Nutritional labelling testing
We analyse your packaged food for energy, protein, carbohydrates, sugars, fat, trans fat, sodium and other nutrients, and give you accredited, label-ready values for FSSAI and for export markets such as the EU, UK, USA, Gulf countries and Australia.
Nutritional labelling services
Nutritional labelling testing is the laboratory analysis of a food product to measure the nutrients printed on its nutrition panel, so the label is accurate and meets food regulations.
Accurate Universal Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. provides nutrition label testing services for food manufacturers, exporters, importers and food businesses. As a nutrition testing lab in Gujarat, we determine the nutritional value of your product with validated methods and modern instruments, and report it in the format your packaging needs, whether for nutritional labelling in India or for an importing country's rules.
Printing new labels soon?
Get your nutrition values tested before your packaging goes to print.
Importance of nutritional labelling
A nutrition label tells shoppers how much energy, protein, sugar, fat and salt they are eating. Getting it right keeps your product compliant, builds trust in your brand and keeps export shipments moving.
Testing parameters
Every panel is built around the rules of the market you are selling in. These are the parameters we test, why each one is on the label, and how we measure it.
| Test | Why it is needed |
|---|---|
| Energy / Calories | Mandatory on FSSAI, EU, UK, US and Australian labels |
| Protein | Mandatory in all major markets |
| Carbohydrates | Mandatory in all major markets |
| Total Fat | Mandatory in all major markets |
| Saturated Fat | Mandatory under FSSAI, EU, UK and US rules |
| Trans Fat | Mandatory under FSSAI and US rules |
| Sugar | Mandatory under FSSAI, EU, UK, US and FSANZ |
| Dietary Fibre | Mandatory on US labels; used in EU energy calculation |
| Sodium | Mandatory everywhere; EU and UK labels show salt (sodium × 2.5) |
| Moisture | Needed to calculate carbohydrate accurately |
| Ash Content | Total mineral content; needed for carbohydrate calculation |
| Vitamins & Minerals | Required when claimed; some are mandatory on US labels |
Need a fatty acid profile, cholesterol testing in food, or a specific vitamin or mineral only? Each parameter can also be tested on its own.
Get a quote for your nutrition panel
Share your product, pack size and market. We'll confirm the parameters and send an itemised quotation.
FSSAI and export labels
Each market has its own list of nutrients, units and layout. We test to the rules of the country printed on your pack.
Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020
Energy, protein, carbohydrate, total sugars, added sugars, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol and sodium, per 100 g / 100 ml or per single-serve pack, with per-serve % RDA where required.
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (retained in UK law)
Energy (kJ and kcal), fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt, per 100 g / 100 ml.
FDA Nutrition Facts label, 21 CFR 101.9
Calories, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fibre, total and added sugars, protein, vitamin D, calcium, iron and potassium, per serving.
GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) labelling standards
Nutrition declaration per 100 g / 100 ml in the format required by the destination country. We confirm the exact list for your market before testing.
FSANZ Food Standards Code, Standard 1.2.8
Nutrition Information Panel with energy (kJ), protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, sugars and sodium, per serving and per 100 g / 100 ml.
How it works
Tell us the product, pack size, serving size and where it will be sold. We recommend the right panel and send a quotation.
Courier a sealed sample to our Ahmedabad or Rajkot laboratory, or book a sample pickup.
Each parameter is tested with validated methods on calibrated instruments, with internal quality checks.
You receive values per 100 g / 100 ml and per serve, calculated for your label format.
Our team can check the final nutrition panel and claims against the applicable rules.
Industries we serve
Any business that sells packaged food or drink needs an accurate nutrition label. These are the sectors we work with most.
Not sure which nutrients your label needs?
Tell us your product and target market and we'll recommend the right panel.
FAQs
Nutritional labelling testing is the laboratory analysis of a food product to measure its energy, protein, carbohydrates, sugars, fat, saturated and trans fat, cholesterol, sodium and other nutrients. The results are used to print the nutrition information panel on the pack and to show that the label meets food regulations.
Yes, for most pre-packaged foods. The FSSAI (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 require nutrition information on the label, with a few exemptions such as certain unprocessed single-ingredient foods. If you make a nutrition or health claim, the claimed nutrients must also be declared.
An FSSAI nutrition panel must show energy (kcal), protein, carbohydrate, total sugars, added sugars, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol and sodium, per 100 g or 100 ml (or per single-serve pack), with per-serve contribution to the Recommended Dietary Allowance where required.
The most reliable source is laboratory analysis of your actual product. Generic databases and recipe calculations can differ from your real formulation and processing, and a laboratory report is what buyers and regulators ask for when a value is questioned.
The cost depends on the number of parameters, the type of product and the markets you are labelling for. A basic FSSAI panel costs less than an extended panel with fatty acids, fibre, vitamins and minerals, or a panel for several export markets. Share your product and target market and we will send an itemised quotation.
The turnaround depends on the parameters in your panel. Standard panels are quicker; tests such as fatty acid profile, dietary fibre and vitamins take longer. We confirm the exact timeline in your quotation.
Usually a sealed retail pack, or a few hundred grams or millilitres of the product, is enough. Our team confirms the exact quantity for your panel when you request a quote. Send the product exactly as it is sold.
Yes. We provide values for export labels for the EU, UK, USA, Gulf countries, Australia and New Zealand, each of which has its own list of nutrients, units and format. For example, EU and UK labels show salt instead of sodium, and US labels are per serving.
Food with incorrect nutrition information can be treated as misbranded under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which carries a penalty of up to ₹3 lakh, and export consignments can be rejected by the importing country. Testing before you print labels avoids this.
Retest whenever you change the recipe, a key ingredient or supplier, or the manufacturing process, as these can change the nutrition values. Many brands also verify their labels periodically alongside routine FSSAI product testing.
Yes. Accurate Universal Laboratories is accredited by NABL to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, and our reports are accepted for FSSAI compliance and export documentation.
Still have a question about your label?
Talk to our nutrition testing team. We'll help you choose the right panel for your product and market.
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Get a quotation
Tell us the product, pack and target market. We'll reply with the right nutrition panel, turnaround time and an itemised quotation.
Standards and regulatory references
Standards and limits change; we confirm the current requirements for your product and market at the time of testing.
