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NIP generator: nutrition information panel for NZ and Australian labels
Enter your values once and get a nutrition panel in the FSANZ layout to download.
How this works ↓Build a nutrition panel in the FSANZ layout. Check your values and rounding before print. It's a check, not legal sign-off. Already have your nutrient values? Enter them below. Need to work them out? Use FSANZ’s Nutrition Panel Calculator first, then format the result here.
Enter a value in either column — the other will auto-calculate from your serving size. Every value prints to 3 significant figures.
Add optional nutrients:
- Dietary fibre. Needed if you make a fibre, sugar or carb claim.
Energy under 40 kJ, and protein, fat, fatty acids, carbohydrate and sugars under 1 g.
Preview
%DI is the percentage of daily intake, based on an average adult diet of 8,700 kJ. It appears beside your per-serve values on screen to help you check them, and isn’t part of the downloaded panel.
Rules last checked against Food Standards Code, MPI guide to alcoholic drinks and FSANZ Proposal P1058 (added sugars) on 1 October 2026. This is a check, not legal sign-off.
Enter your product's serving size and the number of servings in the pack, then type each nutrient value into either the per-serve or the per-100 column. The tool works out the other column from your serving size and draws the panel as you go. It runs in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded. When the preview looks right, download the SVG and place it in your label artwork in Illustrator, Affinity or Canva.
What an NIP must include
A nutrition information panel (NIP) is the table of nutrient values on a packaged food. Standard 1.2.8 of the Food Standards Code sets the rules, and the Code applies in New Zealand as well as Australia. The panel must show the number of servings in the pack, the serving size, and these rows for one serving and for 100 g (or 100 mL for a liquid):
| Row | Unit |
|---|---|
| Energy | kJ (kilojoules), or kJ and kcal together |
| Protein | g |
| Fat, total | g |
| – Saturated fat | g |
| Carbohydrate | g |
| – Sugars | g |
| Sodium | mg |
Make a nutrition claim and the panel must also show the nutrient you claim about. Most packaged food needs an NIP. Main exceptions: packs under 100 cm², herbs, spices, tea, coffee, water and alcoholic drinks (unless you make a nutrition claim). Single-ingredient fresh fruit, veg, meat and fish are exempt. Other single-ingredient foods (like honey) aren't. Food made and packed where it's sold doesn't need a label. Claims change those exemptions, so read section 1.2.8–5 or check with MPI before you rely on one. The rest of the label is covered in our guide to NZ food labelling requirements.
Where the numbers come from
This tool formats the values you give it and doesn't check them. The values on a panel are average quantities, and you have three usual ways to get them:
- Lab analysis. FSANZ says calculator results may not be as representative as lab data.
- The FSANZ calculator. The Nutrition Panel Calculator is built to help food manufacturers calculate the average nutrient content of their products.
- Ingredient databases. Add up values from a database such as the New Zealand Food Composition Database, which covers over 3,400 foods.
Formatting and printing rules
The Code sets out the layout in Schedule 12: a heading, the servings per package and serving size, then one column per serving and one per 100 g (or 100 mL). The tool’s headings use the Code’s “average quantity” wording, and it rounds every value to 3 significant figures. Check your finished panel against Schedule 12 and section 1.2.8–7 before printing.
- You choose the serving size and say how many servings the pack holds.
- Leave room for it. Measure your jar or bottle first, or see typical sizes in our label size guide.
- Check a proof on the real jar. A panel on a tight curve is hard to read.
- Check the file before you print. Treat the download as a starting point and check every value in it. Any servings or serving size you leave blank shows as "—" in the file, so fill those in before you print. A small "Generated by The Label Room" line sits at the bottom of the file, and you can remove it.
Percentage of daily intake (%DI)
%DI is the percentage of daily intake, based on an average adult diet of 8,700 kJ. The Code makes it optional. Once you show it, you need it for each nutrient in this table, and the panel must say what it is based on. On screen, the tool shows %DI beside the per-serve value for these nutrients. The download leaves it out, so add the column in your artwork if you use %DI.
| Nutrient | Daily intake (DI) |
|---|---|
| Energy | 8,700 kJ |
| Protein | 50 g |
| Fat, total | 70 g |
| – Saturated | 24 g |
| Carbohydrate | 310 g |
| – Sugars | 90 g |
| Sodium | 2,300 mg |
| Dietary fibre | 30 g |
Optional nutrients you can add
The panel starts with the main rows already in place. Add a row when you have a measured value for it, or when a claim needs it. The fat rows (trans, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated) go in together: add one and the tool adds all three. You can add any of these:
- Dietary fibre (g)
- Trans (g)
- Polyunsaturated (g)
- Monounsaturated (g)
- Cholesterol (mg)
- Potassium (mg)
- Calcium (mg)
- Iron (mg)
- Vitamin A (µg)
- Vitamin C (mg)
- Vitamin D (µg)
FAQ
Common questions
Is dietary fibre mandatory?
Not on its own. The rows every panel needs are energy, protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, sugars and sodium. Fibre joins them when you make a claim about fibre, sugars or another type of carbohydrate, and a food with no fibre then shows “0”. The tool leaves fibre off the panel until you add it from the optional nutrients.
Do I need an NIP for farmers' market sales?
It depends on how the food is packaged and what you claim. Under Standard 1.2.1, packaged food made and packaged at the premises it’s sold from, or packaged in front of the buyer, doesn’t need a full label. A nutrition information panel is then needed only if you make a nutrition claim, and it can be displayed with the food or given to the buyer on request. Packaged food made elsewhere needs a full label, panel included, unless an exemption applies. Whether a market stall counts as the premises where the food is sold is a question for MPI.
Can I show kcal as well as kJ?
Yes. The Code lets you show energy in kilojoules alone, or in kilojoules and kilocalories together. Kilocalories on their own aren’t enough. This tool draws kilojoules only, so add the kcal figure in your artwork if you want both.
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