Image AddedThe Prep Instructions are text fields that will not affect any of your Recipe’s other elements or its analysis. They’re here merely to let you record any instructions you need for the preparation of your Recipe.
Ingredient Statement
The Ingredient Statement preview displays your Ingredient Statement and lets you copy it as it is displayed.
To Copy your Ingredient Statement
Click the copy icon. The text is copied to your clipboard
Open any word-processing or design software and paste it. The text will be pasted as plain text, without any formatting
To Edit your Ingredient Statement
Edit Ingredient Statement
Generated Statement
The Generated Statement is automatically updated when you make modifications.
Modify Ingredients
On the left side of the Modify Ingredients section are your ingredients listed by weight, which is the order they must appear in the ingredient statement.
Selecting Existing Alias
If your ingredient has any existing aliases associated with it, you can select those here. If not, you can enter one in the field below.
Supplemental Text
Before
Anything entered here will appear before the ingredient
After
Anything entered here will appear after the ingredient. This is often where you would add a footnote indicator, such as an asterisk
Food Item State
Food Items states are only relevant for Food Items (Recipes or Ingredients) that have sub-ingredients. There are various options for how you can display the sub-ingredients in the Ingredient Statement.
Let’s use as an example, a Recipe that contains the Ingredient Salt and the Recipe Ketchup. The Ketchup has its own sub-ingredients: Tomatoes, Water, Sugar, Salt.
Without any modifications, the Ingredient statement would look like this:
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INGREDIENTS: Ketchup (Tomatoes, Water, Sugar, Salt), Salt. |
Expanded
This is the default state. Selecting Expanded will display the Ingredient (or its selected Alias) and list any child Ingredient(s) in parenthesis after the Ingredient, and the Ingredient Statement will look like this:
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INGREDIENTS: Ketchup (Tomatoes, Water, Sugar, Salt), Salt. |
Merged
Selecting Merged will discard the name of the parent Ingredient (“Ketchup”) and merge any items from the sub-Ingredients with like Ingredients in the rest of the Ingredient statement. Because the Ingredient Statement lists ingredients by weight, this could change the order of ingredients. In our example, Genesis Foods would merge the two instances of salt and the Ingredient Statement will look like this:
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INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes, Water, Salt, Sugar. |
Single Item
Selecting Single Item will only show the name of the parent Ingredient and not its sub-ingredients. Using the same example, the Ingredient Statement will look like this:
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INGREDIENTS: Ketchup, Salt. |
Custom
Selecting Custom will display the Edited Ingredient Statement text from a sub-Recipe’s own Ingredient Statement without the title, header, or any footnotes. In our example, let’s assume that the Ketchup Recipe’s original Ingredient Statement was edited and finalized as:
INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes, water, table salt, fructose*
*from corn
The Custom option would choose that edited statement, and the Ingredient Statement now would look like:
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INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes, water, table salt, fructose, salt. |
Ingredient Statement Options
Ingredient Statement Title
The title will default to “Ingredients” in all caps. This is standard. You may, however, wish to use a different word for the title or a different case.
To change your ingredient statement title
If you have added an asterisk indicating a footnote to an ingredient, you must also create the footnote.
To create and add text to a footnote
Type in an * asterisk.
Type the footnote text.
Use “CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF”
Any ingredient that makes up less than 2% of the product can be indicated as such by putting those ingredients after “CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF” in your Ingredient statement.
If sulfites are present, display as
When sulfites are present in your Recipe at 10ppm or more, you must declare that somewhere on your packaging. Industry best practices have been to put that declaration at the end of your Ingredient statement. The program will automatically display a sulfite statement when the threshold is exceeded. Here you choose which statement to use.
Ingredient Statement Editor
The Ingredient Statement Editor allows you to:
To Edit your Ingredient Statement directly
Click Copy from the Generated Statement
Make necessary edits. Edits here will not affect the Generated Ingredient Statement
When you are finished making all the necessary modifications, click Return to Recipe. The Preview will now reflect any edits
To Format your Ingredient Statement for the Packaging Assets Report
Click Copy from the Generated Statement
Bold or italicize text as desired. Edits here will not affect the Generated Ingredient Statement
When you are finished making all the necessary modifications, click Return to Recipe.
Click Reports
Select Packaging Assets Report
The Ingredient Statement will reflect any edits or formatting you made
Allergens
Because it is a consumer health concern, Genesis Foods has put in place a few safeguards to prevent you from creating an inaccurate allergen statement for your products. As such, the program requires you to set up your allergens correctly at the Ingredient level and limits the adjuments you can make at the Recipe level.
The Ingredient allergens will determine the Recipe allergens. In the example below, one or more of the Ingredients contains Milk, Abalone, Soy, Tree Nuts and/or Wheat. Specific species/types are required on the allergen statement for Fish, Shellfish and Tree Nuts. Note that, in this example, Shellfish and Tree Nuts also display their species/type, and only the species/type appears in the statement preview.
Image AddedBecause the allergens are rolled up from the Ingredient level, Genesis Foods limits how you can move them at the Recipe level.
The color of an arrow will indicate if it can be moved in that direction: A dark arrow indicates that it can; a lighter grey arrow indicates that it cannot.
You can move an allergen:
From the Not Present bucket to the May Contain bucket
From the Not Present bucket to the Contains bucket
From the May Contain to the Contains bucket
You cannot move any allergen in the opposite direction except to return it to its original bucket.
To move an allergen, do one of the following:
To reset the Allergens back to their original state (as determined by the Ingredients):
Click Reset Allergens
Image AddedWhen the dialog opens asking if you’re sure, click I understand.
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If you want to use either statement on your food product packaging, you can copy them as text and paste them into a word-processing or design document. |
Labels
Image AddedAny Labels you have previously created that use this Recipe will be listed here, and you can Show by Regulation.
To create a new Label
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Note: This action does not automatically create a Label from the Recipe you’re working on. |
Notes, Image, Attachments and Custom Fields
By completing the above tasks, you now have an Ingredient you can use to build a Recipe and its compliant Label. The remaining functions — Notes, Images, Attachments and Custom Fields — are not required for labeling and packaging, but are here to help you customize and organize your foods or simplify your workload.
Notes
Anything you want to add to this Ingredient that there isn’t an existing field for can go here. It is a simple text-entry field.
To add a Note
Click Add Note
Enter the Note text
Click Save
The dates of creation and most recent edit will be automatically recorded. You can add as many notes as necessary.
To delete a Note
To Edit a Note
Click the Edit icon.
Edit the Note
Click Save.
The date of the last edit will appear automatically.
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You can attach an image file (PNG, JPG, BMP, TIFF, etc.) here, and it will appear in this section and at the top of the page next to “Recipe.”
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Note: Only files 10MB and under will be accepted. |
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Select Upload Image
Navigate to the file
Select it
Click Save
To paste an image
Copy the image (right-click and select Copy or Ctrl+C)
Place your cursor in the Paste box
Paste the image (right-click and select Paste or Ctrl+V)
To delete an image
To select a different image
Attachments
Image AddedYou can attach any type of document to this Ingredient, including (and we recommend this) your spec sheet or COA.
To upload an attachment
Select Upload Attachment
Navigate to the file
Select it
Click Save
To drag and drop an attachment
Navigate to the attachment
Click on it and hold
Drag it to the box
Let go
The attachment will appear in the list with its initial upload time and date, and you can add a description to it here.
You can add as many attachments as necessary.
To add a Description
Click the edit icon.
Enter the description into the box
Click out of the box or press Enter
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Note: If the description takes up more space than can be shown in this box, hover over the "i" icon to see the entire text string. |
To delete an attachment
Custom Fields
All available Custom Fields will appear here, and you can enter alphanumeric values for any of them. You can also pin three of them to the top of your page.
To pin a custom field
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Note: You can only add and delete Custom Fields on the Options page. |
Approval
By completing the above tasks, you now have a Recipe you can use to build a compliant Label.
Once you have finalized your Recipe, you can click Approve. Genesis Foods will save the Recipe in that state, and you will not be able to edit the Approved version. If, however, you open that approved Recipe and make any changes to it, Genesis Foods will automatically create a new editable version.
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Note: You can only edit the latest approved version to trigger a new draft version. All other approved versions will be read-only. |
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Only approved Recipes can be used for Labels. |
Reports
Image AddedThe reports have been designed to collect relevant information in one place for three primary reasons:
Accessing the Recipe Reports
Open the Recipe
Click Reports in the upper right-hand corner
Select from the available options
Click Generate Report
Nutrient Spec Sheet ReportThe Nutrient Spec Sheet report shows you the total nutrient content of your Recipe, broken down by nutrient. This report gives you a quick look at the overall nutrient picture and is often used to share that data with others.
You can also:
Select which nutrients should appear on the report
Choose to display nutrient amounts per serving, per Xg or both
Choose to display the Recipe name or any of its aliases.
Show/hide various branding elements
Select which nutrients to display
Go to Nutrients to View
Click the down arrow to open the menu
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You can create your own list of nutrients by going to the Display Options page. |
Display the nutrients per serving or per 100g (or another gram amount)
Go to Report Measures
Select Per Serving, Per 100g or show both
Change how the Recipe name appears
Go to Name/Alias
Select from one of the available aliases. The name will reflect that change.
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If you have not created an alias for this Recipe, none will appear. |
Branding
You can customize your report with a logo, signature and other elements.
Foot/Comment text will appear at the bottom of your report. You can use this space to add any pertinent information like an address or any necessary commenting.
Click Template
Select Footer/Comment
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Logo & Signature is where you will upload images. The logo image will appear at the top of the report. The signature image will appear at the bottom, above the footer/comment.
Select Template
Click Logo & Signature
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Upload a signature image
When you have finished, click Apply & Close
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To remove the footer/comment and signature from the report, you have to return to the template dialog and select Delete. |
To show/hide the logo
Go to Show/Hide
Image AddedCheck or uncheck Logo. This is also how you show/hide the date and the Recipe image if you have uploaded one.
Ingredient & Nutrient Analysis ReportThe Ingredient & Nutrient Analysis Report displays all the values for all of the nutrients for all of the ingredients with the totals at the bottom of the columns.
This report is useful for checking your Recipe’s nutrient data and looking for any missing or incomplete data.
You can also:
Select which nutrients should appear on the report
Choose to display nutrient amounts per serving, per Xg or both
Select which nutrients to display
Go to Nutrients to View
Click the down arrow to open the menu
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You can create your own list of nutrients by going to the Display Options page. |
Display the nutrients per serving or per 100g (or another gram amount)
Go to Report Measures
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Packaging Assets reportThe Packaging Assets report collects everything you need to comply with packaging requirements:
You can also add:
Branding
You can customize your report with a logo, signature and other elements.
Foot/Comment text will appear at the bottom of your report. You can use this space to add any pertinent information like an address or any necessary commenting.
Click Template
Select Footer/Comment
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Logo & Signature is where you will upload images. The logo image will appear at the top of the report. The signature image will appear at the bottom, above the footer/comment.
Select Template
Click Logo & Signature
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Upload a signature image
When you have finished, click Apply & Close
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To remove the footer/comment and signature from the report, you have to return to the template dialog and select Delete. |
To show/hide the logo
Go to Show/Hide
Image AddedCheck or uncheck Logo. This is also how you show/hide the date and the Recipe image if you have uploaded one.
Printing the Packaging Assets Report
Click Print in the upper right-hand corner. This brings up a print dialog
Make necessary changes
Click Print
Downloading the Packaging Assets Report
Click download. This opens a Save dialog.
Choose where you will save the zipped folder that contains the report and an SVG of the Nutrition Facts label
Click Save.
Audit Trail
The Audit Trail report allows users to track changes made to an Ingredient, Recipe, or Label. These changes include the property changed, the data it was changed, and the user who made it. The Audit Trail report can be exported as a .CSV file.
To view the Audit Trail for a Recipe, Ingredient or Label
Click the Reports tab
Select Audit Trail
Click Generate Report.
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Click the Export button. Your browser will download a file named “Audit Trail Report.csv” automatically to your downloads folder, or, depending on your settings, prompt you to save it to a location on your computer.