Nutrition labels for cold-pressed juice
Juice has more federal rules attached to it than almost any small-batch product: a set serving size, a percent-juice declaration, warning-statement rules for unpasteurized bottles, and a sugar story customers scrutinize. Here's what belongs on the bottle.
key takeaways
- Serving size is 8 fl oz (240 mL); size single-serve vs multi-serve bottles honestly.
- 'No added sugar' is allowed for 100% juice — but Total Sugars is still declared and often high.
- Most straight juices are allergen-free; watch nut milks and protein boosters in blends.
- Juice also needs a percent-juice statement and is subject to FDA juice HACCP rules.
- Unpasteurized/non-HPP juice often needs a warning statement for wholesale/interstate sale.
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The short version
Cold-pressed juice is one of the more regulated things a small food business can sell. Beyond the Nutrition Facts panel, juice carries its own FDA requirements — a percent-juice statement, HACCP rules for safety, and (for unpasteurized/non-HPP juice sold wholesale) a warning statement. The panel itself turns on the 8 fl oz serving and how you handle sugar.
Serving size — the part people get wrong
Reference amount: 8 fl oz (240 mL) for juice and juice drinks. The reference amount for fruit and vegetable juices is 8 fluid ounces (240 mL). If your bottle is a single-serve 12 oz that's clearly meant to be drunk at once, it can be labeled as one serving — but the RACC still anchors the reference, and a 16 oz bottle is generally two servings unless positioned as single-serve.
Allergens you have to declare
Straight fruit and vegetable juice is usually allergen-free. The exceptions creep in with functional add-ins: tree nut milks (almond, cashew) in blended 'juices,' sesame or flax, and occasionally wheat/soy in protein or superfood boosters. Coconut is not a Big-9 tree nut for labeling but is often disclosed anyway. If it's just produce, you likely have no Contains line — keep it that way.
The Nutrillius generator auto-detects the Big-9 allergens from your ingredient list and writes the Contains statement for you — useful even if you only need the ingredient list.
Claims you can (and can’t) make
Every nutrient-content claim on the package has a legal threshold the panel must back up. For cold-pressed juice, the ones that come up most:
- Excellent source of Vitamin C — ≥ 20% DV per serving — easy for citrus and many blends.
- No added sugar — requires no added sweeteners; 100% juice can use this even though it's high in (natural) sugar.
- Good source of potassium / Vitamin A — ≥ 10% DV per serving — common in green and carrot juices.
- Low calorie — ≤ 40 cal per serving — realistic for vegetable-forward juices, not fruit juice.
The builder shows which claims your recipe already qualifies for as you tweak it — see the rounding rules for how the declared numbers behind those thresholds are set.
A sample cold-pressed juice label
Green Cold-Pressed Juice
INGREDIENTS: Cucumber juice, celery juice, green apple juice, spinach juice, lemon juice, ginger juice.
(No major allergens — no Contains line.)
Serving size 8 fl oz (240mL)
No Contains line, no added sugar (all sugar is naturally occurring from the produce). The percent-juice statement — '100% juice' — goes near the panel, not in it.
Where cold-pressed juice makers slip up
Natural sugar is still sugar on the panel
100% fruit juice can legitimately say 'no added sugars,' but it still declares high Total Sugars — a cold-pressed apple-forward juice can post 24+ g per 8 oz. That's honest and expected, but juice brands sometimes hope the 'no added sugar' line hides it. It doesn't; Total Sugars is always shown.
Juice has rules beyond the panel
You generally need a percent-juice declaration ('100% juice' or 'contains 30% juice'), and juice is subject to FDA juice HACCP. Unpasteurized/non-HPP juice sold to retailers or through interstate commerce typically requires a warning statement about unpasteurized product. These live outside the Nutrition Facts panel but on the same bottle.
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Frequently asked questions
What serving size does cold-pressed juice use?
8 fluid ounces (240 mL) — the FDA reference amount for juice. A single-serve bottle designed to be finished at once (say 10–12 oz) can be one serving, but larger bottles are generally multiple servings unless clearly single-serve.
Can 100% juice say 'no added sugar' if it's high in sugar?
Yes. 'No added sugars' means no sweeteners were added — it says nothing about naturally occurring sugar. So a 100% juice can carry the claim and still declare 24+ g of Total Sugars per serving. The panel always shows the total.
Does cold-pressed juice need anything besides a Nutrition Facts panel?
Usually yes: a percent-juice declaration ('100% juice'), compliance with FDA juice HACCP, and — for unpasteurized juice sold wholesale or across state lines — a warning statement about unpasteurized product. These are separate from the Nutrition Facts panel.
Do I declare allergens on a pure juice?
Only if a Big-9 allergen is present. Straight fruit and vegetable juices generally have none. Allergens appear when you blend in nut milks, sesame, flax or protein/superfood boosters — declare those by name.
Sources & references
Written from the primary regulation. We link the actual rule so you can verify every serving size, threshold and requirement at the source.