Types of food labels

The following list contains descriptions of each type of food label:

Food Label	Description
Aggregate	For packages that contain two or more foods that are intended to be eaten individually. The full Percent Daily Values footnote is required. The food currently selected is visible. The Household measure field is not visible on the General tab. Foods or recipes chosen for Aggregate labels can be copied to diets, menus, and recipes with the drag navigation, or with standard copy and paste commands.
Bilingual, French	Full vertical label printed in English and French.
Bilingual, Spanish	Full vertical label printed in English and Spanish.
Child	Percent Daily Values are compared with U.S. RDA children values. Only includes Percent Daily Values for vitamins and minerals. The Percent Daily Values footnote is omitted.
Dual Declaration	For foods that are commonly combined with another or prepared before eating. May have an additional quantitative footnote to qualify the prepared or combined food. The full Percent Daily Values footnote is required. The fields on the General tab change based on the selected food. Foods or recipes chosen for Dual Declaration labels can be copied to diets, menus, and recipes with the drag navigation, or with standard copy and paste commands
Infant	Percent Daily Values are compared with U.S. RDA infant values. Only includes Percent Daily Values for vitamins and minerals. The Percent Daily Values footnote is omitted.
Linear, Full	For packages with 40 square inches or less available for labeling. Nutrient abbreviations may be used. The Percent Daily Values footnote is abbreviated.
Linear, Shortened	For packages with 40 square inches or less available for labeling. Nutrient abbreviations may be used. Required nutrients at insignificant levels may be represented in a "Not a significant source of . . ." statement. The Percent Daily Values footnote is abbreviated.
Linear, Simplified	For packages with 40 square inches or less available for labeling. Nutrient abbreviations may be used. If 7 of the 9 required nutrients are at insignificant levels, they may be left off the label or represented in a "Not a significant source of . . ." statement. The Percent Daily Values footnote is abbreviated.
Tabular	For packages with 40 square inches or less available for labeling. Nutrient abbreviations may be used. The Percent Daily Values footnote is abbreviated.
Tabular, Full	For packages with more than 40 square inches available for labeling and with insufficient vertical space to accommodate a vertical label, this label may be used. The full Percent Daily Values footnote is required.
Tabular, Simplified	For packages with 40 square inches or less available for labeling. Nutrient abbreviations may be used. If 7 of the 9 required nutrients are at insignificant levels, they may be left off the label or represented in a "Not a significant source of . . ." statement. The Percent Daily Values footnote is abbreviated.
Vertical	For packages with 40 square inches or less available for labeling. Nutrient abbreviations may be used. The Percent Daily Values footnote is abbreviated.
Vertical, Full	For packages with more than 40 square inches available for labeling. The full Percent Daily Values footnote is required.
Vertical, Shortened	For packages with 40 square inches or less available for labeling. Nutrient abbreviations may be used. Required nutrients at insignificant levels may be represented in a "Not a significant source of . . ." statement. The Percent Daily Values footnote is abbreviated.
Vertical, Side-by-side	For packages with more than 40 square inches available for labeling and with insufficient vertical space to accommodate a standard vertical label. The footnotes are placed immediately to the right.
Vertical, Simplified	For packages with more than 40 square inches or less available for labeling. Nutrient abbreviations may be used. If 7 of the 9 required nutrients are at insignificant levels, they may be left off the label or represented in a "Not a significant source of . . ." statement. The Percent Daily Values footnote is abbreviated.