When you first use the program, you will see a list of included sample ingredients and formulas. As you continue to add your own records, this list will show all available ingredients and formulas.
On this screen, you open both ingredients and formulas by clicking on them in the list. As you start typing in the search bar, the program will immediately start to search the database for matches and refine your list of results. The more you type, the more refined the search results will be. The search results will expand to show you Alternate Names and ingredients.
Depending on which options and/or search conditions are selected, the program will search ingredients, ingredient components and formulas for the results.
You can refine results by a variety of additional methods.
Select one of the tabs: All, Recents, Ingredients, Formulas
Use the right-hand sidebar to refine results by Nutrient content, entered cost, shelf life, target amount or group.
Each search condition that is entered will refine the search. For example, a search could list all of the Botanicals that have a shelf life less than 1 year and cost between $3.00 and $10.00 per pound.
Nutrient
Use this option to search for ingredients and formulas that contain a nutrient component or a chemical impurity within a specified amount. After clicking on Nutrient, choose the desired nutrient component or chemical impurity from the pull-down menu. Then set the criteria and number range for the search. The search results will be returned per Target Amount (100 grams is the default).
Example: Request a list of ingredients and formulas that contain Vitamin C between 0 and 10000 mg per target amount.
Click on Clear to delete the search.
Cost
Use this option to search for ingredients and formulas that fall within a specified cost. Click on Cost then set the criteria and number range for the search. The search results will be returned per Target Amount (100 grams is the default).
Example: Request a list of ingredients and formulas that cost less than $1.00 per target amount.
Click on Any Cost to clear the search.
Shelf Life
Use this option to search for ingredients and formulas that fall within a specified shelf life. Click on Shelf Life then set the criteria and number range for the search.
Example: Request a list of ingredients and formulas that have a shelf life of less than 1 year.
Click on Any Shelf Life to clear the search.
Target Amount
Use this option to define the Nutrient and Cost search criteria.
The default is 100 grams.
Groups
When ingredients and formulas are assigned to groups, the groups will be listed in the search conditions and can be used to refine searches. Click the check box next to the group or groups to consider them in the search.
Example: Request a list of ingredients and formulas that are in the Botanicals group.
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