Nutrition Facts

Question: Nutrition Facts? I'm about to sell some roasted nut products to some super markets in my area. Is it legal or appropriate to provide my own nutrition facts by using the nutrition facts given by the ingredients I use? I've tried to get a hold of a laboratory, but surprisingly, none seem to be interested in taking the job. Please provide whatever advice you can. Thanks in advance.

Answer: Yes, it is both legal and appropriate for you to calculate the nutrition facts of your product based on the nutrition facts of the ingredients in your product (this is what is known as calculated data). The FDA does not prescribe *how* you obtain the nutrition information of your product. The FDA only legally requires that your nutrition information be *acurate*. They do not require you to send your product to a lab for analysis. Calculated data is just fine as long as it's accurate! Also keep in mind that if you are labeling you own product, you will need to follow the FDA-prescribed format of the Nutrition Facts table. The Nutrition Facts table is HIGHLY prescribed. There are regulations on everything - including the nutrients you need to display, font sizes, bolding, and nutrient rounding. I suggest you visit FDA's website and look up the Code of Federal Regulations relating to nutrition labeling. Do your homework! Labeling inaccuracies can result in product recall and/or fines, so it is important that you know what you are doing.

Question: Nutrition facts......? Is there a web page that weill allkow me to enter the ingredients in a recipe and it will give me the specific nutritional numbers per serving; such as calories, and carbs.

Answer: As close as I can get: http://www.justnutri.com/nutritional_facts/index.html

Question: How can I figure out nutrition facts for unlabeled, unlisted restaurants food? I want to figure out the nutrition facts for some foods Ive eaten at small town shopping center restuarants. I looked up the websites but they dont have nutrition facts on them, and the restuarant didnt have anything listed there. Is there a place or way I can find the nutrtion facts for places like this?

Answer: without having an exact ingredient list with amounts it's not possible to tell. the only way would be to bring the dishes in question to a lab and have them test for caloric content. that's an awful big hassle to find out the calorie count.

Question: How do you create a nutrition facts label? A nutrition facts label is required on most pre-packaged food in North America. How would someone go about creating one for one of their products?

Answer: This is actually a great question, I've been through this and I can tell you this; if you will produce more than 10,000 units or will have I believe 10 or more employees then you need a nutrition label and it needs to be displayed in certain areas. You can find an independent food lab in the yellow pages under laboratory. Now things may of changed so I would suggest going to the FDA website (www.fda.gov) just type in business in the search bar and you'll find tons of info regarding policies. I would suggest if you are serious, finding out if a college near you deals with the culinary arts and if they have any cross classes in business that may help people out for class projects etc.

Question: What are the nutrition facts for beef tendon? Beef tendons are usually in those noodle in soups & they're so darn good as well. I love them most with the beef briskets. So out of curiosity, I was wondering what the nutrition facts are.

Answer: Beef tendon in noodles in soups? I don't understand. Noodles are not make with beef. And especially not beef tendons. I would think the tendons would be rubbery. Like chewing gum that won't go away.

Question: Where can I complain against false Nutrition Facts on food package? I have bought some commodities from Indian grocery shop in Bay area. It is really a bad experience seeing all the lies they put on Nutrition Facts label. They just put anything on any item, I usually buy after looking at the Nutrition facts, after coming home and some research I found what that put on package is just plain false. I really want them to be punished for playing with consumers health by providing wrong information and there by breaking the law. Just to clarify, I am in Sunnyvale, California USA.

Answer: How do I make a complaint about food or a food business? The NSW Food Authority is responsible for ensuring that NSW consumers get access to safe and correctly labelled food. If you have a problem with food or a food business you can contact the Authority by: Telephone on 1300 552 406 Facsimile on (02) 9647 0026 Email on [email protected] Letter to: Consumer & Industry Contact Centre c/- NSW Food Authority PO Box 6682, SILVERWATER, NSW, 1811. Alternatively, contact your local council. The Authority and local councils share the workload and have agreed to refer complaints to each other depending on who is best placed to address them. Either way, your complaint gets into the system and will be dealt with by the most appropriate organisation. It is important that if you are feeling unwell you should separately seek medical advice. http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumer/c-complaint.asp#howdoImakeacomplaint

Question: What are the nutrition facts of 2 average sized eggs, 3 tablespoons of milk and a teaspoon of salt? I mix those all together and microwave it for 2 minutes every morning and I was wondering what the nutrition facts are?

Answer: Amount Per Serving Calories 199Calories from Fat 137 % Daily Value* Total Fat 15.2g23% Saturated Fat 5.8g29% Polyunsaturated Fat 1.9g Monounsaturated Fat 5.5g Cholesterol 400mg133% Sodium 211mg9% Total Carbohydrates 2.0g1% Sugars 1.5g Protein 13.0g Vitamin A 13% • Vitamin C 5% Calcium 5% • Iron 14%

Question: What are the nutrition facts for 4 slices of mushroom and black olive pizza from Benito's? it was a medium, so i had about half, i want full nutrition facts, or if not, then calories will do

Answer: Try mycaloriecounter.com I hear you can find nutrition facts for just about any kind of food.

Question: Can I have to nutrition facts for Jello oreo pudding? Can I have to nutrition facts for Jello oreo pudding? PLEASE?? Additional Details 25 minutes ago Actually, All i need is the Dietary fiber, the fat, and the Calories.

Answer: Yes Check the label on the box Federal requirement...! 0????

Question: What is the font type used on Nutrition Facts labels? I am doing a graphic design project where I need to recreate a nutrition facts label. Anyone know the font type used in the standard nutrition facts label? I don't care about font size. I will figure that out myself. I just want to know the font type. Thanks!

Answer: What for what country? In Canada the template you get from the government is done in Quark and in Helvetica (Regular & Bold) or Helvetica Condensed (Regular & Bold) depending on the size it falls under. It doesn't necessarily have to be in that face, the rules in constructions state: "The characters in the nutrition facts table •Shall be displayed in a single standard sans serif font that is not decorative and in such a manner that the characters never touch each other or the rules (B.01.450(3)(a));" In case your in the US I just found a thing on the FDA's rules.. Tile "Nutrition Facts" can be in Franklin Gothic Heavy or Helvetica Black, then everything else is in Helvetica and Helvetica Black. Once you get through all the loquacious government BS you can find all the rules and regulations. Everything is very specific from type sizes, rule sizes, and leading. Here is a link for the US which would help you out if your from there http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/FoodLabelingNutrition/FoodLabelingGuide/ucm064904.htm Hope that helps Cheers

Question: Is there a good search engine I can use to find nutrition facts on basic foods? I've been searching for some basic foods and it is so hard to find! is their just one site I can go to and simply type in a food and get a chart of its nutrition facts?

Answer: this is my favorite site for that: www.calorieking.com - Food Database They have pretty much EVERYTHING in there including fast food and a lot of sit down restaurants.

Question: How do the food processors figure out the food products' Nutrition Facts? How do the food processors figure out the food products' Nutrition Facts? Ex. How do the food processors figure out how many calories (and so on) are in a granola bar?

Answer: they calculate the igredients they put in and how much they put in the granola bar and record it and then they add it up.

Question: Do the nutrition facts of a food affect how much you can eat? Do the nutrition facts of a food affect how much you can eat?

Answer: Yes, definately. It didn't used to until I started looking up the nutritional value of some of my favorite foods. Whoa. That woke me up. Then I realized why I never lost weight (although I didn't gain either.) For example, my favorite burger was almost 900 calories! Just the burger! Some things you can just do without...

Question: Where can i find the nutrition facts for the food at The Cheesecake Factory? im on the website and i want to find th nutrition facts for the sheperds pie, the pecan strawberry waffles and a couple other things... please help?

Answer: http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/cheesecake-factory http://www.myfitnesspal.com/nutrition-facts-calories/cheesecake-factory http://calorielab.com/news/2007/07/28/calorie-pusher-comes-to-town-the-cheesecake-factory-hits-rochester/ http://calorielab.com/news/2007/07/28/calorie-pusher-comes-to-town-the-cheesecake-factory-hits-rochester/

Question: How can I tell the new nutrition facts? I changed an ingredient in my recipe so how do i find out the new nutrition facts for the whole recipe? Is there a website that will do it for me?

Answer: If you have the nutritional facts from the previous recipe all you have to do is subtract the nutritional information of the ingredient you took out and then add in the new one for the new information. The only programs I know of that will calculate recipes for you, such as Master Cook all cost money to use. You can however look everything up on your own at NutritionData.com. It may be a little time consuming but with programs like Master Cook you don't get the right information all the time, this way you know your information is right.

Question: Do the calories on Nutrition Facts include the sugars and carbohydrates? I know that 1 gram of sugar is roughly equal to 4 calories, but I'm wondering if the value of calories on the Nutrition Facts on food packaging is including this conversion. Thanks guys!!

Answer: For the most part yes, the nutrition facts include all carbs (sugar, starches, fiber are carbs) except in 2 instances. When they calculate nutrition labels they figure protein & fat and EVERYTHING else is considered a carbohydrate. That is why sugar & fiber are both lumped in the same category, even though they aren't even close to being equal. They use the 4cal carb/4cal protein/9cal fat in their calculations but that is just an estimate. For instance - The incomplete protein in vegetation is closer to 2.63 calories per protein gram & the complete protein in meats is closer to 4.27 calories per protein gram. This "glitch" could greatly effect the true carb count of an item (see the hidden carb count tool below). They don't have to report (and it's rare to see) on anything less than half a gram per serving. I prefer to see nutrition in 100 grams to get a truer sense of it's value. They use ridiculously low serving portions on some items and show it's calorie free, when that's not true if you're having 10 servings a day. For instance, individual serving artificial sweetener packs claim no carbs, but they actually have half a gram each. If your carb allowance for artificial sweeteners is only a couple of grams per day, that could add up fast. The tool posted below will give actual breakdowns of foods & not the estimated value.