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Nutritional information promotes public health, ensures transparency in the food industry, supports dietary needs, and educates consumers. By providing data such as calorie counts, nutrient breakdowns, and portion sizes, it empowers individuals to make informed food choices tailored to their health goals, medical requirements, or personal preferences.
If your restaurant is part of a chain with 20 or more locations, you are legally required to provide nutritional information on your menu—including drive-thru menus. Section 4205 of the Affordable Care Act (passed in March 2010) mandates this disclosure.
Your menu may include a statement such as:
“Additional nutrition information available upon request.”
If you package food for retail sale, you must display a nutrition declaration on the product. This is commonly referred to as back-of-pack nutrition labeling.
How To Use It
Each ingredient includes a section for Nutrient Codes, sourced directly from the USDA database. If a specific code is not available, you can create a Custom Nutrition entry.
Step 1: Find the USDA Nutrient Code
- Open the ingredient screen.
- Locate the nutrient box in the lower-left corner.
- Type the ingredient’s name to find the closest match.
When you use that ingredient in a recipe, reciProfity uses the code, along with the quantity and unit, to calculate the nutritional value for that ingredient and all others in the recipe.
Step 2: Add Nutrient Codes to Prep Recipes
Example: A Prep Recipe for roasted salmon includes USDA or Custom Nutrient Codes for each ingredient.
Step 3: Use Prep Recipes in Serving Recipes
The Prep Recipe is added to a Serving Recipe for salmon.
Step 4: Review the Nutrition Section in Serving Recipes
- At the bottom of the Serving Recipe, the Nutrition section displays calculated values based on USDA and Custom Nutrition Codes.
- These values reflect the actual amounts used in the recipe and generate a nutrition facts label.
For more details on how USDA calculates nutrition, see: Nutrition Simplified