We've had the new FDA nutrition labels on ReciPal for several years now and recently made them the default for new labels.

Slowly but surely we've been going through the rest of ReciPal to use this new FDA format anywhere you see a nutrition label and finally got through the ingredient preview page!

On that note, we've also added the new format (and some other much requested options) as part of our Embed feature, which we'll post about in more detail soon.

What This Means

Mostly, it's just the look and feel of the label on the preview page - the bigger Calories font, bolded serving size, and slightly different order of vitamins.

In addition, the % daily values on the right side of the label use the updated daily value references for the new labels. So for example, the amount of fat in an ingredient wouldn't change with this update, but based on the new daily values it might be a different percentage of your recommended daily value of fat.

You'll also see the actual values for the vitamins (e.g. in mg, mcg), which is also consistent with the new label formats, and always helpful to have that additional data point rather than just the percentages like on the old labels.

Here's the ingredient preview with the new FDA label format.

Consistency is Key

This update doesn't change your labels much in ReciPal, but it should lead to a more consistent experience all the way through when using our nutrition label maker.

And most food products already use this new format (although smaller manufacturers have until January 2021 to comply), so it makes sense to have it be the default wherever you see anything "label-like" on ReciPal.

Let us know what you think and if you have any questions!