FSSAI nutrition label requirements
The FSSAI nutrition panel for pre-packaged food — what must be declared, per 100 g / 100 ml and per serving, and the draft bold added-sugar / salt rule to watch.
What the nutrition panel must declare
The panel is declared per 100 g / 100 ml and per serving: energy (kcal), protein, carbohydrate (including total sugars and added sugars), fat (including saturated fat and trans fat), and sodium or salt. Vitamins and minerals, where declared, are shown in metric units with their percentage contribution to the Recommended Dietary Allowance (%RDA).
RDA values follow the ICMR-NIN reference for an average Indian adult; where no Indian RDA exists, Codex or WHO values may be used.
The bold sugar, salt and saturated-fat rule — still a draft
A draft Labelling & Display amendment (February 2025) proposes that the %RDA contributed by added sugar, saturated fat and sodium appear in bold, larger font. It is NOT yet notified law — no compliance date exists. (The separately notified First Amendment 2026, in force 1 July 2027, makes other changes — among them non-retail containers, the infant-nutrition %RDA exemption and a new regulation 8(1B), under which packs whose surface area is 100 cm² or less may leave off the logos notified under the FSS regulations, provided the multi-unit package carries them — not the bold rule.)
Per-serve %RDA itself is already required: regulation 5(3)(b) asks for the per-serve percentage contribution to the Recommended Dietary Allowance, calculated on 2000 kcal energy, 67 g total fat, 22 g saturated fat, 2 g trans fat, 50 g added sugar and 2000 mg sodium. The draft would make the added-sugar, saturated-fat and sodium figures bold and larger.
Serving size
The serving size is declared by the manufacturer, and the panel shows the per-serving values alongside the per-100 g / 100 ml figures.
When the panel can be simplified or omitted
Packages with a surface area below 30 cm² may use abbreviated labelling. The nutrition panel is not required for raw agricultural produce and certain single-ingredient foods with minimal labelling.
Sources
The status of the bold-%RDA proposal was reviewed on 20 October 2026 against FSSAI's own publications: the Draft Notification of the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Amendment Regulations, 2025 (listed by FSSAI on 20 February 2025; its bold-%RDA proposal has not been notified), and the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) First Amendment Regulations, 2026 (F. No. STD/SP-08/A1.2022/N-01; Gazette of India Extraordinary No. 209, 24 March 2026; in force 1 July 2027). Where this summary and the gazette differ, the gazette prevails.
At a glance
- Energy (kcal)
- Protein
- Carbohydrate — including total sugars and added sugars
- Fat — including saturated and trans fat
- Sodium / salt
- Per 100 g / 100 ml AND per serving
- Watch: draft bold-%RDA rule for added sugar / sat fat / sodium (not yet law)
Questions
Is FSSAI nutrition declared per 100 g or per serving?
Both — the panel shows the values per 100 g / 100 ml and per serving.
Which RDA does FSSAI use?
The ICMR-NIN Recommended Dietary Allowances for an average Indian adult; Codex or WHO values may be used where no Indian RDA exists.
Do sugar, salt and saturated fat need bold labelling?
Not yet — a February 2025 DRAFT amendment proposes bold, larger-font %RDA for added sugar, saturated fat and sodium; it is not notified law and has no compliance date.
Are small packs exempt?
Packages below 30 cm² surface area may use abbreviated labelling.
Does LabelYog build the FSSAI nutrition panel?
Yes — per 100 g / 100 ml and per serving, from your recipe.
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