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Benefits of Using Food Nutrition Data Research Tools

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Traditionally, hard copy food composition tables, atlas, documents outlining population health targets and nutrient reference value tables were the resources that people had to see closely and cross reference while analyzing and recommending diets or working through nutrient compositions for recipes, meals, and menus. Now with the food nutrition analysis software in place, the entire task has been improved, automated and streamlined, transforming time-consuming analysis, research efficient, easier and less susceptible to human errors like incorrect calculations. Given the fact, dietitians, nutritionists, researchers are leveraging food nutrition analysis tools to simplify and streamline the process, reduce administrative and manual costs, and facilitate repeated dietary assessment during follow-up in food nutrition research . Quick view of benefits for food nutrition research: 1. Diet data extraction become easier and quicker 2. Creating diets, 24 hour recall, FFQ and more becomes eff...

The U.S. FDA Guidelines for New Nutrition Facts Label

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On January 1, 2020, the U.S. FDA has published new guidelines for food manufacturers. As a result, they have to comply with those guidelines to create a new nutrition facts panel . See the list of labeling requisites for new nutrition facts panel below: Serving size The new nutrition facts panel has to highlight calories and servings and show up in a larger font size and a bolder type. The U.S. FDA new rules mandate making the serving size figures reflect how Americans really eat and that food manufacturers have to follow them now onward.  Potassium and Vitamin D The new guidelines for labeling from the U.S. FDA want food manufacturers to exclude information for vitamins A and C and replace them with the information of potassium and vitamin D, because deficiencies of the vitamins A and C are rare today. Calcium and iron will continue to show up in the new nutrition facts panel . Added Sugar In a major change brought to food labeling and displaying information, the U.S. FDA makes i...

Why Use High-Tech Applications to Create New Nutrition Facts Labels?

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Nutrient-rich food is always good for health. Whether you are buying packaged food products from the supermarket or consuming home-made food items, you should always pay attention to the intake of nutrients. Foods contain all the essential nutrients that our body needs and so, making sure that the nutrient content is high in the food items is very vital. When you are buying ready-to-eat food products, you should make it a point to check the food labels to learn about the nutrients present in a particular food product. Furthermore, if you are on a diet and have any food restrictions, then also checking the nutrition facts food labels is important. The main purpose of providing nutrition facts labels is to help consumers make the right food choices. High-tech software application helping you to create new nutrition facts labels A food labeling software is a very useful tool that is used by the professionals working in the food manufacturing and food service industries like hotels, res...

Use Hi-Tech Tools to Create Printable Nutrition Labels

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Learning about food nutrients before consuming food products is important for consumers. To make sure that the consumers become aware of the nutrients, ingredients, and allergens present in the prepackaged food products that they are consuming, providing nutrition facts food labels on the food packages has been made mandatory by the governments of several countries in the world. This is considered very important and essential for the safety, well-being, and enlightenment of the consumers. Today, with the help of some advanced and innovative tools, printable nutrition labels can be generated quite effortlessly. Do you want to get more information about these cutting-edge tools? Then read further. Advanced nutrient analysis and labeling tools offered by notable companies Different innovatively designed tools having several useful features are designed and developed by these companies that prove to be very advantageous for the food manufacturing industry. By using these tools, creating n...

What Are the Functions of a Nutrition Panel Maker?

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 Just like different other industries, the food manufacturing industry has witnessed vast development in the previous decades as well. With the change in the lifestyle and food choices of the consumers, the food manufacturers have adapted their products and recipes accordingly to satisfy the requirements and preferences of the consumers. Amidst all these, the nutrition needs cannot be overlooked. And so, the food manufacturers are adding the essential nutrients as much as possible in the pre-packaged foods to fulfill the nutrition needs of the consumers. And to make sure that the consumers can learn all about the nutrients present in the food that they are buying, the nutrition facts food labeling has been given so much importance in all the countries. Learn about the advanced nutrition panel maker tools Software is designed with the purpose of making a task easier, effortless, and precise. And this is exactly what nutrition facts labeling software does. Want to know more about t...

Food Nutrition Labels: Are You Making Healthy Food Choice?

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Food nutrition labels help us to make healthier eating choices and identify nutrient-dense foods for a healthy diet. However, food labels are not always easy to decipher. What exactly do you understand when you see “low-fat food,” “multigrain” bread, etc. on a food label? There are many more like “fresh,” “no additives,” “natural,” etc. Seeing these words often raise your confusion meter, though they look good on food packages. You would think if these claims are really trustworthy or are for marketing purposes only. Until the introduction of the last FDA regulations, these claims were unregulated, which means they didn’t necessarily mean a food was better for you. Did such food labels with claims confuse you as well? You weren’t alone. But rest assured now these healthy claims on food nutrition labels are now absolutely regulated by the US FDA, which means you can confidently make an informed choice of a food item. What you need to ensure is that you know how to read food labels. You ...