[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":47},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fguides\u002Fserving-size-guide":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"blurb":6,"body":7,"category":33,"citation":34,"date":35,"description":36,"extension":37,"featured":38,"icon":39,"meta":40,"navigation":41,"path":42,"readingTime":43,"seo":44,"stem":45,"__hash__":46},"guides\u002Fguides\u002Fserving-size-guide.md","How FDA's reference amounts (RACC) decide your serving size","How FDA's reference amounts decide your serving size.",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":29},"minimark",[10,19,26],[11,12,13,14,18],"p",{},"The most common mistake on a first-time label isn't a math error — it's\npicking the serving size by feel instead of by rule. FDA sets a\n",[15,16,17],"strong",{},"Reference Amount Customarily Consumed"," (RACC) for dozens of food\ncategories (21 CFR 101.12), and your Nutrition Facts panel's serving\nsize has to be based on that RACC, converted into a realistic household\nmeasure for your specific product, not on how much you personally think\na serving \"should\" be.",[11,20,21,22,25],{},"In practice this means two products in the same category — say, two\ndifferent granola bars — should land on comparable serving sizes even\nif their recipes and portioning are totally different, because both are\nanchored to the same RACC for that food category rather than to the\nmaker's own packaging choice. Choosing a RACC-based serving size\ncorrectly also determines your ",[15,23,24],{},"servings per container",", which\nflows directly into total calories and every %DV figure on the panel.",[11,27,28],{},"A full walkthrough — how to find the right RACC category for your\nproduct, converting gram RACCs into household measures, and what\nchanges when a package is a single-serving container — is coming soon\nto this guide.",{"title":30,"searchDepth":31,"depth":31,"links":32},"",2,[],"Serving sizes","Reviewed against 21 CFR 101.12","2026-07-21","Serving size isn't your recipe's portion — it's set by FDA's Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed for your product's category.","md",false,"ruler",{},true,"\u002Fguides\u002Fserving-size-guide","3 min read",{"title":5,"description":36},"guides\u002Fserving-size-guide","-I167ruAFFv5Ort0AkSRfoRza6gQqkeNt52EKNh_52g",1786054274477]