If your product contains sugar alcohols like erythritol, sorbitol, xylitol, or maltitol, you may need to declare them on your nutrition label. The FDA requires sugar alcohol disclosure when you make certain sugar-related claims on your packaging, such as "sugar-free" or "no added sugars." Even when a claim is not being made, you can still choose to display sugar alcohols voluntarily.
Food Label Maker makes it easy to toggle sugar alcohols on and update the specific type directly on your label.
How to Display Sugar Alcohols on Your Label
Open your recipe
Click Customize Label
Select Show / Hide Nutrients
Toggle Sugar Alcohol to on
Your Nutrition Facts panel will automatically update to display sugar alcohols underneath Total Sugars.
How to Specify the Type of Sugar Alcohol
If your product uses a specific sugar alcohol, you can replace the generic "Sugar Alcohol" line with the actual name of the ingredient:
After enabling the Sugar Alcohol toggle, look for the sugar alcohol name field
Enter the name of your specific sugar alcohol (e.g., "Sorbitol," "Erythritol," or "Xylitol")
The label will update to show that specific name instead of the generic "Sugar Alcohol" line
This is useful when your product contains only one type of sugar alcohol and you want the label to reflect exactly what is in the formula.
When Is Sugar Alcohol Disclosure Required?
Under FDA regulations (21 CFR 101.9), sugar alcohols must be declared on the Nutrition Facts panel when a sugar alcohol claim is made on the label or in labeling. If no claim is made, listing sugar alcohols is voluntary but permitted.
Common scenarios where disclosure is required:
The product label states "sugar-free"
The product label states "no added sugars"
Any other claim that references sugar alcohol content
A Note on Canadian Labels
For Canadian (CFIA) labels, the rules around sugar alcohol declaration differ from the FDA. Food Label Maker accounts for these regional differences automatically when you select Canada as your label region. If you are creating a Canadian label, the sugar alcohol options will reflect CFIA requirements.
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