How to Generate and Print Nutrition Labels

What this guide covers

The path from a recipe to a printed Nutrition Facts label in Nutrifax, in six steps. With your recipe and ingredient weights ready it takes about 10 minutes.

You will:

build or import a recipe
check the ingredient matches
set servings and yield
generate the label in the CFIA or FDA format
export it, as a single file or an Avery 5163 sheet
keep the records that let you regenerate it later

Before you start

Have these ready:

the final recipe, with ingredient quantities (weights are better than volumes)
the intended serving, based on the reference amount for your category
the target market: Canada or US

Step 1: Create your recipe

In the recipe builder, pick one of three inputs:

Ingredient Search: add ingredients one at a time from the Canadian Nutrient File and USDA FoodData Central
Paste Recipe: paste the full recipe text and let the AI import parse and match it
Photo Import: upload a photo or screenshot, confirm the extracted text, then parse it

Paste Recipe and Photo Import use AI matching and cost Ω1 per import. Anything the import cannot match becomes a placeholder row you replace with Ingredient Search.

Step 2: Confirm ingredient rows

For each ingredient:

read the full description of the matched food. "Flour" can be self-raising, whole wheat, or all-purpose
check the quantity and unit, and use the dataset's own measure where one exists (a cup of flour has its own gram weight)
replace every placeholder row

This step decides the quality of the label. Everything after it is arithmetic.

Step 3: Set servings and yield

Set servings, or total yield and serving size, to match how the product is packaged and sold. Per-serving values are total nutrients times serving size over yield. The serving should follow the reference amount for your category: Health Canada's Table of Reference Amounts for Canada, the FDA's RACC for the US.

Step 4: Generate the label

Open label generation and choose:

the format: the Canadian standard table, the Canadian bilingual table, or the US panel
for the Canadian standard table, the figure variant that fits your package, and English or French
the output type: PDF or PNG

Your first label costs Ω1 of the Ω3 a new account starts with. Re-rendering the same recipe version is free. Preview the result before printing.

Step 5: Export for printing

a single-label file for your own layout or a print shop
the Avery 5163 sheet export, which tiles ten labels onto a US Letter page (Recipe Pro or Label Pro)

For any print run: print one page on plain paper first, at 100% with no "fit to page", and check it against your stock.

Step 6: Save records

Keep together, per product and version:

the recipe version
the label file
the audit report PDF (Recipe Pro or Label Pro), which lists every ingredient match, measure, and contribution
the sheet file, if you used one

When a retailer or an inspector asks where a number came from, this is the answer.

Troubleshooting

"Ingredient did not match"

click the placeholder row
search with a simpler term, or the food's generic name
pick the closest food in the dataset for your market and continue

"Values changed unexpectedly"

check whether servings or yield changed
check ingredient quantities and units
confirm you regenerated after the last recipe edit

"Print alignment is off"

turn off "fit to page" and print at 100%
confirm the paper size is US Letter for Avery 5163
run a one-page test before a batch

Why the versioned workflow matters

If you sell packaged food, the label has to be reproducible. One saved recipe per product, every label generated from it, and the audit report saved beside it. When the recipe changes, regenerate both. That is the whole system.

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Disclaimer

Educational content only; not legal advice. Confirm the final label against current regulations for your product and jurisdiction.

How to Generate and Print Nutrition Labels in Nutrifax