How to label homemade infused salt and sugar for sale
Finishing salts and vanilla sugar are tiny, high-margin products with a short, simple label. Here is what a jar of infused salt or sugar needs before you sell it.
What your infused salt and sugar label needs
- ✓Product name. The common name of the food, so a buyer knows what it is.
- ✓Net quantity. Infused salt and sugar are sold by net weight, and because a little goes a long way the weights are small, for example 4 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 infused salt and sugar
Infused salts and sugars usually carry no major allergens, but check every add-in, because something like celery salt or a dairy-based sugar blend can introduce one. Still check every ingredient against the nine majors (milk, egg, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, sesame), because add-ins can introduce one. Your “Contains” line should reflect what is actually in your recipe.
Nutripane reads the allergens from your ingredients automatically, so the Contains line matches your recipe.
Do you need a Nutrition Facts panel for infused salt and sugar?
Infused salt and sugar are usually exempt from the Nutrition Facts panel as a cottage food. A claim like low sodium adds the panel and extra 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 infused salt and sugar
Name the base and the infusion, like sea salt with garlic and rosemary, or cane sugar with vanilla. Skip curing or health claims, and only call it smoked if it truly is.
Questions
Do I need a nutrition label for infused salt or sugar?
Usually not as a cottage food seller. You need the product name, net weight, an ingredient list, any allergen line, your business name and address, and the home-kitchen disclaimer. A claim like low sodium would trigger a Nutrition Facts panel.
How do I label a flavored salt or sugar blend?
Name the base and the infusion, list every ingredient by weight, add an allergen line if any add-in needs one, and include your business name and address plus your state's home-kitchen disclaimer. Avoid curing or health claims.
Where to sell your infused salt and sugar
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.