https://nutrilabel.com/blog FDA + international nutrition-label compliance, recipe management, and food-business ops. en-us Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:57:02 GMT NutriLabel build pipeline https://nutrilabel.com/blog/uk-nutrition-labelling-guide https://nutrilabel.com/blog/uk-nutrition-labelling-guide What UK food labels must show after Brexit: retained Regulation 1169/2011, the FSA allergen rules, front-of-pack traffic lights, and how they differ from the EU original. Rules and Guidelines Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/pakistan-nutrition-labelling-guide https://nutrilabel.com/blog/pakistan-nutrition-labelling-guide What packaged food sold in Pakistan must declare: Punjab Food Authority rules, PSQCA PS 1485, Urdu + English bilingual labelling, and how to generate a compliant panel. Rules and Guidelines Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/combine-same-name https://nutrilabel.com/blog/combine-same-name When the same ingredient appears in multiple places in a recipe, NFL merges the weights into a single declaration in the correct descending-weight position. Features Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/insignificant-nutrients https://nutrilabel.com/blog/insignificant-nutrients FDA rules let you simplify the Nutrition Facts panel when enough nutrients are present in insignificant amounts. Here is how the simplified format works and when you qualify. Features Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-create-nutrition-label https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-create-nutrition-label Build an FDA-compliant Nutrition Facts label step by step: serving sizes from the RACC table, mandatory nutrients, rounding, allergens, and free tools. Getting Started Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/21-cfr-101-9-explained https://nutrilabel.com/blog/21-cfr-101-9-explained A plain-English map of 21 CFR 101.9: serving sizes, nutrient declarations, format rules, the 80/120 compliance test, and every major exemption. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/racc-lookup-guide https://nutrilabel.com/blog/racc-lookup-guide Serving size is not a marketing choice; it comes from the RACC tables in 21 CFR 101.12. How to find your category and turn RACC into a legal serving size. Rules and Guidelines Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/added-sugars-rule https://nutrilabel.com/blog/added-sugars-rule What counts as added sugars, how the 50 g Daily Value works, and how to declare 'Includes Xg Added Sugars' correctly under 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(iii). Rules and Guidelines Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/trans-fat-labeling-rules https://nutrilabel.com/blog/trans-fat-labeling-rules How FDA trans fat labeling works: the 0.5 g rounding cutoff, the PHO ban, naturally occurring trans fats, and what 0 g really means on a Nutrition Facts label. Rules and Guidelines Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/small-package-labeling https://nutrilabel.com/blog/small-package-labeling How 21 CFR 101.9(j)(13) scales the Nutrition Facts panel to package size: the under-12-sq-in relief, tabular and linear formats, and how to measure area. Rules and Guidelines Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/falcpa-allergen-declaration https://nutrilabel.com/blog/falcpa-allergen-declaration The two FDA-approved ways to declare all nine major allergens, parenthetical naming vs the Contains statement, plus the errors behind most US recalls. Rules and Guidelines Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/writing-ingredient-statements https://nutrilabel.com/blog/writing-ingredient-statements Descending weight order, common names, sub-ingredients, and the 2% rule, everything 21 CFR 101.4 requires of your Ingredients line, with examples. Rules and Guidelines Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bilingual-spanish-labels https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bilingual-spanish-labels When US food labels must be bilingual, what 21 CFR 101.15(c) requires once Spanish appears on your package, and how to format a compliant dual-language panel. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/dv-and-percent-daily-value https://nutrilabel.com/blog/dv-and-percent-daily-value What % Daily Value really means, the 5%/20% rule of thumb, and every DV that changed in the FDA 2016 update, with a full old-versus-new comparison table. Rules and Guidelines Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/eu-1169-explained https://nutrilabel.com/blog/eu-1169-explained What Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 requires on every EU food label: the nutrition declaration, 14 allergens, font sizes, and how it differs from FDA rules. Rules and Guidelines Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutri-score-2024-algorithm https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutri-score-2024-algorithm The updated Nutri-Score tightened sugar and salt scoring, capped red-meat protein points, and moved beverages onto a stricter separate scale. Rules and Guidelines Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canada-cfia-bilingual https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canada-cfia-bilingual Canada requires English and French labeling plus a Health Canada Nutrition Facts table, and a front-of-package symbol from 2026. Here is the full rulebook. Rules and Guidelines Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/mexico-nom-051-octagons https://nutrilabel.com/blog/mexico-nom-051-octagons How Mexico NOM-051 black warning seals work: the five EXCESO octagons, PAHO-based thresholds, the phase-in schedule, and the marketing bans they trigger. Rules and Guidelines Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/chile-alto-en-labels https://nutrilabel.com/blog/chile-alto-en-labels How Chile's pioneering octagon system works: per-100 g thresholds for calories, sugars, saturated fat, and sodium, plus the marketing and school bans. Rules and Guidelines Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/india-inr-star-rating https://nutrilabel.com/blog/india-inr-star-rating How FSSAI's Indian Nutrition Rating scores foods from half a star to 5 stars, how the HSR-derived algorithm works, and what brands should prepare. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/argentina-ley-27642 https://nutrilabel.com/blog/argentina-ley-27642 How Argentina's Ley 27.642 warning octagons work: PAHO nutrient thresholds, sweetener and caffeine legends, marketing restrictions, and compliance steps. Rules and Guidelines Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-reports https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-reports Labels are not the only output a food business needs. Here is how to produce the per-serving, per-100g, and spec-sheet reporting your partners ask for. Features Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/brazil-anvisa-magnifier https://nutrilabel.com/blog/brazil-anvisa-magnifier When Brazil's black magnifier (lupa) warning triggers: RDC 429/2020 and IN 75/2020 thresholds for added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium, explained clearly. Rules and Guidelines Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/china-gb-28050 https://nutrilabel.com/blog/china-gb-28050 What GB 28050 requires on Chinese nutrition labels: the core "1+4" panel, NRV percentages, language rules, and what the 2025 revision changes for exporters. Rules and Guidelines Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/japan-caa-labeling https://nutrilabel.com/blog/japan-caa-labeling Japan requires five mandatory nutrients ending in salt equivalent. How the CAA's Food Labeling Standards, formats 2 and 3, and tolerances work. Rules and Guidelines Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/gcc-gso-2233 https://nutrilabel.com/blog/gcc-gso-2233 What GSO 2233 requires for nutrition labels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the wider Gulf: Arabic text, mandatory nutrients, trans fat lines, and formats. Rules and Guidelines Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/codex-baseline-labeling https://nutrilabel.com/blog/codex-baseline-labeling CAC/GL 2-1985 sets the nutrition-labeling floor for dozens of countries. What the Codex guideline requires, how its NRVs work, and when it applies to you. Rules and Guidelines Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/supplement-facts-vs-nutrition-facts https://nutrilabel.com/blog/supplement-facts-vs-nutrition-facts Supplement Facts panels follow 21 CFR 101.36, not 101.9. Compare the two label types: zero-value rules, daggers, source ingredients, and Other Ingredients. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/proprietary-blend-labeling https://nutrilabel.com/blog/proprietary-blend-labeling 21 CFR 101.36(c) lets you list a blend's total weight without per-ingredient amounts. What you can and can't hide, plus the dagger footnote rules. Rules and Guidelines Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/safety-steps-haccp https://nutrilabel.com/blog/safety-steps-haccp HACCP thinking starts with knowing your ingredients and proving what happened in each batch. Here is how to keep that documentation connected to your formulas in NFL. Features Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/adult-supplement-dv-table https://nutrilabel.com/blog/adult-supplement-dv-table The complete adult Daily Value table for Supplement Facts panels: every vitamin and mineral DV, the units FDA requires, and how to calculate percent DV. Rules and Guidelines Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/child-supplement-facts https://nutrilabel.com/blog/child-supplement-facts Supplements for children 1 through 3 use their own FDA Daily Value table. See the child DVs, how they differ from adult values, and the labeling rules. Rules and Guidelines Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/infant-supplement-facts https://nutrilabel.com/blog/infant-supplement-facts How to build a compliant Supplement Facts panel for infants under 12 months: the separate DV table, nutrients with no DV, and format rules that differ. Rules and Guidelines Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/pregnant-lactating-panel https://nutrilabel.com/blog/pregnant-lactating-panel Prenatal supplements use a dedicated Daily Value column: folate 600 mcg DFE, iron 27 mg, choline 550 mg. How to build the compliant prenatal panel. Rules and Guidelines Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/other-ingredients-supplement https://nutrilabel.com/blog/other-ingredients-supplement What belongs in the Other Ingredients list on a Supplement Facts label, how to order it under 21 CFR 101.36(d), and the allergen rules that still apply. Rules and Guidelines Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/free-production-plans https://nutrilabel.com/blog/free-production-plans Plan a production run before you commit stock: see required raw materials, spot shortages, and convert the plan into a logged run with one click. Features Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/dietary-supplement-warnings https://nutrilabel.com/blog/dietary-supplement-warnings Which warnings must appear on a supplement label (the iron poisoning warning, the DSHEA disclaimer, allergen rules) and which are voluntary but smart. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/subrecipe-nutrition-rollup https://nutrilabel.com/blog/subrecipe-nutrition-rollup How sub-recipe nutrition rollups work: weighted per-100 g math, yield adjustments, allergen inheritance, and automatic updates across parent recipes. Features Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-scaling-tutorial https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-scaling-tutorial Ingredient masses scale linearly: leavening, salt perception, and bake times don't. A practical guide to scaling recipes from test batch to production. Features Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/cost-per-serving-calc https://nutrilabel.com/blog/cost-per-serving-calc A practical cost-per-serving formula for food businesses: ingredients, packaging, labor, overhead, waste, and yield, with a worked example and free tools. Features Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/usda-fdc-integration https://nutrilabel.com/blog/usda-fdc-integration USDA FoodData Central powers most database-driven nutrition labels. Learn the five data types, raw-versus-cooked pitfalls, and how to match entries well. Features Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/custom-ingredient-database https://nutrilabel.com/blog/custom-ingredient-database When USDA data is not enough: capture supplier spec-sheet values, allergens, density, and cost once, then reuse the ingredient across every recipe and label. Features Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/waste-and-yield https://nutrilabel.com/blog/waste-and-yield Cooking loss concentrates nutrients and trim waste inflates costs. How to apply waste % and yield factors so labels reflect the food as actually sold. Features Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/per-100g-vs-per-serving https://nutrilabel.com/blog/per-100g-vs-per-serving US labels declare nutrition per serving, the EU per 100 g, and many markets require both. Here is the declaration basis for every major region, with math. Features Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/rda-vs-dv-vs-nrv https://nutrilabel.com/blog/rda-vs-dv-vs-nrv DV, RDA, NRV, RI: four systems, four meanings. How the US, EU, Codex, China, and India define nutrient reference values, and which your label must use. Features Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/ingredient-cost-tracking https://nutrilabel.com/blog/ingredient-cost-tracking Why a cost history beats a single price field: spot ingredient inflation early, renegotiate with data, and keep cost-per-serving and margins accurate. Features Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-batch-vs-package https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-batch-vs-package A batch is what you make, a package is what you sell, a serving is what's on the label. How the three units connect and where the math goes wrong. Features Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/starting-a-food-business https://nutrilabel.com/blog/starting-a-food-business Every compliance step a new packaged-food brand needs before launch: FDA registration, the five mandatory label elements, allergen controls, and costing. Getting Started Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-label-software-comparison https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-label-software-comparison An honest comparison of nutrition label software: country coverage, free tiers, recipe tools, inventory features, and pricing for NFL, ReciPal, and Genesis. Getting Started Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/barcode-generation-guide https://nutrilabel.com/blog/barcode-generation-guide Choosing and printing retail barcodes: GS1 GTIN licensing, UPC-A vs EAN-13, size and quiet-zone rules, and where Code 128 fits for lot-level traceability. Getting into Retail Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/production-plans-batching https://nutrilabel.com/blog/production-plans-batching Turn recipes into production runs: batch sizing, ingredient requirements, allergen sequencing, batch records, and lot tracking for growing CPG brands. Features Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/inventory-lot-tracing https://nutrilabel.com/blog/inventory-lot-tracing How FSMA Section 204 lot tracing works: the Food Traceability List, KDEs and CTEs, traceability lot codes, and how small food businesses can comply now. Features Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/cpg-compliance-audit https://nutrilabel.com/blog/cpg-compliance-audit What FDA investigators actually check during a facility inspection, and the ten records to have ready so you get a clean outcome instead of a Form 483. Getting into Retail Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/label-pdf-export https://nutrilabel.com/blog/label-pdf-export What commercial printers need from your label file: vector PDF output, 300 DPI raster rules, CMYK, bleed, and the FDA type sizes that must survive print. Features Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrient-content-claims https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrient-content-claims Every claim like 'low fat' or 'excellent source' has a numeric definition in 21 CFR 101.13 and 101.54-101.62. The thresholds, disclosure rules, and traps. Rules and Guidelines Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/purchase-orders https://nutrilabel.com/blog/purchase-orders How NFL inventory handles the purchasing side of production: supplier records, receiving raw materials with lot numbers, and a transaction ledger that keeps the story straight. Features Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bioengineered-disclosure https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bioengineered-disclosure Who must display the USDA bioengineered food disclosure, the four approved formats, the key exemptions, and how the AMS List of BE foods drives compliance. Rules and Guidelines Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/label-artwork-integration https://nutrilabel.com/blog/label-artwork-integration How to hand a nutrition label to your designer the right way: vector PDF export, Illustrator workflow, font handling, minimum type sizes, and print prep. Getting into Retail Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/little-wins-april-2026 https://nutrilabel.com/blog/little-wins-april-2026 Not every useful feature gets a launch post. Here is a roundup of small capabilities hiding in NFL that users tell us they wish they had found sooner. Features Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/fda-rounding-rules-explained https://nutrilabel.com/blog/fda-rounding-rules-explained Master the FDA rounding rules in 21 CFR 101.9(c): calorie increments, the 0.5 g fat cutoff, sodium's 5 mg steps, and mistakes that trigger warning letters. Rules and Guidelines Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/ingredient-statement-order https://nutrilabel.com/blog/ingredient-statement-order How 21 CFR 101.4 ingredient order really works: descending weight, sub-ingredient parentheses, the 2%-or-less rule, and the edge cases that cause recalls. Rules and Guidelines Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/allergen-labeling https://nutrilabel.com/blog/allergen-labeling How to declare the nine major food allergens on US labels: Contains statements, parentheticals, sesame rules, and what advisory warnings really mean. Rules and Guidelines Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/menu-labeling-restaurants https://nutrilabel.com/blog/menu-labeling-restaurants Chains with 20+ locations must post calories on menus and keep written nutrition data on hand. What 21 CFR 101.11 requires and how to build the data. Features Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bolding https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bolding The EU requires allergens to be emphasized inside the ingredient list, and bold type is the standard way to do it. How allergen emphasis works and how NFL tracks the species behind it. Features Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/multiple-lots https://nutrilabel.com/blog/multiple-lots Real production days involve several lots at once: two lots of flour, a new lot of chocolate, three batches out the door. Here is how NFL inventory keeps them straight. Features Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/label-display-name https://nutrilabel.com/blog/label-display-name What you call a product internally and what the label must say are different problems. Here is how to manage working names, statements of identity, and versioning without confusion. Features Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/supplement-facts https://nutrilabel.com/blog/supplement-facts Conventional food gets a Nutrition Facts panel; dietary supplements get Supplement Facts. The choice is made by law, not preference, and the formats differ in important ways. Rules and Guidelines Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/reorder-points https://nutrilabel.com/blog/reorder-points A practical guide to setting reorder points for perishable inventory: lead times, safety stock, expiry pressure, and the habits that make them work. Features Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/2025-review https://nutrilabel.com/blog/2025-review A recap of the NFL platform as we head into 2026: what the labeling engine, inventory system, and free tools cover today. Features Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/packaging-variations https://nutrilabel.com/blog/packaging-variations Filling a single production batch into jars, pouches, and food-service tubs is normal. Here is how to model it without duplicating recipe work. Features Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/history-commenting https://nutrilabel.com/blog/history-commenting Who changed the salt, when, and why? A practical guide to keeping a change history for your recipes, and why it matters for audits, teams, and your own sanity. Features Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/inventory-redesign https://nutrilabel.com/blog/inventory-redesign NFL is not just a label maker. The inventory module runs receiving, lots, production, and recalls for small food manufacturers. Here is the full walkthrough. Features Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bulk-upload-ingredients https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bulk-upload-ingredients Entering ingredients one by one is the slowest part of label work. Here is how NFL compresses it - paste a recipe as text and let it match lines to USDA data. Features Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bbq-sauce https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bbq-sauce Serving size, added sugars, sodium, and the ingredient statement: everything specific to putting a compliant label on a bottle of barbecue sauce. Features Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/logos https://nutrilabel.com/blog/logos Your logo and your Nutrition Facts panel live on the same package but play by different rules. How to combine branding with a compliant label using vector exports. Features Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/barcodes https://nutrilabel.com/blog/barcodes NFL generates retail-ready barcodes and QR codes right next to your nutrition panel, so the whole label exports as one piece of vector art. Features Fri, 16 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/transparent-background https://nutrilabel.com/blog/transparent-background Package artwork is rarely white. Exporting your nutrition label with a transparent background lets it drop onto any design without an ugly white box. Features Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/fda-allergen-update https://nutrilabel.com/blog/fda-allergen-update Sesame joined the major allergen list, and FDA guidance has since refined what counts as a tree nut. Here is how to keep your labels current when the ground moves. Features Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-summary-report https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-summary-report Before a distributor or grocery buyer takes your product, they will ask for a spec sheet. Here is what belongs on it and how to assemble one from data you already have. Features Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/jumpstart-ingredient-search https://nutrilabel.com/blog/jumpstart-ingredient-search Type or paste a recipe as plain text and NFL matches each line to USDA FoodData Central entries, turning an hour of setup into a couple of minutes. Features Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/personal-nutrition https://nutrilabel.com/blog/personal-nutrition Label software math works just as well on your dinner as on a product. How to use free recipe analysis for personal nutrition goals, and where the commercial rules do not apply. Features Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/fda-label-requirements https://nutrilabel.com/blog/fda-label-requirements The requirements for a compliant US food label, as a checklist - and how NFL checks most of the boxes automatically as you build. Features Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/net-quantity-statement https://nutrilabel.com/blog/net-quantity-statement Where it goes, how big it must be, and why you need both ounces and grams: a practical guide to the FDA net quantity of contents statement. Rules and Guidelines Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/label-download-preview https://nutrilabel.com/blog/label-download-preview No more export-check-fix-export loops. The NFL editor renders your label live as you work, so the file you download is the label you already saw. Features Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/dimensions https://nutrilabel.com/blog/dimensions Format choice and minimum type sizes are set by regulation, and your package area decides which options you have. Here is how to get label dimensions right. Features Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bulkupdates https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bulkupdates When an ingredient changes, you should fix it once - not once per recipe. Here is how NFL propagates changes through shared ingredients and sub-recipes, and how batch export scales the output side. Features Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/red3 https://nutrilabel.com/blog/red3 The FDA revoked authorization for FD&C Red No. 3 in foods and ingested drugs. Here is the timeline and a practical reformulation checklist. Features Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/2024-review https://nutrilabel.com/blog/2024-review The end of the year is the cheapest time to fix next year. A practical December checklist: labels, costs, suppliers, inventory, and compliance records. Features Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/overrides https://nutrilabel.com/blog/overrides NFL lets you override any calculated nutrient with a lab value - reversibly, so the recipe math is never lost underneath. Features Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/historical-costing https://nutrilabel.com/blog/historical-costing A recipe cost is only true for a moment. Tracking how ingredient prices move over time turns costing from a snapshot into a steering wheel for margins. Features Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-aggregate https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-aggregate Selling a variety pack or multi-food package in Canada? The CFIA aggregate format puts several foods in one Nutrition Facts table, and NFL can build it. Features Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bioengineered-feature https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bioengineered-feature The USDA National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard requires many products with GMO-derived ingredients to say so. Here are the disclosure options and how to know if you are covered. Features Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-dual-format https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-dual-format Canada has its own dual-format nutrition tables for as-prepared foods and multiple-amount declarations. Here is when each applies and how NFL renders them. Features Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-front-of-package-requirements https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-front-of-package-requirements Health Canada now requires a front-of-package nutrition symbol on foods high in saturated fat, sugars, or sodium. The thresholds, the exemptions, and how it fits with your bilingual label. Features Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/ai-ingredient-creation https://nutrilabel.com/blog/ai-ingredient-creation NFL reads a plain-text recipe, splits it into lines, and matches each one to USDA FoodData Central - turning an hour of data entry into a review pass. Features Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-horizontal-format https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-horizontal-format Canada prescribes an ordered family of Nutrition Facts table formats, and the horizontal layout exists for packages where the standard vertical table will not fit. Features Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/units-update https://nutrilabel.com/blog/units-update Cups, tablespoons, grams, each, slices: recipe math is only as good as its unit conversions. Here is how NFL handles units, and how to add your own. Features Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/aggregate https://nutrilabel.com/blog/aggregate Variety packs and multi-unit packages can declare all their products in one aggregate Nutrition Facts panel with a column per food. Here is when the format applies and how to build one. Features Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/combined-canadian-linear https://nutrilabel.com/blog/combined-canadian-linear Small Canadian packages can use a linear nutrition declaration that interleaves English and French in one run of text. Here is when it applies. Features Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-research-and-development https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-research-and-development Working backward from the label you want to the recipe that produces it, using live recalculation and claim alerts as your formulation feedback loop. Features Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/automated-allergens https://nutrilabel.com/blog/automated-allergens Allergens in NFL travel with ingredients at the species level and roll up into the Contains statement automatically - so a recipe change cannot silently break the declaration. Features Mon, 20 May 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/hiding-nfp https://nutrilabel.com/blog/hiding-nfp Small-business exemptions, foods with insignificant nutrition, and workflow cases where you need the ingredient statement without the panel. What the rules actually allow. Features Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/scale-by-package-size https://nutrilabel.com/blog/scale-by-package-size You do not really scale to a number of servings; you scale to the packages you have to fill. Here is the workflow for sizing batches around your packaging. Features Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/100-gram-nutrition-label-format https://nutrilabel.com/blog/100-gram-nutrition-label-format Export markets, EU rules, and B2B buyers all speak per-100-gram. NFL renders 100 g based panels from the same recipe that drives your per-serving US label. Features Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/protein-digestibility https://nutrilabel.com/blog/protein-digestibility The percent Daily Value for protein requires a PDCAAS-corrected value. Here is what the score means, how to calculate it, and when you need it. Features Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/2fa https://nutrilabel.com/blog/2fa Your recipes and costs are trade secrets. 2FA adds a second lock to the account that holds them - here is how to turn it on. Features Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/inside-nfls-redesign https://nutrilabel.com/blog/inside-nfls-redesign The design principles behind NFL: the label preview as the center of gravity, regulation encoded in the interface, and boring reliability over novelty. Features Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/subrecipe-nutrition-breakdown https://nutrilabel.com/blog/subrecipe-nutrition-breakdown When a recipe is built from sub-recipes, you need to see how each component contributes to the final numbers. How nutrition rolls up through nested formulations in NFL. Features Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/food-labeling-printing-report-trends-and-best-practices-from-an-analysis-of-food-businesses https://nutrilabel.com/blog/food-labeling-printing-report-trends-and-best-practices-from-an-analysis-of-food-businesses From desktop inkjets to digital presses, here is how food businesses actually get labels printed, and the practices that keep costs down and quality up. Getting Started Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/statement-of-identity https://nutrilabel.com/blog/statement-of-identity The statement of identity is the legal name of your food, and the FDA has specific rules about what it says and where it goes. Here is how to get it right. Getting Started Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-figure-out-food-product-shelf-life https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-figure-out-food-product-shelf-life Shelf life is an evidence question, not a guess. Here is how small producers establish dating - from accelerated studies to real-time testing - and what the date label actually means legally. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/composite-ingredient-statements https://nutrilabel.com/blog/composite-ingredient-statements When several sub-recipes share ingredients like salt or sugar, a naive ingredient list repeats them. Here is how composite statements consolidate duplicates correctly. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bulk-nutrition-label-pdf-downloads-and-api-label-pdf-downloads https://nutrilabel.com/blog/bulk-nutrition-label-pdf-downloads-and-api-label-pdf-downloads Ten SKUs is a morning of clicking; two hundred is a workflow problem. NFL handles both with batch export to zip and early API access for programmatic labels. Features Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/do-i-need-nutrition-facts-on-my-labels https://nutrilabel.com/blog/do-i-need-nutrition-facts-on-my-labels Most packaged food sold in the US needs a Nutrition Facts panel, but the FDA carves out real exemptions for small businesses. Here is how to tell which side of the line you are on. Getting Started Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/successful-wholesale-pitch https://nutrilabel.com/blog/successful-wholesale-pitch Buyers decide in minutes. A strong wholesale pitch answers their margin, logistics, and compliance questions before they ask. Getting into Retail Thu, 05 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/facility-allergens-cross-contamination-for-canadian-nutrition-labels https://nutrilabel.com/blog/facility-allergens-cross-contamination-for-canadian-nutrition-labels How Canada treats precautionary "may contain" allergen statements, how they differ from mandatory Contains declarations, and how to decide honestly whether your facility needs one. Rules and Guidelines Sat, 27 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/embed-nutrition-labels-on-your-website https://nutrilabel.com/blog/embed-nutrition-labels-on-your-website Stop uploading label screenshots that go stale. NFL labels embed on any site with a script tag and update automatically when the recipe changes. Features Sat, 06 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/ingredient-preview-uses-new-fda-format-and-daily-values https://nutrilabel.com/blog/ingredient-preview-uses-new-fda-format-and-daily-values Every preview in NFL renders the 2016 FDA format: added sugars, vitamin D and potassium, updated Daily Values, and the bold calorie line. Features Wed, 06 May 2020 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-duplicate-an-entire-account-or-set-of-recipes-to-a-new-account https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-duplicate-an-entire-account-or-set-of-recipes-to-a-new-account Consultants, co-packers, and growing companies all eventually need recipe data in more than one place. How to structure that with team seats, duplication, and clean handoffs. Features Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/vertical-fda-label-is-now-the-default-nutrition-label-format-on-nfl https://nutrilabel.com/blog/vertical-fda-label-is-now-the-default-nutrition-label-format-on-nfl New labels in NFL now default to the updated 2020 vertical Nutrition Facts format - bigger calories, added sugars, vitamin D and potassium, and updated daily values. Features Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/simplified-format-added-for-as-packaged-as-prepared-fda-nutrition-labels https://nutrilabel.com/blog/simplified-format-added-for-as-packaged-as-prepared-fda-nutrition-labels Cake mixes, mac and cheese, and anything consumers finish at home may need two columns of nutrition. How as-packaged and as-prepared labeling works, including simplified variants. Features Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/filtering-and-downloading-your-food-inventory-history https://nutrilabel.com/blog/filtering-and-downloading-your-food-inventory-history Every receipt, run, and adjustment in NFL inventory lands in a transaction ledger. Here is how to use it for audits, recalls, and end-of-month sanity. Features Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/hiding-added-sugars-grams-for-single-ingredient-products-like-honey https://nutrilabel.com/blog/hiding-added-sugars-grams-for-single-ingredient-products-like-honey Pure honey has no sugar added to it - yet the FDA counts it as added sugars when consumed. The compromise: single-ingredient sugars may omit the gram declaration and use a daggered percent DV instead. Features Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/a-guide-to-licenses-for-food-businesses https://nutrilabel.com/blog/a-guide-to-licenses-for-food-businesses Cottage food laws, commercial kitchen permits, wholesale registrations, and retail licenses, and how to figure out which ones your food business actually needs. Getting into Retail Thu, 05 Sep 2019 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/saving-default-label-settings https://nutrilabel.com/blog/saving-default-label-settings Ten products should not mean ten slightly different labels. A practical system for consistent formats, footnotes, and typography across your range. Features Fri, 17 May 2019 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-canadian-formats-are-live https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-canadian-formats-are-live NFL renders Canada bilingual Nutrition Facts tables in the current CFIA format, what changed in the 2016 modernization, and how the Canadian formats work in the generator. Features Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/making-nfl-more-user-friendly https://nutrilabel.com/blog/making-nfl-more-user-friendly Label software should not need a manual. A look at the usability decisions in NFL that keep the path from recipe to label short. Features Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/fifo-first-in-first-out-lot-code-system https://nutrilabel.com/blog/fifo-first-in-first-out-lot-code-system First In, First Out is the classic rule; First Expired, First Out is the smarter one for food. How lot coding and expiry-driven rotation work in practice. Features Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/finished-good-lot-code-formulas https://nutrilabel.com/blog/finished-good-lot-code-formulas A good lot code is decodable, unique, and boring. Here is how to design a lot code formula for finished goods, with examples you can copy. Features Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/suppliers-and-receivers-in-inventory-tracking https://nutrilabel.com/blog/suppliers-and-receivers-in-inventory-tracking Traceability is about parties, not just products: who sent it, who hauled it, who received it. NFL inventory models all three so your records match what regulators ask for. Features Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/historical-snapshots-for-inventory https://nutrilabel.com/blog/historical-snapshots-for-inventory Knowing what you have is not enough; you need to know what you had and why it changed. How NFL keeps a permanent, auditable inventory history. Features Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/change-log-and-recipe-history https://nutrilabel.com/blog/change-log-and-recipe-history When an auditor, buyer, or recall question asks "what was in the March batch?", your formulation records answer, or fail to. How to keep a defensible recipe history. Features Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/subrecipe-names-for-ingredient-statements https://nutrilabel.com/blog/subrecipe-names-for-ingredient-statements FDA rules give you two legal ways to declare a compound component like a sauce or dough. NFL sub-recipes support both. Features Thu, 05 Oct 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/replacing-and-merging-ingredients https://nutrilabel.com/blog/replacing-and-merging-ingredients Three entries for the same flour, a discontinued supplier, and a rebrand later, your ingredient list is a mess. A practical guide to keeping formulation data clean. Features Sat, 02 Sep 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/creating-a-subrecipe-via-api https://nutrilabel.com/blog/creating-a-subrecipe-via-api Sub-recipes turn components like sauces and doughs into reusable ingredients. For teams with many SKUs, NFL API early access points at managing them programmatically. Features Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/attachments-when-creating-custom-ingredients https://nutrilabel.com/blog/attachments-when-creating-custom-ingredients Every number in a custom ingredient came from somewhere - a spec sheet, a CoA, a supplier email. NFL lets you attach those documents to the ingredient record itself. Features Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/french-translation-for-canadian-bilingual-ingredient-statements https://nutrilabel.com/blog/french-translation-for-canadian-bilingual-ingredient-statements Canadian labels need ingredient lists in both official languages. Here is what the rules require and how NFL builds the French statement alongside the English one. Features Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-bilingual-format-with-french-ingredients-first https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-bilingual-format-with-french-ingredients-first Both official languages are mandatory on Canadian labels, but which comes first? Quebec market realities, the rules, and how bilingual ordering works in practice. Features Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cards https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cards The gap between a recipe that works when you make it and one anyone can make is documentation. Here is what a production-grade recipe card contains. Features Fri, 12 May 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-fda-fiber-definition https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-fda-fiber-definition Since the 2016 label update, not every fiber your supplier sells can be declared as dietary fiber. Here is the rule and how to label around it. Rules and Guidelines Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/saving-label-format-of-recipes https://nutrilabel.com/blog/saving-label-format-of-recipes Format choice, serving details, overrides, and display options are part of the recipe, saved continuously to the cloud, so every export starts where you left off. Features Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-level-waste https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-level-waste Trim, spills, pan losses, and evaporation all separate what you buy from what you sell. Here is how to account for waste so your costs and labels stay honest. Features Fri, 03 Mar 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/locking-ingredient-statements https://nutrilabel.com/blog/locking-ingredient-statements Auto-generated ingredient statements are a gift - until a printed label is in circulation and the formula shifts underneath it. Here is how to manage statement stability deliberately. Features Thu, 09 Feb 2017 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-canadian-label-requirements https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-canadian-label-requirements Selling into Canada means a bilingual Nutrition Facts table, different Daily Values, metric-first declarations, and CFIA format rules that are stricter than most brands expect. Rules and Guidelines Fri, 23 Dec 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/inventory-cost-planning https://nutrilabel.com/blog/inventory-cost-planning Your inventory is cash in another shape. How to value stock, plan purchases against production, and use NFL costing data to see it all clearly. Features Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/sugar-alcohols-on-nutrition-labels https://nutrilabel.com/blog/sugar-alcohols-on-nutrition-labels Erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol and friends occupy a strange middle ground on the label: declaration is voluntary until a claim makes it mandatory. Here are the rules. Rules and Guidelines Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/saving-business-address-across-all-recipes https://nutrilabel.com/blog/saving-business-address-across-all-recipes Every packaged food must name its responsible company and place of business. What 21 CFR 101.5 requires, and how to keep the statement consistent across every product you make. Features Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-fda-record-keeping-rules https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-fda-record-keeping-rules From FSMA preventive controls to traceability records, the FDA expects small manufacturers to keep more documentation than most realize. Here is the practical map. Rules and Guidelines Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/downloading-your-recipe-data https://nutrilabel.com/blog/downloading-your-recipe-data Export philosophy, bulk downloads, and the records worth keeping outside any software - including ours. Features Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/rearranging-ingredients-in-your-recipe https://nutrilabel.com/blog/rearranging-ingredients-in-your-recipe The ingredient statement must list ingredients by weight, heaviest first. How the rule works, where the flexibility hides, and why NFL orders your statement automatically. Features Thu, 25 Aug 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canada-french-allergens-and-spices https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canada-french-allergens-and-spices Canadian labels speak two languages, and allergen and spice rules have their own Canadian quirks. Here is what changes when your product crosses the border. Features Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/dual-column-format https://nutrilabel.com/blog/dual-column-format Packages holding two to three servings often must show per-serving and per-container columns. Here is the rule, the thresholds, and how to build one. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 02 Aug 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/the-new-nutrition-label-dual-column-requirement https://nutrilabel.com/blog/the-new-nutrition-label-dual-column-requirement Packages containing 200 to 300 percent of the RACC must show nutrition per serving and per package, side by side. Here is when the dual-column rule applies and how to build the format. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 02 Aug 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/compliance-dates-for-the-new-fda-nutrition-label-format https://nutrilabel.com/blog/compliance-dates-for-the-new-fda-nutrition-label-format The 2016 Nutrition Facts overhaul came with staggered deadlines that shifted more than once. Here is the full timeline and what compliance requires. Rules and Guidelines Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/the-new-fda-labeling-rules-are-here https://nutrilabel.com/blog/the-new-fda-labeling-rules-are-here The 2016 final rules rewrote the Nutrition Facts panel: added sugars, new Daily Values, updated serving sizes, and a bolder design. A look at what changed and how to stay compliant. Rules and Guidelines Mon, 23 May 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/more-robust-reliable-nfl https://nutrilabel.com/blog/more-robust-reliable-nfl Label data is business-critical data. A look at the unglamorous features - cloud autosave, server-verified exports, 2FA, and teams - that keep it safe. Features Mon, 09 May 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/tagging-ingredients-and-recipes https://nutrilabel.com/blog/tagging-ingredients-and-recipes Fifty recipes and two hundred ingredients need structure. Naming conventions, categories, and search habits that keep a formulation library findable. Features Mon, 07 Mar 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/getting-the-business-address-right https://nutrilabel.com/blog/getting-the-business-address-right Every FDA-regulated food label must name a responsible company and its place of business. The rules in 21 CFR 101.5 are short but surprisingly easy to get wrong. Rules and Guidelines Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/improved-ingredient-search https://nutrilabel.com/blog/improved-ingredient-search Finding the right database entry is half the battle in nutrition analysis. How NFL live FoodData Central search and AI Jumpstart get you from recipe text to matched ingredients fast. Features Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/adding-notes-to-food-ingredient-lists https://nutrilabel.com/blog/adding-notes-to-food-ingredient-lists Sub-ingredients, function notes, and clarifying parentheticals can make an ingredient list clearer - if you stay inside the rules. Features Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/lab-nutrition-analysis https://nutrilabel.com/blog/lab-nutrition-analysis Database calculation covers most products, but some foods genuinely need a laboratory. How to decide, what a lab test costs you in time and money, and how to combine both approaches. Features Wed, 30 Dec 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/small-updates-to-ingredient-lists-units-and-ui https://nutrilabel.com/blog/small-updates-to-ingredient-lists-units-and-ui Sub-ingredients, the 2 percent rule, water declarations, and unit consistency: the fine print of ingredient statements, and how NFL handles it for you. Features Thu, 17 Dec 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/lot-tracing-for-mock-recalls-and-audits https://nutrilabel.com/blog/lot-tracing-for-mock-recalls-and-audits Auditors and buyers increasingly ask you to demonstrate a recall, not just describe one. NFL turns a mock recall from a two-hour scramble into a one-click trace with a PDF to hand over. Features Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/required-nutrition-labeling-for-whole-foods https://nutrilabel.com/blog/required-nutrition-labeling-for-whole-foods Landing a natural or specialty retailer means passing a label review that goes beyond FDA minimums. Here is what buyers typically check and how to be ready. Getting into Retail Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/tracking-inventory-levels-for-food-production https://nutrilabel.com/blog/tracking-inventory-levels-for-food-production From raw material receipts to finished goods on the shelf: what to track, why spreadsheets crack, and how a transaction-based system keeps levels true. Features Thu, 03 Sep 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/modeling-your-production-process-with-multi-stage-recipes https://nutrilabel.com/blog/modeling-your-production-process-with-multi-stage-recipes Real production happens in stages: doughs, sauces, fillings, assembly. Sub-recipes let your software mirror the process, with nutrition, cost, and yield rolling up automatically. Features Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/production-reports-for-food-co-packers https://nutrilabel.com/blog/production-reports-for-food-co-packers Co-packers live and die by documentation. How NFL production runs create the records your brand clients and auditors will ask for. Features Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/quality-control-for-food-manufacturers-batch-control-logs https://nutrilabel.com/blog/quality-control-for-food-manufacturers-batch-control-logs A batch log records what you actually made: which lots, what quantities, who, and when. It is the difference between a controlled recall and a total one. Features Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/dual-declaration-as-packaged-as-prepared-nutrition-label-format https://nutrilabel.com/blog/dual-declaration-as-packaged-as-prepared-nutrition-label-format When your product is eaten differently than it is sold - cake mix, mac and cheese, condensed soup - the FDA lets you show both states in a dual-column label. Here is how it works. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 04 Aug 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/zooming-and-adjusting-jpg-nutrition-label-image https://nutrilabel.com/blog/zooming-and-adjusting-jpg-nutrition-label-image Blurry nutrition panels come from using the wrong file type at the wrong size. Here is how raster and vector exports differ, and which one each job needs. Features Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/copying-ingredients https://nutrilabel.com/blog/copying-ingredients Same ingredient, two suppliers. Same nut butter, new spec. How to structure near-identical ingredients in your library so recipes stay accurate and updates stay easy. Features Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/downloading-all-recipe-costs https://nutrilabel.com/blog/downloading-all-recipe-costs Per-recipe costing answers one question; a portfolio view answers the important ones. How to run a whole-catalog cost review and act on it. Features Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-ingredient-lists-in-french https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-ingredient-lists-in-french A compliant Canadian label needs a proper French ingredient list: correct nomenclature, correct order, correct formatting. Here is how to produce one you can stand behind. Features Wed, 20 May 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/labeling-single-serving-and-varied-serving-foods https://nutrilabel.com/blog/labeling-single-serving-and-varied-serving-foods Whether your package is one serving, about seven, or somewhere in between changes the label format itself. Here are the rules and how NFL applies them. Features Thu, 14 May 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/multi-stage-subrecipes-ingredient-lists-and-costing-flows https://nutrilabel.com/blog/multi-stage-subrecipes-ingredient-lists-and-costing-flows Dough inside a cookie inside a gift box: real products nest. How ingredient statements, allergens, and costs propagate correctly through multi-level formulations. Features Thu, 30 Apr 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/restoring-and-permanently-deleting-recipes https://nutrilabel.com/blog/restoring-and-permanently-deleting-recipes Recipe libraries accumulate experiments, abandoned variants, and near-duplicates. Here is a sane approach to pruning without losing anything you will regret. Features Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/barcodes-for-food-labels https://nutrilabel.com/blog/barcodes-for-food-labels UPC-A, EAN-13, or Code 128? Here is how food barcodes work, where the numbers come from, and how to put one on your package without a rejected shipment. Getting Started Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-labels-for-colorado-cannabis-infused-foods https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-labels-for-colorado-cannabis-infused-foods Edibles are food products with an extra regulator. A guide to how state cannabis rules layer potency, warnings, and universal symbols on top of ordinary food labeling. Features Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator-subrecipe-costing-flow https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator-subrecipe-costing-flow When a sauce feeds five products, its cost should flow to all five automatically. How sub-recipe costing works and why per-batch yield is the key number. Features Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/accounting-for-waste-in-recipe-nutrition-and-costing https://nutrilabel.com/blog/accounting-for-waste-in-recipe-nutrition-and-costing Trim, spillage, stuck-to-the-bowl, and burnt batches all cost money, and some of them change your label too. How to model waste honestly in both your costing and your nutrition. Features Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator-factoring-in-shipping https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator-factoring-in-shipping The flour did not cost what the invoice line says - it cost that plus freight. How to compute landed ingredient costs and keep margins honest. Features Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator-better-hourly-inputs https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator-better-hourly-inputs Ingredients are the easy part of recipe costing. Labor is where margins hide. How to convert hourly wages into honest per-batch and per-unit costs. Features Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-label-style-should-labels-be-capitalized-nfl https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-label-style-should-labels-be-capitalized-nfl The FDA cares that your label is legible, not whether you write Sugar or SUGAR. Here is what the rules actually say about case, and the conventions worth following. Features Fri, 30 Jan 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/updating-ingredient-costs-and-lists-across-recipes https://nutrilabel.com/blog/updating-ingredient-costs-and-lists-across-recipes Ingredient prices move constantly; your margins should not be a mystery because of it. How NFL propagates a price change through every recipe, cost rollup, and margin figure. Features Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-and-calorie-labeling-for-restaurants-movies-and-groceries https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-and-calorie-labeling-for-restaurants-movies-and-groceries Menu labeling rules reach restaurants, movie theaters, and supermarket delis. Here is who is covered, what must be posted, and how to get the numbers. Rules and Guidelines Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/spices-flavors-and-colors-in-food-ingredient-lists https://nutrilabel.com/blog/spices-flavors-and-colors-in-food-ingredient-lists FDA rules let you declare spices, natural flavors, and artificial flavors collectively, but colors and a few lookalikes have their own rules. Features Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/restoring-deleted-recipes https://nutrilabel.com/blog/restoring-deleted-recipes Formulations are business-critical records. The habits, and software behaviors, that keep them safe from accidental loss. Features Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/exporting-recipe-data-to-a-spreadsheet https://nutrilabel.com/blog/exporting-recipe-data-to-a-spreadsheet Whether for a buyer, a banker, or your own sanity, sometimes recipe data needs to live in a spreadsheet. Here is a template structure that holds up. Features Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-labels-for-graphic-designers https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-labels-for-graphic-designers Designers should never rebuild a nutrition panel by hand. What files to request, what you may restyle, and where the regulatory lines are. Features Wed, 08 Oct 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/common-food-product-certifications-and-labeling-terms https://nutrilabel.com/blog/common-food-product-certifications-and-labeling-terms Organic, non-GMO, kosher, halal, gluten-free, fair trade: a plain-English guide to the certifications and regulated terms you see on food packages, and which ones require third-party verification. Rules and Guidelines Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-create-an-ingredient-list-for-your-food-label https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-create-an-ingredient-list-for-your-food-label A step-by-step walkthrough of building a compliant ingredient list: descending weight order, common names, sub-ingredients, and allergens. Getting Started Tue, 12 Aug 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/linear-canadian-nutrition-label-format https://nutrilabel.com/blog/linear-canadian-nutrition-label-format Canada provides linear and simplified Nutrition Facts formats for packages too small for the standard table. Here is when you qualify and what the format looks like. Features Tue, 05 Aug 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-label-review-service https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-label-review-service Before your label goes to print, someone should check it. Here are the review options available to small food businesses, what a reviewer actually looks for, and how software checks fit in. Getting Started Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/saving-recipe-preparation-instructions https://nutrilabel.com/blog/saving-recipe-preparation-instructions The formula tells you what goes in; the instructions tell you how. Why written prep procedures matter for consistency and audits, and how batch logs close the loop in production. Features Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-labels-for-beverages-juices-sodas-and-drinks https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-labels-for-beverages-juices-sodas-and-drinks Serving sizes by container, percent juice declarations, added sugars, and dual columns: the labeling rules specific to drinks. Features Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-database-update-usda https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-database-update-usda USDA nutrient data is a living dataset. Because NFL searches FoodData Central live, updates flow to you without database version migrations. Features Wed, 16 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/manufactured-in-a-facility-allergens https://nutrilabel.com/blog/manufactured-in-a-facility-allergens Advisory allergen statements are voluntary, unregulated in wording, and widely misunderstood. Here is what they do and do not accomplish. Rules and Guidelines Wed, 09 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/your-website-needs-nutrition-labels-too https://nutrilabel.com/blog/your-website-needs-nutrition-labels-too Shoppers, retailers, and marketplaces all expect nutrition information online. Here is why your website should show your label, and how to embed a live one that never goes stale. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator-bill-of-materials https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator-bill-of-materials Borrowed from manufacturing, the BOM is the complete answer to "what does one unit cost to make" - ingredients, packaging, labor, and overhead included. Features Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator-updates-units-margins https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator-updates-units-margins Costing breaks in two places: unit mismatches between purchasing and recipes, and margin math that stops at cost. How to get both halves right. Features Sat, 19 Apr 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-labels-allergens-ingredient-lists-together-at-last https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutrition-labels-allergens-ingredient-lists-together-at-last The Nutrition Facts panel, the ingredient statement, and the allergen declaration are three views of the same recipe. NFL generates all three from one source, so they can never disagree. Features Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/ingredient-voting-and-data-verification https://nutrilabel.com/blog/ingredient-voting-and-data-verification Your label is only as good as the data behind it. A practical system for verifying USDA entries, supplier specs, and lab results - and knowing which source should win. Features Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/improving-ingredient-search-with-data https://nutrilabel.com/blog/improving-ingredient-search-with-data Search quality decides label quality. How NFL ranks USDA FoodData Central results, and the query habits that surface the right entry first. Features Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutritional-breakdown-to-understand-and-adjust-recipes https://nutrilabel.com/blog/nutritional-breakdown-to-understand-and-adjust-recipes When sodium or sugar comes out too high, which ingredient is to blame? How to break a recipe down nutrient by nutrient and adjust with intent. Features Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/what-the-fda-proposed-nutrition-label-changes-mean-for-your-food-business https://nutrilabel.com/blog/what-the-fda-proposed-nutrition-label-changes-mean-for-your-food-business The FDA rewrote the Nutrition Facts panel for the first time in two decades: added sugars, new Daily Values, bigger calories, and updated serving sizes. Here is the practical impact. Rules and Guidelines Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/sharing-recipes-ingredients-and-nutrition-labels https://nutrilabel.com/blog/sharing-recipes-ingredients-and-nutrition-labels From five-seat team accounts to live label embeds on your website, the ways NFL data gets out of one person's login and into the hands that need it. Features Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-nutrition-fact-labels-on-nfl https://nutrilabel.com/blog/canadian-nutrition-fact-labels-on-nfl Selling into Canada means a bilingual Nutrition Facts table under CFIA rules - different Daily Values, different format, different language requirements. NFL generates it from the same recipe as your US label. Rules and Guidelines Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-feature-nutrition-claims https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-feature-nutrition-claims NFL checks your recipe against FDA nutrient content claim thresholds as you formulate and cites the CFR section behind every alert. Rules and Guidelines Wed, 08 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/stephen-hall-your-food-marketing-resource https://nutrilabel.com/blog/stephen-hall-your-food-marketing-resource Great products fail on marketing all the time. Here is how to decide when to bring in outside food-marketing help, where to find it, and how to get value from the engagement. Getting into Retail Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/my-food-product-packaging-label-requirements https://nutrilabel.com/blog/my-food-product-packaging-label-requirements The five mandatory elements of a US food label, where each one has to go, and the details that trip up first-time producers. Getting Started Mon, 09 Dec 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/mama-sweet-side-a-family-recipe-grows-into-a-family-business https://nutrilabel.com/blog/mama-sweet-side-a-family-recipe-grows-into-a-family-business Turning a beloved family recipe into a retail product takes more than good taste. Here is the honest sequence: legality, scaling, labeling, costing, and the first sale. Getting into Retail Tue, 03 Dec 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-do-i-convert-my-recipe-measurements https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-do-i-convert-my-recipe-measurements Cups to grams is not one conversion, it is one per ingredient. How to convert kitchen measurements into label-grade weights, and where densities betray you. Features Fri, 01 Nov 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/selling-more-getting-your-food-product-into-stores-part-2 https://nutrilabel.com/blog/selling-more-getting-your-food-product-into-stores-part-2 From farmers markets to regional grocery chains: how buyers evaluate new products, what paperwork they expect, and how to pitch without burning your one shot. Getting into Retail Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-create-a-nutrition-label https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-create-a-nutrition-label From recipe to print-ready panel: the two ways to get a nutrition label, what each costs, and a step-by-step path using database analysis. Getting Started Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-feature-how-to-scale-a-recipe-with-ease https://nutrilabel.com/blog/new-feature-how-to-scale-a-recipe-with-ease From a 12-cookie test batch to a 40-kilogram production run, scaling in NFL is one input, not a spreadsheet: every line recalculates and the label stays true. Features Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator https://nutrilabel.com/blog/recipe-cost-calculator Pricing a food product without knowing its true cost is guessing in public. NFL calculates cost per batch, unit, and serving - including packaging, labor, and overhead - from the same recipe that drives your label. Features Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/the-truth-about-nutritional-analysis-for-food-labels https://nutrilabel.com/blog/the-truth-about-nutritional-analysis-for-food-labels The FDA accepts both database calculations and laboratory analysis for nutrition labels. Here is how each method works, what each costs, and when you genuinely need the lab. Getting Started Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/food-label-optional-nutrients-to-include-in-nutrition-facts-label https://nutrilabel.com/blog/food-label-optional-nutrients-to-include-in-nutrition-facts-label Beyond the mandatory rows, the FDA lets you voluntarily declare a long list of vitamins and minerals - but once you make a claim or fortify, voluntary becomes mandatory. Getting Started Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/picking-a-nutrition-fact-label-format-and-style https://nutrilabel.com/blog/picking-a-nutrition-fact-label-format-and-style The FDA allows several Nutrition Facts formats depending on package size and shape. Here is how to choose between vertical, tabular, and linear layouts. Getting Started Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-do-a-database-nutritional-analysis-right https://nutrilabel.com/blog/how-to-do-a-database-nutritional-analysis-right Database analysis is the accepted, affordable way to generate nutrition facts for most products, if you do it carefully. Here is the method, step by step, and the mistakes that ruin the numbers. Getting Started Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/deciding-between-lab-and-database-nutrition-analysis https://nutrilabel.com/blog/deciding-between-lab-and-database-nutrition-analysis Both methods are FDA-accepted for nutrition labeling. Here is how they differ in cost, speed, and accuracy, and when each one is the right call. Getting Started Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMT https://nutrilabel.com/blog/official-font-for-nutrition-fact-labels https://nutrilabel.com/blog/official-font-for-nutrition-fact-labels Helvetica is the convention, but the regulation is about type sizes, weights, and hierarchy, not one mandated typeface. Here is what 21 CFR 101.9(d) really says about label typography. Rules and Guidelines Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMT