How to label homemade roasted nuts for sale
Candied pecans and roasted almonds are market favorites, and the nut is the headline allergen every time. Here is what a bag of roasted nuts needs before you sell it.
What your roasted nuts label needs
- ✓Product name. The common name of the food, so a buyer knows what it is.
- ✓Net quantity. Roasted and candied nuts are sold by net weight, for example 8 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 roasted nuts
In roasted nuts, the allergens to watch are usually tree nuts, peanuts, depending on the nut, plus milk from butter and soy from some coatings; the nut itself is the headline allergen. 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 roasted nuts?
Roasted and candied nuts are usually exempt from the Nutrition Facts panel as a cottage food, unless you make a nutrition claim or sell wholesale.
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 roasted nuts
Name the nut, almonds, pecans, cashews. A candy or spice coating brings its own sub-ingredients like sugar and butter, and butter means milk.
Questions
How do I label roasted or candied nuts?
Bag them with the product name, net weight, a full ingredient list including any sugar or spice coating, an allergen Contains line for the nut, your business name and address, and your state's home-kitchen disclaimer. A panel is usually optional for cottage food.
What allergens go on a roasted nut label?
The nut itself is the headline allergen, tree nut or peanut. Butter adds milk, and some coatings add soy. If you roast different nuts on shared equipment, a may contain line is the honest way to warn buyers.
Where to sell your roasted nuts
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.