Creating a Label

All the information necessary to prepare a nutrition label can be generated in the Nutrition Labeling section. Furthermore, a formula created in the Formula Development section can be moved to the Nutrition Labeling section or formula information retrieved from a formula archive file.

Before preparing a Nutrition Facts label, make sure that all necessary ingredients are in the ingredient file. To learn more about adding ingredients to the ingredient file, please refer to the section on Adding Ingredients to the Ingredient File.

The user should be in the Labeling section.

Enter a formula name, formula ID, and any notes for the nutrition section formula by clicking the white portion of the Formula Name & ID box (A).

Add ingredients to the nutrition label formula by clicking the Add Ingredients button (B). To learn more about using the Add Ingredients window, please refer to Adding Ingredients to a Formula.

Add an amount for each ingredient. If you know the amount of each ingredient on a % (weight/weight) basis then enter each in the blue cells provided (C).

If you know the amount of each ingredient based on various units of measure (e.g. cups, grams, pounds, etc.), please refer to Entering Recipe Amounts in a Formula.

Enter the serving size and number of servings information.

Enter the common household unit by pressing the Serving Size button (D) under the heading Common Household Unit. Select the appropriate units using the corresponding units drop-down.
Do the same for the equivalent metric quantity (E).
Enter the number of servings by pressing the Number of Servings button (F).
These cells (G) list the serving size information. If need be, you can modify this information in the Label Options window by pressing the Label Options button (H). If you would like to base the per serving information on an amount other than the equivalent metric quantity, click on the check mark (I). A blue cell will appear allowing the user to enter the amount in grams, which will be used to calculate the Nutrition Facts. To view the Nutrition Facts, press the View Label (J) button.

The Nutrition Facts label appears.

To change the appearance of the label, press the Label Options button (A). To output the nutrition facts and other information to a printer or another file, press the Print Label button (B). If you wish to view or edit the ingredient declaration, press the View/Edit Declaration button (C). If you are working with a more complex ingredient declaration, please refer to Ingredient Declaration – Introduction.

Modifying Label Appearance

You should already have a nutrition label formula loaded in the Nutrition Label section and be viewing the Nutrition Facts label. If you need help creating a Nutrition Facts label, please refer to, Preparing a Nutrition Facts Label.

Press the Formula button and select Edit Label Options

If you are viewing a label then press the Label Options button.

The Label Options window appears.

This version of TechWizard Online™ allows the user to create labels in either the new or old label format. These options are accessed using the two tabs (B) at the top of the Label Options window. The New Label tab is selected. The Old Label tab provides features that work in a similar fashion to what is described below. It just applies to the old label format instead.

The various options for creating a label that meets the new label formats are available in New Label tab (B). The text boxes in the box labeled “Text to Appear on Label” provide a means of doing just that (C). If you do not wish to use the text created when the per serving information was entered in the Labeling Section, then you can modify the text here.

Below this is the Label Type settings (D). In this figure, a standard dual column label is selected. The per container nutrient amounts are based on 528 g (E). The calorie conversion chart is hidden.

Next, the user can select any voluntary units to appear on the label (F). If the user intends to show the percent daily value for protein, then a protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCASS) value between 0 and 1 must be provided (G). Press the Apply button (H) to view the label with all settings implemented. Press Close (H) to hide the window.