# Check the numbers before you print. See which ingredient drives each nutrient, per batch or per serving, then check rounding, serving size and added sugars. [Start free](https://studio.bettermenu.live/signup) [See it in ChatGPT and Claude](https://bettermenu.live/platform/ai-and-agents/) A sample recipe’s analysis: every nutrient of the batch by ingredient, then one serving’s calories traced to the ingredients they come from ## Where does each number on the label come from? From your ingredient grams and their USDA values. The Analysis tab shows each ingredient’s share of every nutrient, for the batch or one serving. Figure: Where a recipe’s calories come from, for the whole batch and one serving: unsalted butter 29.5%, chopped pecans 28.9%, whole wheat flour 22.1%, maple syrup 9.9%, medjool dates 9.6% The analysis of a sample recipe. Each ingredient feeds Calories with its share: Unsalted butter 29.5%, Chopped pecans 28.9%, Whole wheat flour 22.1%, Maple syrup 9.9%, Medjool dates 9.6%. One serving, 2 pieces · 28 g, shows 130 Calories on the label. the ingredients a nutrient comes from, each with its share, for the whole batch and one serving ## How are the numbers on the label rounded? The compliance engine rounds every value under 21 CFR 101.9, nutrient by nutrient, from the exact amount per serving. - [Read 21 CFR 101.9(c)⁠(1)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-A/section-101.9#p-101.9(c)(1)) Figure: Calories round by two increments on one scale: 47 calories prints as 45, 52 calories prints as 50 A scale from 40 to 60 calories. Up to and including 50, a label shows the nearest 5 (40, 45, 50). Above 50 it shows the nearest 10 (50, 60), so 55 is not a stop. 47 calories rounds to 45. 52 calories rounds to 50. Source: 21 CFR 101.9(c)⁠(1). 47 calories rounds to 45, 52 calories rounds to 50 Free to start. No card needed. [Start free](https://studio.bettermenu.live/signup) [See pricing](https://bettermenu.live/pricing/) ## Is my serving size right for this food? Pick your food’s category and Formulate shows its reference amount (RACC) beside your serving. - [Look up a RACC free](https://bettermenu.live/tools/racc/) Figure: A serving of 2 pieces, 28 g, set against the 30 g reference amount for cookies Category: Bakery products, cookies, with a reference amount (RACC) of 30 g. One piece weighs 14 g. On a scale from 0 to 45 g, two pieces reach 28 g, the closest whole count to 30 g. A third piece, drawn dashed, would reach 42 g. The serving size is 2 pieces (28g). two 14 g pieces, 28 g, set against the 30 g RACC for cookies ## How do I confirm which ingredients add sugar? In Studio, AI suggests which ingredients add sugar. Review each answer, change any, then confirm. The Added Sugars line comes from what you confirm. > “Added sugars are either added during the processing of foods, or are packaged as such …” [21 CFR 101.9(c)⁠(6)⁠(iii)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-A/section-101.9#p-101.9(c)(6)(iii)) Figure: The added sugars review: honey adds sugar, the other ingredients do not, and the label prints Includes 10g Added Sugars A sample granola’s four ingredients, each with your answer to whether it adds sugar: honey yes, salt no, sliced almonds no, rolled oats no. You confirm the list, and the compliance engine prints the Added Sugars line from it: Includes 10g Added Sugars, 20% Daily Value, per 60 g serving. your answer per ingredient, then the Added Sugars line it prints Questions ## More questions ### Does FDA review the rounded label? No. Formulate applies FDA rounding, but FDA does not review or approve labels. You stay responsible for your package. ## Read next - [How we calculate From ingredient grams to the rounded number.](https://bettermenu.live/platform/how-we-calculate/) - [Compliance engine Fixed FDA rules do every calculation and rounding. No AI in it.](https://bettermenu.live/platform/regulation-engine/) ## Make your first label today. No card needed. [See pricing](https://bettermenu.live/pricing/). [Start free](https://studio.bettermenu.live/signup) [See it in ChatGPT and Claude](https://bettermenu.live/platform/ai-and-agents/) Source: https://bettermenu.live/formulate/check/