Fiber has been a word that has lately seen a huge increase in usage over the past few years. Most consumers are now probably familiar with the word fiber although they might not have a full understanding of the two different types and the benefits that fiber can...
Over the past few years, partially hydrogenated oils have come under a lot of scrutiny. While they’ve been used in food products since the 1950s, mostly to preserve the shelf-life of manufactured foods, the FDA has recently decided to forbid their use. As of June 18,...
Food manufacturers have been waiting with bated breath to find out when they must implement the new FDA nutrition facts panels. After the Obama Administration’s May 5, 2017, deadline was delayed, the FDA recently released a statement declaring January 1, 2020, as the...
Kathryn was crazy about cheesecake. For as long as she could remember, she’d been baking them with her mother for every birthday and holiday. As she got older, she began tweaking her mother’s recipe and experimenting with different flavors. Soon, her friends started...
Gregory was thoroughly confused. He’d finished perfecting the recipe for his protein-packed energy bars, which he’d been selling at the local Farmers Market for the past year. His product was wildly popular, and several customers had asked if they could buy his bars...
One of the biggest challenges of being a food manufacturer is complying with the countless FDA guidelines, rules, and regulations about labeling your food products. This is especially true now, as the FDA is in the process of rolling out new guidelines based on recent...
Natural food is growing in popularity these days. We see labels that read “nothing artificial” and “100% natural” everywhere. Costco offers a wider selection of more wholesome food products, and even Walmart’s shelves are stocked with organic options. Ingredients that...
Those working in the food industry know the FDA has been undergoing significant changes since the Trump Administration took office. Recently, President Trump granted his new FDA commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, permission to delay calorie labeling on restaurant menus—a...
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.
It is no secret that the current coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe has rearranged the way that the consumer meets their basic needs, especially in regards to purchasing groceries. According to an interview conducted by Forbes with the VP of Global E-Commerce at...
While the worldwide pandemic remains in full swing and the the CPG industry continues to ebb and flow around the demands of the consumer, one thing has become abundantly clear: the demand for functional food and beverages has risen, and there is no end in sight. Prior...
Keto. The Ketogenic Diet. Ketones. Ketosis. We can all agree that Keto might just be the biggest fad to hit the food & beverage industry in the last few years, if not ever. This high fat, low-carb lifestyle has us forgetting what skim milk is and instead diving...
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,...