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Product
: CompEat
Company:
Nutrition Systems

guide to nutrition analysis software
WinDiets
Description:
Featur
e-packed
nutritional
analysis
softwar
e used
extensively
by
Product
: Dietplan6
Company:
Forestfi
eld
Product
: W
inDiets
Company
:
professionals
in the
NHS, education,
sports
and food
industries.

Professional
CompEat
Pro, is
a nutritional
analysis
program
used by
professionals
Softwar
e Ltd
solution
featuring:
Nutritional
analysis
of diets
and recipes,
An integrated
UK
Description:
Description:
is a
computer-based
analysis
softwar
e
database
of 3567
foods
from McCance
& Widdowson
6th edition
Dietplan6
is the successor
to Dietplan5, The
WinDiets
nutritional
and all
supplements,
Additional
databases,
Users
can add
foods
in 1991.The
which was
softwar
originally
e has
released
been r
e-written
that
will
enable
you
to carry
out
nutritional
analysis
at dif
ferent
levels.
to their
own databases,
Any confi
guration
of up
to 168
nutrients
as possible
to
of
be
any
as
particular
independent
operating Options
include:
WinDiets
Standar
d aimed
at individuals,
schools
and
can be
displayed,
Results
can be
printed
using the
various
reports
Windows,
system,
or any
such
specifi
as Micr
c
osoft
database colleges
and
WinDiets
Professional
which
offers
the
ability
to carry
out
available,
Numer
ous dif
ferent
enquiry
facilities
can be
used to
view
softwar
management
e runs under
all
system.
versions
The
of and
stor
e mor
e in
depth
nutritional
analysis.
Both
versions
include
UK
the database,
Users can
set their
own RDA’s,
Food sear
ch is quick
Macintosh
Windows
from
OS X
98
from
to V
version
ista and
10.3.9
on
& US food tables.
and easy, A food fr
equency questionnair
e.
10.5 (Leopar
(Panther)
thr
d).
ough 10.4
(Tiger)
to
Comment
:
various
Comment
:
Comment
:
WinDiets
is a
University
built
product
and
students
of
RGI
may
well
on
it. It
has
developed
to accommodate
This pr
ogram
has been
around
for along
time and
was developed
My experience
is with
Dietplan6 have
cut
their
teeth
with the
needs
of the
dietitians
and nutritionists
in mind.
The sear
ch
calculation
which
allows
of complex,
for the
multi-part
nutrition
needs
and
at £25
for
personal
use
(Jo
Public
) it
is a
good
option
for
function
has always
been
popular
as it is
quite simple
and you
can
100g
recipes
for
pr
labelling
oviding
or
the
for
values
a given
per
portion
someone
who
wants
to keep
a track
of their
diet.
It has
quite
a few
even add
your own
search
words
or select
foods
for particular
search
be produced
size. Detailed
showing
reports
short cuts;
this can
be a gr
eat the contribution
can
useful
functions
as
well
as
the
ability
to analysis
for
the
school
meals
for
a food
item
will
see
it replaced
words
to allow
you to
take your
own
of which
of
can
nutrients
be personalised
to energy,
to
all
suit
including
NME’s.
A trial
sear
ch
time saver
. CompEat
comes
with a
help menu
which
does explain
It contains
the requir
within
ements
the
of
softwar
the work.
e the by
the
code
number
used
by
McCance.
This
is useful
for
resear
ch
what to
do, though
I feel the
present
version
is not
as explicit
as it
McCance
UK nutrient
and
database,
Widdowson,
including
and it purposes
since
you
can
actually
ensur
e you
are
using
the
agr
eed
should
be and
I hope
this impr
oves in
the new
version.
In theory
you
USDA
also
database
has options
and
to
some
include
manufactur
the
codes
between
differ
ent
users
to ensur
e consistency.
NME’s
are
not
do not
need a
support
line but
my experience
is that
every
program
capacity
ers data.
to calculate
Dietplan6
diet
has
histories
the
calculated
via
the
FSA
methodology
but
are
calculated
on
what
for professional
use should
have
a good
support
line, despite
how
foods fr
or diaries
om tables. ES
using both
recipes
and
always
fi nd ther
e is something
they
describe
as
a mor
e logical
method
and
is acceptable
for
the
competent
you ar
e as a
user you
will
Scottish
school
meals
service.
They
also
offer
a school
meals
progra
m
that you need to ask. PB
www.for
esoft.co.uk
as
a result
of Hungry
for
Success,
the
school
meals
imitative
that
fi rst
started in Scotland. PB
www.compeat.co.uk
Product
: Saf
fron
Company:
Fretwell-Downing


Hospitality
www.windiets.co.uk
Product: StarChef.NET Company: Starlogic Ltd
Nutrition
Description: Description: a w
eb-ba
sed sys
-
StarChef.NET is a database-driven, web-based recipe and menu Saffron Nutrition
is a nutritional
analysis
package
that is
available
as a web-based
sys-
values
. The s
ystem
management service, providing foodservice professionals with all the tem, and carries
a full database
from the
McCance
and W
iddowson
values.
The system
their n
utrition
al con
-
tools necessary to effectively manage their ingredients, recipes and analyses food/items,
recipes,
menus
and menu
cycles
reporting
on their
nutritional
con-
menu
offer. T
he es
ults
menus. It delivers reliable recipe costing, comprehensive nutritional tent, and pr
oviding
a breakdown
of up
to 70 nutrients
in a given
menu
offer. The
results
. Saffro
n Nutri
tion
analysis and complete menu planning to individuals and entire are then benchmarked
against
parameters
that can
be set
by the
user. Saf
fron Nutrition
benchmarkin
g of st
andar
ds for
organisations. is used widely
by dietitians
for academic
resear
ch, the
benchmarking
of standar
ds for
implementing
nutriti
onal a
nalysis

the Food
Standar
ds Agency
and Schools
Food T
rust, or
implementing
nutritional
analysis
to cus
tom
Comment:
within
schools,
care homes,
meals
on wheels
and hospitals.
The abilit
y to custom
ise da-
up a database
of recipes ec
ipes and a
nd products o
ducts
StarChef.NET was designed for catering establishments in the fi rst instance,
tabases
is a key
featur
e, enabling
users to
build
eed prd prooducts.
ducts.

initially as a recipe and menu costing application but has grown to
from scratch as well as r
eviewing the nutritional data of manufactur
encompass nutritional analysis as an additional function of the software.
Main featur
es include:
Advanced
nutritional
analysis
module,
Full McCance
and W
id-
The basic nutritional capability deals with a compound nutritional value
dowson
database,
Regular
updated
supplier
data
of products
and nutrient
content,
based on raw ingredient. The data can be imported direct from supplier,
Analyses
recipes,
plate servings,
a weekly
cycle
or full
month’s
cycle,
Create
own recipe
drawn from McCance, USDA or NUTTAB or manually input. This data is
costs and
review
nutritional
data,
Benchmark
against
pre-defi
ned standar
ds or custom-
then analysed to provide a total nutritional value based on the ingredient
ised standar
ds, Full
management
reporting
in an easy-to-use
format,
Food gr
oup report-
usage. Hospitals (or other organisation such as schools or universities) that
ing on
frequency
of types
of product,
Report
upon
variances
by per
centage
and value,
types
and cont
ent – eg:
low carb,
require more detailed values can have these be manually manipulation
Costs
recipes
and menu
cycles,
Report
upon
recipe
by a dietitian as an advanced function. The company has won a
nut content,
Manage
dietary
requirements,
allergies
and special
needs,
Monitor
additives
‘Catey’ Award for the Best Use of Technology, awarded by Caterer and
including r
estricted E numbers, Inter
face with cashless car
d systems.
Hotelkeeper magazine. A food diary system that now allows students to
add the food they eat at the university to their own personal diary which Comment
:
in turn allows them to monitor the food that they have consumed, broken Saffron is
widely
used in
schools
for analysis of
both r
ecipes
and menus.
It can
also be
over the
whole
day such
as
down by the main nutrient values is another feature. PB used for the
analysis
of bigger
menus
across
several
meals
those r
equired in car
e homes. ES
www.starlogic.co.uk
ompany
: Nutmeg UK Ltd www.fdhospitality.com
Product
: Nutmeg
Menu
C

Planner Product: CRISp Company: Kelicomp
Computing Ltd
Description:
The
Nutmeg
Menu
Planner
ensur
es
that
complex
nutritional
analysis
Description:
together
with
detailed
cost
analysis
is immediately
available.
This
leaves
CRISp software allows users to create, build and share recipes
you
mor
e time
to work
with
catering
staf
f and
clients
to develop
new
and menus, broken down by cost and nutritional value. It
recipes
and
establish
and
encourage
healthier
diets
and
lifestyles.
includes 500 ingredients, benchmarked against the latest
NMP
helps
users
demonstrate
compliance
with
nutritional
standar
ds
nutritional guidelines. CRISp also provide support and training.
to inspecting bodies and other stakeholders.
Comment:
Comment
:
CRISp originated as a costing and stock management system
Nutmeg
was
developed
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
Scottish
school
so it has been used by caterers in some form for some time.
meals
service
when
they
wer
e requir
ed
to analyse
their
menus
to show
Hungry
For
Success.
This
was
Many school caterers were familiar with the systems before the
compliance
with
the
standar
ds
set
in
introduction of nutrient standards. The method of menu analysis
provided
centrally
and
supported
by
the
Scottish
executive
and
only
is based on that used for costing which is a weighted average
analysed
menus
using
a weighted
average
method
based
on
uptake
so requires a knowledge of the uptake of different choices
fi gur
es
for
the
menu.
To
meet
the
demands
of the
English
schools
a
within the menus. ES
recipe
analysis
system
has
now
been
added
so that
calculations
can
be
taken
from
ingr
edients
through
to menus
so
that
the
UK
nutrient
www.crispsystems.com
database is now incorporated into the system. ES
www.nutmeg-uk.com
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