Ingredients and nutrition

This guide describes how to set up the Ingredients and nutrition section.

Use the section to display ingredients and a nutritional information table on a page.

The previous image shows the home page of an example store. In the upper left, part of the Theme editor's Ingredients and nutrition section menu is displayed. The menu's Display on card option is enabled. With this option enabled, a card is displayed behind the section.

For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.

Configure the Ingredients and nutrition section

To configure your Ingredients and nutrition section:

1. In the Theme editor, use the theme templates dropdown at the top of the page to select a page that contains an Ingredients and nutrition section.

   Note

   The section can be added to any page except Gift card and Customer pages. To add the section to the current page, select Add section > Ingredients and nutrition. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.

2. From the side menu, select Ingredients and nutrition.

3. Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting name	Description
Display on card	Use the Display on card option to show or hide a card behind the section. Refer to Shopify help: Cards.
Ingredients > Heading	In the Heading field, enter text to display as a heading in the section's Ingredients area. Format the text and add links using the inline editor.
Ingredients > Text	In the Text field, enter text to display as body text in the section's Ingredients area. Use the inline editor to add links and styling as needed.
Nutritional information > Column 1 label	In the Column 1 label field, enter text to display as a label for Column 1 in the section's Nutritional information table.
Nutritional information > Column 2 label	In the Column 2 label field, enter text to display as a label for Column 2 in the section's Nutritional information table.
Nutritional information > Column 3 label	In the Column 3 label field, enter text to display as a label for Column 3 in the section's Nutritional information table.
Nutritional information > Information	In the Information field, enter text to display as table cell data in the section's Nutritional information table. Use the inline editor to add links and styling as needed. To format table cell data text, separate text for the columns with a comma, use line breaks to add a new row, and use a hyphen to indent rows. Refer to Show nutritional information on product pages.
Header > Title	In the Title field, enter text to display as a title in the section. Format the text and add links using the inline editor.
Header > Subheading	In the Subheading field, enter text to display as the section's subheading. Format the text and add links using the inline editor. To use this option, enter text in the Title field.
Color > Color scheme	Use the Color scheme picker to select a color scheme for the section. Refer to Colors.
Color > Use gradient for background	Use the Use gradient for background option to turn on or off using a gradient as the section's background.
Theme settings	If available, select Theme settings to access additional settings for the section. Refer to Section theme settings menu.
Custom CSS	Select Custom CSS. In the CSS field, enter custom CSS styles to apply only to the current section. Refer to Shopify help: Add custom CSS. To apply custom styles to your entire online store, refer to Theme settings > Custom CSS.
Remove section	Select Remove section to delete the section from the current page.

Note

To connect a metafield to a setting that supports metafields, select the Connect dynamic source icon displayed beside the setting in the Theme editor.

To learn how to connect a metafield to a supported setting, refer to Shopify help: Connecting metafields to your theme by using the Theme editor.

Configure a block in an Ingredients and nutrition section

To configure a block in your Ingredients and nutrition section:

1. In the Theme editor, use the theme templates dropdown at the top of the page to select a page that contains an Ingredients and nutrition section.

2. From the side menu, expand the Ingredients and nutrition section menu.

3. To configure an existing block, select the block from the side menu.

   To add a new block, select Add block, choose a block to add, and then select the block you added.

   Note

   In the section, you can add, remove, show, hide, and move blocks. Refer to Configure blocks inside a section and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.

4. Apply a block setting described in the following table.

Block name	Block description	Block setting(s)
Background pattern	Displays a stylistic pattern as a background in the section.	Refer to Background pattern.
Background shape	Displays a stylistic shape as a background in the section.	Refer to Background shape.
Sticker	Overlays the section with a stylized sticker.	Refer to Stickers.
Shape divider	Displays a stylized separator between the current section and the next/previous section.	Refer to Shape divider.