Creating New Ingredients

Adding ingredients

To create a new ingredient

1. On the left side navigation bar click New, then Ingredient. 
2. Enter your ingredient name.
3. Enter the amount and unit for the ingredient.
4. Click Tab or Enter and the program displays the component entry field

NOTE: The red dot next to the ingredient name indicates that the information entered has not been saved. After the ingredient is saved (by clicking the save icon above the File menu), the red dot will disappear until further edits are made. Clicking on the "x" next to the ingredient name will close the ingredient. Your screen will look like this:

Adding Ingredient Components

Components are ingredient constituents (such as water, calories, vitamins, minerals). An ingredient may be composed of more than one component. Components can be active or inactive.

Active components are included on the Formula screen and allow the user to create a formula based on the component amount. These components can also be listed on the Supplement Facts panel. 

Inactive components are not listed on the Formula screen and are not considered in the creation of the formula, with the exception of water. Water and ash, if entered, are always listed as Inactive components. The water value is considered in the calculations on the Formula screen, so it is important to enter a water value for ingredients if this data is available. 

To add a new ingredient component

1. Start typing the name of the component you wish to add.
   
   
   1. A list of matching search results will appear. If a component is not listed in the search results, type the entire name as you wish to have it displayed and then click on the name to select it. This will add the component to the component list so it will be available for future searches.

NOTE: The program is initially populated with the mandatory and voluntary nutrients that are allowed on the Supplement Facts label, plus other nutrients that are seen on Supplement Facts panels. Ingredient Components can also be created from the Options menu.

1. Click on the component – existing or new  – to add it.
2. Enter Quantity, Unit, and Active/Inactive. To navigate to the next field, click Tab or Enter after filling out each field.
3. Click Tab or Enter to add the Component to the Ingredient

EXAMPLE: Calcium carbonate may contain 37% calcium and 1.5% moisture (water). Both calcium and water should be added as components for this ingredient. Calcium would be an active component. The program always recognizes water as an inactive component. The ash and other inactive components can be added if desired. The heavy metals and microbial specifications can be added by creating user-added fields for this data. 

NOTE: To enter Calories for an ingredient, type Calories from the search field, select it and enter the amount when prompted. The program will place Calories under the Overrides section of the screen. If no Calorie number is entered, but values are added for Calorie nutrients (protein, carbohydrate, fat, alcohol), the program will calculate a Calorie value using the 4-4-9-7 formula [(4 x protein grams) + (4 x carbohydrate grams) + (9 x fat grams) + (7 x alcohol grams)].