If you’re a wholesale ingredient supplier, you may be wondering if you’re required to provide Nutrition Facts. You’re not selling directly to consumers. You’re not creating retail-ready packaging. So, do you still need to bother?
Short answer: Yes. But it’s simpler than you think.
What Wholesale Ingredient Suppliers Don’t Need
Let’s make this part easy. If your product is going into another brand’s finished good—not sold in a consumer-facing package—you don’t need:
- A Nutrition Facts panel on your packaging
- Serving size calculations
- Retail label formatting or rounding rules
That’s all for products meant to sit on a store shelf. Not for bulk ingredients.
What You Do Need: Nutrition Information per 100 Grams
While you don’t need a consumer-facing panel, you are still required to provide nutrition information—specifically in a 100 gram format.
Your wholesale customers need this data to calculate accurate Nutrition Facts for their own products. It’s not just helpful. It’s essential for label compliance.
The 100 g nutrition format is the industry standard for bulk ingredients and ensures consistency in formulation, costing, and regulatory compliance.
Required Nutrients for Wholesale Ingredient Nutrition
Here’s what your 100 g nutrition data should include:
- Calories
- Total fat, saturated fat, trans fat
- Cholesterol
- Sodium
- Total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars
- Protein
- Vitamin D, calcium, iron, potassium
If you know the moisture content, include that too. It’s important for ingredients that are baked, dried, or cooked off during processing. Many manufacturers calculate moisture loss to estimate yield and final product nutrition.
How to Share Nutrition Facts for Bulk Ingredients
You’ve got two simple options:
- Provide a separate nutrition document
A one-pager with your product name, nutrition per 100 g, and your company information. - Include it in your product specification sheet
If you already have a spec sheet with shelf life, allergens, or ingredients, just add a “Nutrition per 100 g” section. This keeps your documentation tidy and complete.
Pro tip: Consider adding a version number or date to your nutrition document.
Regulations can change, and keeping your files clearly dated helps avoid confusion later.
Just make sure the format is clean, readable, and consistent. You want your customers to trust that the information is current and accurate.
Why 100 Gram Nutrition Information Matters in Wholesale
If you skip this step, your customer is stuck. They either:
- Delay their product launch
- Chase you down for data
- Or worse, guess and create a noncompliant label
Your 100 g nutrition info helps them stay compliant and keeps your ingredient in the running for future orders.
Providing this information sets you apart as a responsible supplier. It reduces back-and-forth, prevents costly label mistakes, and builds long-term trust.
Final Takeaway for Wholesale Ingredient Brands
If you’re selling bulk ingredients to other food brands, you don’t need a Nutrition Facts panel, but you do need nutrition data per 100 grams.
It’s one of the most important compliance tools you can offer. And it’s not just about regulations. It’s about being reliable, professional, and easy to work with.
Need wholesale nutrition information but don’t want to send it to a pricey lab? Send it to me instead. I’ll get you your nutrition facts in two business days.
Happy labeling!
Lauren Rockteacher Consulting 
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