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Most labeling situations require the display of a household serving size and the number of servings per container.

  1. Type the household serving size in the text field. It can be a combination of letters and numbers. Example: 1 cup.

  2. Type the servings per container in the text field. It, too, can be a combination of letters and number. Examples: 4, About 6.

  3. Click Apply & Next to go to the next option or Apply & Close to close this dialog.

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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

If your product contains only one serving, you can hide the serving per container.

  • Check Hide Servings per container

Recipe

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This firs line shows the gram weight for the Recipe, either as calculated by the program or as entered by you. This will appear in parentheses on the label.

There are special instances when you can hide the Recipe weight

  • Check Hide Recipe Serving Size

If your product is a liquid product and you have entered a volume conversion, you will want to show the mL amount on your label.

  • Check Show Serving Size Amount in mL (milliliters)

Display Options

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These options dictate how certain elements are displayed on the label.

Label Formatting

A Simplified label format may be used if 8 or more nutrients are the various…

Mandatory Nutrients

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Most of the mandatory nutrients have …present in your Recipe in insignificant amounts.

  • Check Use the Simplified format

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This option is only enabled if your Recipe meets the criteria

Vitamins and Minerals

To use abbreviations such as Potass. (for Potassium) or Incl. (instead of Includes)

  • Check Use all Abbreviations

Footnotes

  • Select the radio button for your desired footnote.

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Make sure to check the regulations for those instances when you can hide the footnote.

Added Sugars Only

If your product is a single-ingredient sugar product, like honey or table sugar, you qualify for special formatting.

To use the special formatting

  • Check This is for a single-ingredient sugar product

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In most cases, you will also be able to use the Simplified label format for your single-ingredient sugar product.

When you have made desired modifications

  • Click Apply & Next to go to the next option or Apply & Close to close this dialog.

Mandatory Nutrients

Here is where you will find the available options for the individual mandatory nutrients on your label.

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  1. use the arrow to expand the menu.

  2. Click Apply & Next to go to the next option or Apply & Close to close this dialog.

Voluntary Nutrients

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Here is where you add voluntary nutrients and select…will find the available options for the individual voluntary nutrients you wish to display on your label.

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Voluntary nutrients are just that, voluntary. Unless you are making any sort of related nutrient claim on your label. Example: “High in Vitamin C.” When you make a claim, you must display the nutrient on your label.

To display a nutrient

  • click the Show (eye) icon

To hide a nutrient

  • click the Show (eye) icon for a currently displayed nutrient

To access the options

  • use the arrow to expand the menu.

  • Click Apply & Close to close this dialog.

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