When a food manufacturer needs to create a nutrition facts panel for their product, their recipe ingredients and units of measure are the key items that are used to provide the appropriate nutrition report. And unless these items are sold in their raw form, there is a...
Some people eat to live, some live to eat. And then there are others who have to watch what they eat to live. There is a specific consumer demographic that looks to their nutrition labels as a very real lifeline, and we're not just talking about lowering cholesterol....
In the last portion of our series, we're covering how to recognize the opportunities to make qualified health claims about your products. During this phase of the food industry where functional medicine is colliding with food manufacturing at a rapid rate,...
When you've built a platform on the foundation of nutrition analysis, there are a lot of avenues that you can travel down in order to solve pain points for the food industry, and even food professionals themselves. Nutrition courses come in many shapes and sizes,...
During this COVID-19 epidemic, each branch of the food industry has felt the pressure of inexplicable amounts of change and every business has been ejected out of their comfort zone. Whether you’re a single-location restaurant experiencing a pivot to delivery or a...
Importing food to the United States can be a tricky process. With so many hurdles to overcome, one very important one can be made much easier with the right tools. We’re talking about creating your nutrition facts panels for your food products. And if you are looking...
As the food industry evolves in the direction of all things plant based, major shifts have taken place in the previously padded pockets of dairy product producers everywhere. So much so that they’ve taken to FDA to set boundaries defending against imitations and...
The KETO diet. You might just be living under a rock if you haven't heard of it yet. This high-fat, low carb and moderate protein diet has been sweeping the United States in such a way that it has begun to evolve past a dietary trend and into a potentially permanent...
Why it's about time You Updated Your Food Labeling Software If you're a food manufacturer in the food service business or you're thinking about creating a food product to be sold into retail stores, you know the importance of a nutrition facts panel. It's the single...
It is no secret that the FDA has the highest standards set for food entrepreneurs, budding manufacturers and large CPG companies alike. Just last year, over 650 recalls were administered for FDA and USDA regulated food products --- that’s over 125,000,000 pounds of...
LabelCalcⓇ is one of FoodCalc LLC’s two nutrition analysis products, created to help meet the needs of the food industry. Based in San Francisco, CA, we are a nationally recognized provider of online nutrition analysis that is fast, accurate, and FDA-compliant.
While using an ingredient-database platform (like LabelCalc) can be an efficient way to create FDA-Compliant food labels, it can be confusing to understand how a system can replace a full-blow lab analysis. 20 years ago, had you wanted to bring a product to market,...
It's no secret that despite rigorous regulations imposed by the FDA, the United States has some of the most lenient food laws in the world. This issue is most concerning when it comes to ingredients that are banned in other countries being GRAS (generally recognized...
In the past few year, functional food products have begun sprouting from the woodwork as consumer demand for healthier products, many in response to the year-long COVID-19 pandemic. And while essential oils have several benefits in regards to aromatherapy, it is...
Freeze dried foods are resurfacing in our industry in a way that we have never seen before. And why not? They're light, have a great shelf life and retail all the nutrients of their fresh counterparts packed in a tiny bite! And the reason we bring this up is that...