Today's health-conscious citizen checks the nutritional information on food products and is extremely careful about what they put in their body. This awareness results in a massive push towards being extremely transparent about food ingredients and their nutritive value. With greater convenience in making healthier food choices, the nutritional labelling testing concept emerged in India, and today it is mandatory that the nutritional information of almost all processed foods should be displayed on food items.

Why is nutritional labelling so important and what information does it provide?

  • Nutritional labelling testing can benefit various food businesses as it can accurately determine the nutrients information within the product, thereby adding more value to the product
  • Nutritional labelling can create awareness in the minds of consumers
  • Proper nutritional testing and labelling is important to approve a food product for sale on the market by the government regulatory bodies
  • The nutritional information on the label also helps the consumer to compare the nutritional constituents between different brands while making choices for the healthy food
  • Nutritional labelling acts as an important source of information to consumers with specific dietary requirements, including children, older adults, and individuals with food allergies and intolerances, such as citrus and lactose intolerance
  • The Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is used to determine the daily value (DV) of foods, which is printed on nutrition facts labels (as % DV)
  • The daily value (DV) refers to how much of a nutrient an adult should consume each day based on a 2,000 calorie diet. The FDA chose 2,000 calories based on the energy needs of an average adult. However, this value varies based on a variety of factors like age, weight, height, and physical activity level

Eurofins Food & Feed services in nutritional labelling

Eurofins Food & Feed Testing is a global leader in food testing. We conduct complete label claim testing for all nutritional parameters.

Displaying nutritional information on product labels is mandatory for almost all food products, following the implementation of the Food & Drug Administration Nutrition Labelling and Education Act (NLEA). Eurofins Food & Feed Testing India offers comprehensive nutritional analysis and labelling services for any product.

Our nutritional labelling packages are available for the vast majority of industries, including:

  • Beverages
  • Cereals/snacks/baked foods
  • Confectionery
  • Dairy
  • Dietary supplements
  • Infant formula
  • Food additives/ingredients
  • Organic foods
  • Produce
  • Seafood
  • Spices

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