Changing Databases in Nutritics
In Nutritics, the active database in your account is selected automatically based on your region.
If you would like to change the active database or access additional databases, you can change your settings by navigating to the menu> settings > databases.
Click on the drop down menu to see the different regional databases available. We have foods from both official national databases and branded foods.
Accessing multiple databases
If you would like to access multiple databases simultaneously, go to the menu > settings > databases and click on the ‘custom sources’ option from the country/region drop down menu and tick any databases you would like to activate.
Different types of data are available, depending on the source.
Label
This is basic nutrition information that is required for nutrition labelling.
Primary
All standard macro and micro-nutrients that are displayed in Nutritics (65 nutrients).
Extended
Includes data on amino acids, fatty acids, vitamin fractions or polyphenols (only visible on Excel exports).
Category
Foods have categories applied to them. Foods must have a category in order to be able to apply cooking factors to them.
Allergens
Allergen information has been added by Nutritics.
Please note that the Live badge on any supplier data source indicates that the supplier was active in the last 6 months.