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      Nutrition in Kitchen CUT

      Nutritional data within our solution is managed at product level, enabling automation and calculation at point of sub-recipe and recipe creation

      Kitchen CUT supports the automatic calculation of nutritional data for products, recipes, and menus — essential for meeting UK regulations like Natasha’s Law and calorie labelling requirements.

      Nutritional values are generated using:

      • Supplier-provided data via the Supplier Gateway

      • Public databases: UK CoFid and USDA

      • Manual user input or overrides

      You are able to select which of these options are available on yourKitchen CUT system by heading to Settings > Nutrition > Nutritional Data Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated with medium confidence

      ✅ How It Works

      • Nutrition is calculated per 100g at product level.

      • When a product is added to a recipe, its values are proportionally scaled.

      • These roll up to form full nutritional data for recipes and then menus.

      If a product lacks nutritional values, tools are available to help complete the data.

      🧭 How to Add or Correct Nutritional Data

      1. Check Existing Product Data

      • Go to:
        Suppliers > Products
      • Search for the product and open it. Select the 'Nutrition' tab.
      • When viewing a product, you have a Nutrition and Allergen tab. If the nutrition is provided by the supplier and the setting Vendor supplied = On it will show against the product.
        If there is no data from the supplier or Vendor supplied = Off AND CoFids or USDA are On the user will be able to select and map the product to an item from one of the databases.Screenshot 2025-06-11 at 11.16.08

      2. Use the Nutrition Mapping Tool

      If values are missing:

      • Click Map Nutrition at the bottom of the product profile.

      • Search for a matching item from the CoFid or USDA databases.

      • Select and map it — the system will import its nutritional profile automatically.Graphical user interface, text, application, email, website Description automatically generated

      🧭 Navigation: Settings > Nutrition > Nutrition Mapping Tool

      3. Use the UOM Override Tool (for 'Each' Products)

      For products with a base unit of each, nutritional values can't be calculated unless converted into a measurable format. In these instances, you will receive the following message when viewing the product:Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated

      • Scroll to the UOM Override section of the product.

      • Enter an equivalent measurable unit (e.g. 1 each = 70g)

      • This allows the system to calculate accurate nutrition during recipe building.Screenshot 2025-06-11 at 11.31.10

      🧭 Navigation: Settings > Nutrition > UOM Override Mapping Tool

      ▶️ Watch the Tutorial

      🧠 Best Practices

      • Apply UOM overrides to all non-standard units (e.g. items sold as 'each').
      • Always map unmapped products using the Nutrition Mapping Tool to ensure recipe-level accuracy.
      • Manually edit fields only when reliable source data is available.

      ❓FAQs

      Where does Kitchen CUT get its nutritional data?
      From three sources:

      • Supplier Gateway (if connected)

      • UK CoFid Database

      • USDA Nutrient Database

      Can I override mapped nutritional values?
      Yes — values can be edited manually if verified data differs from the database.

      Do I need to complete every product before recipes are accurate?
      Yes — all products must contain valid nutritional values and UOMs to generate reliable recipe/menu data.

      🆘 Need Help?

      📧 Email Support: support@kitchencut.com
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