[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":43},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fguides\u002Fingredient-statements":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"blurb":6,"body":7,"category":29,"citation":30,"date":31,"description":32,"extension":33,"featured":34,"icon":35,"meta":36,"navigation":37,"path":38,"readingTime":39,"seo":40,"stem":41,"__hash__":42},"guides\u002Fguides\u002Fingredient-statements.md","How to write a compliant ingredient statement","Listing in descending order by weight, sub-ingredients and all.",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":25},"minimark",[10,19,22],[11,12,13,14,18],"p",{},"The ingredient statement looks like the simplest part of the label and\nis one of the most commonly wrong. The core rule (21 CFR 101.4) is\nstrict: every ingredient is listed in ",[15,16,17],"strong",{},"descending order by weight"," as\nit exists at the point it's added to the recipe — not by volume, not\nby how it appears in your recipe card, and not grouped by category.\nWater added during preparation counts as an ingredient and gets listed\nby its own weight, even if it evaporates or is absorbed before the\nfinal product ships.",[11,20,21],{},"Compound ingredients — an ingredient that is itself made of multiple\ningredients, like a chocolate chip or a seasoning blend — generally\nneed their own sub-ingredients declared in parentheses immediately\nafter the compound ingredient's name, in the same descending-by-weight\norder. This is the step most home-scale sellers miss: buying a\npre-made ingredient doesn't remove the obligation to disclose what's\nin it, and skipping the parenthetical is one of the most common reasons\na retail buyer or Amazon listing gets rejected on label review.",[11,23,24],{},"A full walkthrough — common naming pitfalls (\"spices\" vs. naming each\none, when \"natural flavor\" is and isn't acceptable, water and\nby-weight edge cases) — is coming soon to this guide.",{"title":26,"searchDepth":27,"depth":27,"links":28},"",2,[],"Ingredient statements","Reviewed against 21 CFR 101.4","2026-07-21","Descending order by weight, sub-ingredients in parentheses, and the naming rules FDA actually enforces for ingredient lists.","md",false,"file-check",{},true,"\u002Fguides\u002Fingredient-statements","4 min read",{"title":5,"description":32},"guides\u002Fingredient-statements","XDWqzYMlmZIZzvZ9I1BIFPHCVlaqzDiLoJmpCvXS_uM",1786054274477]