When you work with On The Menu you don’t need to concern yourself with the FDA rounding rules because we do the rounding for you. That said, it’s not uncommon for a client to ask us how the rounding rules work. Having that information at your fingertips can be helpful, so we’ve pulled the rounding rules for the nutrients found on the current standard Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP). NutrientIncrement RoundingCalories < 5 cal – express as 0 ≤ 50 cal – express to nearest 5 cal increment ... Full Article
Percent Daily Value (%DV) for Protein
Based on FDA recommendations, the Daily Value for protein is 50g per day. Generally, a Nutrition Facts label has no Percent Daily Value (%DV) for protein on display. While it may seem like a simple calculation to determine the %DV of protein based on the grams of protein in a food, more distinction is required. Protein is made up of amino acids that fall into two categories, essential and nonessential. The essential amino acids are what we obtain from food and cannot be made by the body. ... Full Article
Servings Per Container
The number of servings per container is the first line on a Nutrition Facts panel unless it is a single serving, which allows omitting that information. Determining the number of servings per container is straightforward, but there are nuances when rounding is applied. Basic rounding rules apply to the servings per container on a Nutrition Facts panel if the number of servings isn't an exact whole number. Whole number rounding applies when there are less than two or greater ... Full Article
Nutrition Facts Label Formats
We offer a variety of Nutrition Facts label formats to meet your packaging needs. The most often utilized is a standard label. Other formats include tabular, linear, simplified, dual, and aggregate. Linear and simplified Nutrition Facts labels are only available for qualified products or packaging. Within these Nutrition Facts label formats, there are options for further change. If the size is an issue, then some possibilities for condensing the label include using abbreviations, shortening ... Full Article
Rules of Added Sugar
A Nutrition Facts panel (NFP) for cane sugar, coconut sugar, maple syrup, honey, agave syrup, and other sugars sold as single ingredients reflect zero grams of added sugar. When those sugars are an added ingredient to a food product, they are considered added sugar on the NFP. For example, an NFP for bottled, 100 percent maple syrup would reflect zero grams of added sugar. Granola sweetened with maple syrup must claim the maple syrup as added sugar. A bit confusing, but remember sugar sold ... Full Article
