Understanding the full Nutrition Breakdown of your recipe is essential for accurate labeling, regulatory compliance, and optimizing your product’s nutritional value. With Food Label Maker, you get an in-depth analysis of your recipe’s nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, helping you identify which ingredients contribute to each nutrient and make informed decisions on how to optimize your recipe.
What is the Nutrition Breakdown?
The Nutrition Breakdown provides a detailed analysis of your recipe, showing how each ingredient contributes to its total nutrient content. This includes:
Macronutrients: Calories, fat, carbohydrates, protein, fiber, and sugar.
Micronutrients: Vitamins and minerals based on ingredient composition.
Ingredient Contribution: See which ingredients are driving each nutrient.
View data in interactive pie charts, bar graphs, and tables, with the flexibility to select which values to display.
How to View the Full Nutrition Breakdown
Follow these steps to access your Nutrition Breakdown:
Create or Open a Recipe
Click "Add New Recipe" or open an existing one.
Enter all your ingredients and their quantities.
Ensure Ingredients Have Nutrition Data
Food Label Maker automatically pulls nutrient values from its verified ingredient database.
If using custom ingredients, ensure complete nutrition data is entered.
Navigate to the Nutrition Breakdown Section
After entering your ingredients, go to the Nutrition Breakdown tab.
Here, you’ll see the full breakdown of macros, vitamins, and minerals displayed in interactive pie charts, bar graphs, and tables.
Choose which values to display for a tailored analysis.
Analyze and Optimize Your Recipe
Identify which ingredients contribute the most to calories, fats, protein, sugars, and other nutrients.
Adjust ingredient quantities to optimize nutrition, claims, and compliance.
Export or Use Data for Labeling
Once satisfied, use this breakdown to generate FDA-compliant nutrition facts labels.
Export the data for internal documentation, reformulation, or reporting.
Why is the Nutrition Breakdown Important?
Provides a detailed, ingredient-level analysis of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.
Supports nutrition claims such as "High in Protein" or "Source of Fiber".
Helps optimize recipes by identifying key nutrient sources.
Offers interactive visualizations for easy analysis and customization.