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Smart software for help with FDA's NLEA regulations

If you are looking for software to help you produce Nutrition Facts labels, you already recognize the challenge that faces you regarding the NLEA nutrition labeling regulations. The regulations are complex and often aggravating, but with NutriLabeler they become far more manageable. NutriLabeler has been helping companies produce Nutrition Facts labels since Fall of 1991.

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NutriLabeler produces labels from its (or your) ingredient database

Most companies can't afford to have their products analyzed for nutrient content, because it can easily cost several hundred dollars per product. These companies are instead relying on nutrient database analysis, and NutriLabeler includes a simple but powerful recipe formulator. Follow the simple steps to assemble a recipe or formula, then tell NutriLabeler to convert the component ingredients to a nutrient data set. You're now just a few keystrokes away from seeing the label based on any serving size you specify.

While you're formulating a recipe, NutriLabeler will analyze it at any weight for nutrient content/cost. And, you can convert any recipe or ingredient combination into a new composite ingredient in the database. Recipe files are instantly clonable for multiple "what-ifs". NutriLabeler can even adjust nutrient values in a recipe-derived data set (or any single data set) for pre-/post- processing moisture values (and more..). The ingredient list can be printed in descending order by weight.

Supplied Database

When you order NutriLabeler, you can request at no charge that the 6974-entry USDA
Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS) (ask about data from other USDA databases) be imported into NutriLabeler's ingredient database. A separate database module included with NutriLabeler gives you complete control over the ingredient database. You can easily add your own ingredients, delete existing ingredients, and edit nutrient values and cost. Nutrient data for new ingredients not included in the USDA database may be obtained by analysis, or by requesting such data from your ingredient suppliers, or from industry trade association databases.

Click here to see a list of all the foods in the FNDDS.

The "sugars" problem is no longer a problem: USDA has recently released its latest version of its "Survey" database, renamed the "Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies" (FNDDS) and this database now includes a value for "Sugars" for each entry. WholeGrain Software has converted this database into NutriLabeler's ingredient database format and it is being distributed with NutriLabeler when requested (see previous paragraph).

Use existing Nutrition Facts labels to add ingredients to your Ingredient Database

NutriLabeler's Database utility allows you to enter data from any Nutrition Facts panel and NutriLabeler will convert those data to an ingredient and add it to the Ingredient Database. The accuracy of the nutrient data for an ingredient added in this manner is of course dependent on the accuracy of the label, and will necessarily include some error due to the FDA rounding of values on the label. When used carefully and appropriately, this feature can be useful for companies who use existing labeled products as ingredients in their own products.

Export/Import ingredients from/to your Ingredient Database

If you wish to work on a different computer (at home, for example) while you add ingredient data to NutriLabeler's Ingredient Database, you may then export the added ingredient as a data file that may be attached to an e-mail or saved to a diskette. You may then import that ingredient into your office's NutriLabeler Ingredient Database.

And, NutriLabeler produces labels from analytical data

NutriLabeler was originally written to produce NLEA labels from the mountains of analytical data belonging to a very large U.S. company, so it can easily deal with most nutrient data circumstances. You simply enter your nutrient data set for a product, and NutriLabeler will transform it into appropriate label values for any serving size you specify. The whole process, from data entry to NLEA label, takes just a few minutes, depending on how many data sets you have. In fact, the data set sent to you by your analytical lab may have been generated by NutriLabeler---labs appreciate the flexibility and ease of use of NutriLabeler.

Does your company have more than one data set for a product? This is an advantage, because NutriLabeler can then take nutrient variation into account. It does this by calculating Standard Deviations (SD's), and then adding/subtracting 2 SD's (or any number you specify) to/from each mean nutrient value. This improves the likelihood that your labels will be in compliance, should FDA test your product. If you need them, NutriLabeler even lets you have custom SD multipliers for each nutrient in each product in case your variance differs between products. Outliers or missing values can be excluded from SD calculations.

Or, perhaps you don't have multiple data sets but you do have estimates of SD values for a single data set: NutriLabeler lets you enter these and will apply them to each of your mean values in the way you specify.

Effects of water loss/gain on nutrient content in baked products

NutriLabeler can take into account changes in water content with processing such as baking. All you need to do is weigh a sample of your product before and after baking, and along with the pre-baking water content (calculated by NutriLabeler when you formulate a recipe in the Ingredient Database screen), NutriLabeler will calculate the post-baking water content, then do the math to calculate the resulting concentrating effect of baking on the nutrients in the product. NutriLabeler does not estimate nutrient losses due to heat or other damage.

For analytical labs

Per requests by our lab users, NutriLabeler includes an ash field and performs carbohydrate-by-difference calculations for a data set.

How easy is it to generate a prototype label?

Once your recipe or formula has been entered and converted to a data set (browse the Tutorial to see how easy this is), or your analytical data entered, go to the data Series screen and press the L key twice to see your label onscreen (also see Tutorial for an example of an onscreen label).

Need to know, or just curious about, what the label values would be with a different serving size? Press Alt-s, type in the new gram weight, press ENTER, press L twice. Bingo--new label (and new Claims--see below). Press Alt-r to revert to the original serving weight.

How about other label display formats?

In addition to the full vertical display NutriLabeler can generate both the shortened and simplified vertical displays. The "Calories per gram 9/4/4" footnote, now optional in the regs., may be included or not in either the full or shortened display.

NutriLabeler can also generate the full, shortened, and simplified linear displays, and tabular displays for products with package space limitations.

NutriLabeler determines automatically if a product qualifies for the simplified display.

Camera-ready art?

NutriLabeler does not produce a "camera-ready" version of the label. We assume that before you put your label in front of a camera, you'll want the label set to exact FDA specs by your art department, or by a professional printer (which is relatively inexpensive). NutriLabeler produces a reasonably close approximation of the actual format, but it should be properly set to specs before inclusion with the final package art.

Labels may be printed directly (as shown onscreen), saved to ASCII files for graphic enhancement, or just viewed onscreen.

Are all the necessary nutrients covered in NutriLabeler?

In a word, yes. NutriLabeler handles all 12 mandatory declarations, as well as voluntary declarations such as Calories from Saturated Fat, Other Carbohydrates, Soluble/Insoluble Fibers, Sugar Alcohols, and all nutrients with USRDA or DRV values, as well as all vitamins and minerals with new RDI values but no USRDA values. NutriLabeler lets you work with either RE or IU for Vitamin A (data fields are present for both).

Nutrient Content claims

We think this feature alone is worth the price of NutriLabeler. NutriLabeler evaluates and then displays, for each label, the allowable descriptors for nutrient content claims ("Low"/"Free", and "Source of"/"High") based on the Reference Amount of the product, and even evaluates the Serving Weight to tell you if a disclaimer is needed.

Flexibility

You'll probably just use NutriLabeler's default settings at first. But if you want more control over the labeling process, many of the parameters used by NutriLabeler are adjustable. For example, you can choose to calculate Calories using either the declared label values for carb/fat/protein, or the pre-rounded actual values. And, if you wish, NutriLabeler will subtract insoluble fiber from carbohydrate before calculating Calories. Or, choose to have NutriLabeler use your separately determined value for Calories if, for example, your product has a fat substitute with a non-standard Caloric content.

No secrets:

You'll never have to wonder where the label values came from. Since WholeGrain Software is in the education business, NutriLabeler was designed to show you, via its "ShowCalcs" command, how its calculations are done, and to let you see FDA rounding rules in action. It will also display label calculations and values for any weight of the product (various serving sizes, what-ifs).

Get your hands on your data

NutriLabeler displays, prints, or saves to a text file, your data sets, label calculations, recipe ingredient lists, and labels so they can be accessible to other software (graphics, wordprocessing, etc.). All printouts can include up to 9 lines of your own company &/or product-specific headers.

Hardware requirements

NutriLabeler runs on any IBM-compatible computer with 640K RAM, DOS 3.x, a hard disk (1-2 Meg used, or 7 Meg with full Ingred. Database), and prints from all dot matrix, inkjet, and HP-compatible laser printers. NutriLabeler is network-aware, and runs on a LAN at no extra cost!

NutriLabeler is a DOS program, but easily runs in either full-screen or virtual mode under Win3.1, Win95, Win98, or NT.

Documentation and Technical Support

For orders placed on or after November 1, 2005, NutriLabeler's 70+ page User Guide full of screen shots and explanations will be provided on the distribution CD as a series of viewable/printable PDF files instead of the traditional hard copy of the User Guide in a binder. As always, when you purchase NutriLabeler, we're happy to help you at no charge by e-mail for as long as you use the software.

Price

NutriLabeler is priced so everyone can afford it--$249.00 (plus applicable CA sales tax if purchasing in CA). This price entitles you to use the software on a LAN, or on multiple non-networked computers at a single site. This is a site license at the cost of a single package. Multi-site licenses available --- please inquire.

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NutriLabeler 5.3 Upgrade

Current users of NutriLabeler, after arranging for a NutriLabeler Upgrade with WholeGrain Software (use info@wholegrain.com to inquire about new versions), may pay for the upgrade either by via PayPal ($20, or $21.45 if ordering in CA):

or by check as described above, but specify "NutriLabeler v5.3 Upgrade".

If you are not a current user of NutriLabeler, please do not use the above PayPal link.

NutriLabeler 6.0 (Trans Fat) Upgrade

If you currently use any of NutriLabeler versions 5.0-5.3 you can now order the v6.0 upgrade which includes tracking of "Trans Fat". If you are not yet upgraded to the "v5" level, you will need to do that first (see section just above). If the latter is necessary, you will not be charged for the v6.0 upgrade.

The v6.0 upgrade has been kept as simple as possible --- no changes to any database structures --- by utilizing pre-existing data fields. Please keep in mind that you will need to obtain Trans Fat content from your ingredient suppliers---the upgrade does not include a new version of the USDA Database, nor does that database have reliable Trans Fat data. If you plan on upgrading to v6.0, you might consider asking your suppliers now for Trans Fat data.

Detailed instructions for upgrading your current labels are here and will also be sent out with each copy of the upgrade.

Current users of NutriLabeler, after arranging for a NutriLabeler Upgrade with WholeGrain Software (use info@wholegrain.com to inquire about new versions), may pay for the upgrade either via PayPal ($20, or $21.45 if ordering in CA):

or by check as described above, but specify "NutriLabeler v6.0 Upgrade".

If you are not a current user of NutriLabeler, please do not use the above PayPal link.

You can download a free DEMO version of NutriLabeler here...

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2. NutriLabeler Demo Tutorial

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