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This article outlines instructions for adding product data for specific categories, including flavorings, cheeses, cereals, produce, meat and seafood. If you need basic information on getting started with your SupplierConnect account, please visit this guide.
Flavorings
There are a few different ways to add product data for flavorings, depending on the level of information you have available.
To demonstrate, we’ve included three examples of how you might enter formulations for a ‘Natural Orange Flavor,’ based on the varying amounts of information you may have:
Example 1: Most Granular Flavoring
Ingredient | Percentage of Inclusion |
Orange Juice Concentrate | 45%
|
Orange Essential Oil | 25% |
Orange Peel Oil | 10% |
Lemon or Lime Oil | 10% |
Limonene | 3% |
Propylene Glycol | 3% |
Citral | 3% |
Ethanol | 1% |
Example 2: Medium Granularity Flavoring
(Using an average/unspecific carrier agent)
Ingredient | Percentage of Inclusion |
Orange Juice Concentrate
| 45% |
Orange Essential Oil | 31% |
Orange Peel Oil | 10% |
Unspecified carrier agent | 3% |
Alcohol | 1% |
Example 3: Least Granular Flavoring
Ingredient | Percentage of Inclusion |
Flavoring Component (base) | 96% |
Propylene Glycol | 3% |
Alcohol | 1% |
Cheeses
HowGood uses the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for Dairy products to account for greater than 100% of inputs for fresh, soft, semi hard and hard cheeses.
To produce 100kg of cheese, you need more inputs than what you need for the final output. This is because you need more moisture to achieve the final product. E.g. For 100kg of cheese, you may need anywhere from 250-1000kg of milk depending on the type of cheese and the process. Here are the different inputs needed to produce 100kg of cheese:
Fresh Cheese such as Ricotta, Cottage, Cream Cheese, Neufchatel (cream cheese)
250% of Milk (For Cheese)
Soft Cheese such as Mozzarella, Feta, Brie
700% of Milk (For Cheese)
Semi-hard Cheese such as Cheddar, Swiss, Monterey Jack, Gouda, Gruyere, Provolone, Cotija, Adiago
900% of Milk (For Cheese)
Hard Cheese such as Romano or Parmesan
1000% of Milk (For Cheese)
Average Cheese:
867% of Milk (For Cheese)
In SupplierConnect , there are several different options for the type of milk you can use for cheese. These options include:
Milk (For Cheese) - Cow
Milk (For Cheese) - Sheep
Milk (For Cheese) - Goat
Milk (For Cheese) - Buffalo
In the Other Details section of the product page under the “Sales & Distribution” section, choose “Cheese” as the Manufacturing Type.
Example 1: Soft Cheese (Mozzarella)
To produce 100 kg of Mozzarella, you need:
Ingredient | Weight (in kilograms or kg) |
milk (For Cheese) - Cow | 700 kg |
salt | 3 kg |
starter cultures - Dairy | 1 kg |
rennet | 0.5 kg |
In SupplierConnect, this would mean that the ingredient weights you need to input are:
Ingredient | Weight (as a percentage or % ) |
milk (For Cheese) - Cow | 700% |
salt | 3% |
starter cultures - Dairy | 1% |
rennet | 0.5% |
This would give you a total input of 704.5%, which will give you a total output of 100kg of a Soft Cheese such as Mozzarella
Example 2: Semi-Hard Cheese (Cheddar)
To produce 100 kg of semi-hard cheddar cheese, you need:
Ingredient | Weight (in kilograms or kg) |
milk (For Cheese) - Cow | 900 kg |
salt | 1.2 kg |
rennet | 0.25 kg |
calcium chloride | 0.02 kg |
starter cultures - dairy | 0.015 kg |
In SupplierConnect, this would mean that the ingredient weights you need to input are:
Ingredient | Weight (as a percentage or % ) |
milk (For Cheese) - Cow | 900% |
salt | 1.2% |
rennet | 0.25% |
calcium chloride | 0.02% |
starter cultures - dairy | 0.015% |
This would give you a total input of 901.5%, which will give you a total output of 100kg of a Semi-Hard Cheese such as Cheddar
Breakfast Cereals
In this example, our ingredients are as follows:
Whole Wheat
Puffed Rice
Puffed Corn
Sugar
SupplierConnect will put in defaults for percentage inclusion based on its algorithm, but if you know the exact amount for each ingredient, you can enter it manually.
For this breakfast cereal, we are going to enter the following:
Ingredient | Weight (as a percentage or % ) |
Whole Wheat | 35% |
Puffed Rice | 30% |
Puffed Corn | 25% |
Sugar | 10% |
In the Other Details section of the product page under the “Sales & Distribution” section, choose:
“Cold Cereal” as the Manufacturing Type
“No” under the Requires Cooking Section
“No” under the Requires Cold Storage Section
Frozen Product (Fruits / Vegetables)
In this example, our ingredients are as follows:
IQF Broccoli
IQF Spinach
IQF Zucchini
IQF means that it is “Individually Quick Frozen”. It is a method used to freeze food items quickly and individually, rather than in a large block
SupplierConnect will put in defaults for percentage inclusion based on its algorithm, but if you know the exact amount for each ingredient, you can enter it manually.
For this frozen vegetable medley, we are going to enter the following:
Ingredient | Weight (as a percentage or % ) |
IQF Broccoli | 40% |
IQF Spinach | 30% |
IQF Zucchini | 30% |
In the Other Details section of the product page under the “Sales & Distribution” section, choose:
“Fruits and Vegetables (Frozen)” as the Manufacturing Type
“Yes” under the Requires Cooking Section
“Refrigerated” or “Frozen” under the Requires Cold Storage Section
Fresh Produce (Fruits / Vegetables)
In this example, our ingredient list is simple:
Fresh Corn
Since this has only 1 ingredient, SupplierConnect will default it to 100% of the product. For this shrimp, we are going enter the following:
Ingredient | Weight (as a percentage or % ) |
Fresh Corn | 100% |
In the Other Details section of the product page under the “Sales & Distribution” section, choose:
“Produce” as the Manufacturing Type
“No” under the Requires Cooking Section
“No” under the Requires Cold Storage Section
Hamburger Patty
In this example, our ingredients are as follows:
Uncooked Beef
Spices
Salt
Ground Black Pepper
SupplierConnectwill put in defaults for percentage inclusion based on its algorithm, but if you know the exact amount for each ingredient, you can enter it manually.
For this hamburger patty, we are going enter the following:
Ingredient | Weight (as a percentage or % ) |
Uncooked Beef | 89% |
Spices | 5% |
Salt | 3% |
Ground Black Pepper | 3% |
In the Other Details section of the product page under the “Sales & Distribution” section, choose:
“Processed Meats” as the Manufacturing Type
“Yes” under the Requires Cooking Section
“Refrigerated” or “Frozen” under the Requires Cold Storage Section
Seafood
For seafood, some species are wild only and some are mostly farmed. Others, like salmon, can be either. If you are unsure if the seafood is wild or farmer, assume that it is farmed.
Example 1: Wild Raw Salmon
In this example, our ingredient list is simple:
Uncooked Wild Salmon
Since this has only 1 ingredient, SupplierConnect will default it to 100% of the product. For this salmon, we are going enter the following:
Ingredient | Weight (as a percentage or % ) |
Uncooked Wild Salmon | 100% |
In the Other Details section of the product page under the “Sales & Distribution” section, choose:
“Seafood” as the Manufacturing Type
“Yes” under the Requires Cooking Section
“Refrigerated” or “Frozen” under the Requires Cold Storage Section
Example 2: Cooked Shrimp, Farm-Raised
In this example, our ingredient list is simple:
Cooked Shrimp
Since this has only 1 ingredient, SupplierConnect will default it to 100% of the product. For this shrimp, we are going enter the following:
Ingredient | Weight (as a percentage or % ) |
Cooked Shrimp | 100% |
In the Other Details section of the product page under the “Sales & Distribution” section, choose:
“Seafood” as the Manufacturing Type
“Yes” under the Requires Cooking Section
“Refrigerated” or “Frozen” under the Requires Cold Storage Section
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