FDA Rounding Rules for Your Nutrition Facts Panel

Most forms of nutritional analysis will give you unrounded values with decimal points, but for
the sake of concision and consistency, all values must be rounded. Below are the specific
rounding rules for each part of the nutrition facts panel:
Servings per container
If your product has:
 Between 2 and 5 servings per container, round to the nearest half serving (i.e. 3.23 rounds
to 3).
 Over 5 servings per container, round to the nearest whole serving (i.e. 6.6 servings rounds
to 7).
Calories
If your product has:
 Fewer than 5 calories per serving, round down to zero.
 50 or fewer calories per serving, round to the nearest 5 increment (i.e. 42 rounds to 40).
 More than 50 calories per serving, round to the nearest 10 increment (i.e. 106 becomes
110).
Calories from Fat, Total Fat, Saturated Fat, and Trans Fat
If your value for total fat is:
 Less than 0.5 grams, round down to 0 (i.e. 0.48 becomes 0).
 Between 0.5 and 5 grams, round to the nearest half gram (i.e. 4.38 rounds to 4.5).
 5 grams and above, round to the nearest whole gram (i.e. 78.73 rounds to 79).
*Note that cholesterol is rounded the same way, but the unit is milligrams rather than grams.
Sodium
If your values for sodium or potassium are:
 Less than 5 mg per serving, round down to zero.
 Between 5 and 140 mg per serving, round to the nearest 5 increment (i.e. 66 becomes 65).
 Greater than 140 mg, round to the nearest 10 increment (154 becomes 150).
Total Carbohydrate, Dietary Fiber, Sugar, and Protein
If your product has:
 Less than 0.5 grams per serving, round down to 0.
  Less than 1 gram per serving, state “less than 1 gram.”
 1 gram or more, round to the nearest whole gram ( i.e. 21.25 becomes 21).
Vitamins and Minerals (Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron)
If your product has:
 A vitamin or mineral value with less than 2% of the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI), it
can be expressed in the following four ways:
 Zero
 A statement that says something to the effect of, “less than 2% of the Daily Value for
X nutrient.” Use an asterisk to denote this underneath and place the statement in the
footnote section of the nutrition facts panel.
 A statement that says something to the effect of “not a significant source of X
nutrient” if all four required vitamins and minerals are less than 2%.
 2% if the value is greater than 1% (excluding Vitamin A and C).
 10% or less of the RDI for any vitamins or minerals, round to the nearest 2% increment
(i.e. 5 rounds to 6).
 Between 10% and 50% of the RDI for any vitamins or minerals, round to the nearest 5%
increment (i.e. 23 rounds to 25).
 50% or higher of the RDI for any vitamins or minerals, round to the nearest 10% increment
(i.e. 106 rounds to 110).

Reference

A Guide To Using FDA Rounding Rules For Your Food Label accessed from
https://www.labelcalc.com/food-labeling/a-guide-to-using-fda-rounding-rules-for-your-food-label/