Nutrition information panels, worked out from the recipe

What it does

• The nutrition information panel — energy, protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, sugars and sodium, per serving and per unit quantity, in the format set by section S12—2.
• Three significant figures, applied where section 1.2.8—7(3) requires it, and applied last so the rounding error does not compound.
• Per cent daily intake against the eight reference values in section 1.2.8—8(3), with the required statement.
• Allergen declarations with the required names from Schedule 9 — including barley gluten in the summary statement where the ingredient list says barley.
• Percentage labelling of characterising ingredients under Standard 1.2.10.

Where the numbers come from

Australian recipes are calculated on the Nutrition Panel Calculator dataset published by Food Standards Australia New Zealand — the data the regulator’s own tool runs on. Foodlex also carries the German Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel, the American USDA FoodData Central and the French CIQUAL table, which matters if you import ingredients or export finished product.

Two things to know before you sign up

Foodlex was built for the European Union first. The Australian rules are implemented against the Food Standards Code — Standard 1.2.8, Schedule 12, Schedule 9, Standard 1.2.10 — and you select the Australian market in the app. The interface language is English, not Australian English, and the billing is in euros.

It does not produce a Health Star Rating graphic. The star rating is voluntary and sits outside the Code; Foodlex covers what the Code makes mandatory.

Guides

• Allergen labelling — the Plain English rules
• The complete list of mandatory particulars
• Health Star Rating explained
• Country of origin labelling