The comparison: product type determines the panel
In the United States, these panels serve different regulatory categories. This table is an orientation tool, not a product-classification decision. Borderline products—especially foods sold with supplement-like directions or cosmetics sold with therapeutic claims—need qualified regulatory review.
| Panel | Generally used for | What it contains |
|---|
| Supplement Facts | Dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, and other dietary ingredients sold as supplements | Serving size, servings per container, dietary ingredients, amount per serving, % Daily Value when established, and required footnotes |
| Nutrition Facts | Conventional foods and beverages | Serving information, calories, required nutrients, amounts, % Daily Value, and ingredient/allergen information elsewhere on the label |
| Drug Facts | Nonprescription, over-the-counter drugs | Active ingredients, purposes, uses, warnings, directions, other information, inactive ingredients, and questions/contact details |
A hydration powder is not automatically a supplement because it comes in a tub, and a gummy is not automatically food because it resembles candy. Intended use, ingredients, representations, and regulatory category matter. Drug Facts is not a stronger-looking Nutrition Facts panel; it communicates an OTC drug's standardized use and safety information.
How to tell which category you are in
Start with the product your business actually manufactures or distributes, then compare that classification with every claim on the label, product page, ads, and creator content. A dietary supplement is labeled as a dietary supplement and is intended to supplement the diet. Conventional food is represented for ordinary food use. An OTC drug is intended for a recognized drug use and must fit the applicable drug framework.
Marketing can change the analysis. A cosmetic moisturizer promoted only for appearance is not made into an OTC drug by adding a Drug Facts box, while therapeutic claims can create drug implications that a cosmetic panel cannot cure. Do not choose a panel first and reverse-engineer the category around it.
What belongs inside—and outside—the panel
A Supplement Facts panel commonly lists serving size, servings per container, dietary ingredients, quantitative amounts, established daily values, and footnotes. Ingredients that are not dietary ingredients generally appear in an “Other Ingredients” statement outside it. Proprietary blends have specific disclosure rules; a blend name does not make every underlying obligation disappear.
Nutrition Facts focuses on calories and required nutrient declarations for conventional food. Drug Facts follows its own ordered headings, including warnings and directions. All three sit within a larger label that may also need identity, net quantity, business information, ingredient, allergen, warning, or other statements. A panel alone is never the entire label.
Build a classification record before design starts
Write down the product category, intended use, ingredient basis, claims, serving directions, and the reviewer who approved the decision. Give packaging, ecommerce, compliance, and advertising teams the same controlled source. This prevents a designer from using a Nutrition Facts reference while the Shopify team builds Supplement Facts and an agency writes drug-like claims.
Reopen that decision when the formula, dosage form, directions, target market, or claims change. A panel copied from a competitor is not evidence that the competitor classified correctly, and visual similarity between products does not establish the same legal category. Keep dated approvals with the artwork and storefront revision.
Package label versus Shopify display
Once a qualified reviewer has determined the correct panel and approved its content, reproduce it on the product page as real text. A label photograph is useful visual evidence, but it forces mobile shoppers to pinch and zoom, gives screen readers little usable information, and becomes blurry when enlarged. HTML text can reflow, remain searchable, and be updated consistently.
For a tiny catalog, Shopify metafields plus a theme block can work. Store the source data separately from presentation, test every variant, and keep the visible panel near the purchase decision. Copy-pasted rich-text tables become brittle as formulas, serving sizes, themes, and variants change.
Use FactsPanel after the classification decision
FactsPanel displays Supplement Facts, Nutrition Facts, and Drug Facts information as structured, readable product-page content. It removes the need to hand-code and restyle a table for every Shopify product or variant. It does not classify products, create source labels, assess ingredients or claims, or guarantee compliance.
That boundary matters: first determine which panel the product legally needs with qualified help; then use a display tool to publish the approved information accurately. Keep package artwork and storefront data under the same revision process so one does not silently lag behind the other.
Next step: View FactsPanel on the Shopify App Store, or see the FactsPanel product page.