heaviest-first by weight.
- ✓Allergen statement. A “Contains” line for any of the nine major allergens in your recipe.
- ✓Business name and address. Who made the food and where they can be reached.
- ✓Home-kitchen disclaimer. The cottage food sentence your state requires you to print.
Allergens to watch in granola bars
In granola bars, the allergens to watch are usually tree nuts, peanuts, and often soy, wheat, or milk depending on your binder and mix-ins; oats are not a major allergen but matter for a gluten-free claim. Your “Contains” line should reflect what is actually in your recipe, not a generic list.
Nutripane reads the allergens from your ingredients automatically, so the Contains line matches your recipe.
Do you need a Nutrition Facts panel for granola bars?
Granola bars are usually exempt from the Nutrition Facts panel as a cottage food, but bars are where nutrition claims live. A high protein, high fiber, low sugar, or keto claim adds the panel and stricter rules.
Nutripane builds the Nutrition Facts panel and the ingredient, allergen, and disclaimer label from your recipe, so you are ready whether you need the panel or not.
One thing sellers miss on granola bars
Name the nuts and seeds specifically. If you print a claim like high protein or high fiber, you need the Nutrition Facts panel to back it up.
Questions
Do homemade granola bars need a nutrition label?
Usually not as a cottage food, unless you make a claim. Bars are where claims like high protein, high fiber, or low sugar show up, and any of those triggers a full Nutrition Facts panel. Without a claim you still need the ingredient list, allergen line, net weight, business info, and disclaimer.
How do I label granola bars to sell?
List the product name, count and net weight, ingredients heaviest-first, an allergen Contains line for any nuts, peanuts, soy, wheat, or milk, your business name and address, and your state's home-kitchen disclaimer. Nutripane builds the panel too if you make a claim.
Where to sell your granola bars
Where you sell decides whether you need a full Nutrition Facts panel. Here is what each channel expects.
Guides to get you started
Labeling another food?
This page is general information, not legal advice. Food labeling and cottage food rules vary by state and county and change over time. Confirm current requirements with your state's cottage food program before you sell. See your state's rules or another product.