Cooking spray Serving Size: 0.5 oz (14g) (21 CFR 101.12)

Last verified 21 Sept 2026 · generated from 21 CFR 101.9(b) and 101.12(b) by the NutriLabels serving engine · Sources

Cooking spray serving size: 0.5 oz (14g). FDA files cooking spray under “Spray types”, whose reference amount customarily consumed (RACC) is 0.25 g. The serving on your Nutrition Facts panel is the household measure closest to that reference amount, written as the measure followed by its metric weight.

The declaration

FDA categoryFats and Oils: Spray types
Reference amount (RACC)0.25 g
FDA label statementAbout __ seconds spray (__ g)
Serving size declaration0.5 oz (14g)
Single-serving containerAny package under 1 g (0 oz) is one serving: the whole package is the serving size (21 CFR 101.9(b)(6)).
Dual-column panelPackages holding 1 g–1 g (0 oz–0 oz) must show a second column for the whole package (21 CFR 101.9(b)(12)).

Servings per container

PackageServing sizeServings per container
8 oz (227 g)0.5 oz (14g)about 16
12 oz (340 g)0.5 oz (14g)about 24
16 oz (454 g)0.5 oz (14g)about 32
24 oz (680 g)0.5 oz (14g)about 49
32 oz (907 g)0.5 oz (14g)about 65

Servings are rounded exactly as 21 CFR 101.9(b)(8) requires: to the nearest whole number, except between 2 and 5 servings, which round to the nearest half; “about” marks any rounding.

What this means for your label

  • Declare the serving as 0.5 oz followed by its weight in grams, for example “0.5 oz (14g)”.
  • Cups are written in 1/4- or 1/3-cup steps; tablespoons as 1, 1 1/3, 1 1/2, 1 2/3, 2 or 3; teaspoons as 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1 or 2 (21 CFR 101.9(b)(5)(i)). Any other increment is not permitted.
  • A package under 1 g is one serving no matter what: the panel reads “1 serving per container” and the serving size is the whole package.
  • All the nutrient values on the panel are per this serving, rounded by 21 CFR 101.9(c). Change the serving and every number changes with it.

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Related serving sizes

Sources

  • 21 CFR 101.12: Reference amounts customarily consumed per eating occasion (Table 2).
  • 21 CFR 101.9(b), serving size: (b)(2) the three procedures, (b)(5) how the measure is written, (b)(6) single-serving containers, (b)(8) servings per container, (b)(12) dual column.

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