Abu Dhabi is taking a proactive approach to ensure the health and well-being of its residents through the launch of the 

Safe Eating, Healthy Habits, and Informative Choices," 

aims to increase access to healthy food options and promote nutritious food choices across the emirate. In this blog post, we will delve into what the 

 is all about, when it started, why it's in place, who it applies to, and how 

 can assist businesses in meeting the program's requirements.

, is a comprehensive initiative designed to encourage the community to consume healthy food choices and improve eating habits. It seeks to raise awareness about the importance of nutrition and empower individuals to make informed decisions when it comes to their dietary choices. By identifying and promoting nutritious foods and ingredients, the

 aims to combat lifestyle diseases and promote a healthier society.

The SEHHI program was launched on August 20th, 2022, by the 

Since its inception, it has been actively working towards its goal of ensuring longer and healthier lives for the residents of Abu Dhabi.

 aligns with Abu Dhabi's vision of promoting preventive measures and reducing the risks of lifestyle diseases. It recognizes that nutrition plays a critical role in overall health and well-being, and by promoting healthy eating habits, the prevalence and burden of diseases can be significantly reduced. The program aims to create a healthier, safer society by consolidating the efforts of various stakeholders in the ecosystem to ensure access to healthy foods and promote more informed and educated dietary choices.

 applies to a wide range of entities involved in the food industry, including:

Across Abu Dhabi. These establishments are encouraged to participate in the program and contribute to the promotion of healthier food choices.

 a powerful nutrition analysis software for food businesses, can play a crucial role in supporting the implementation of the 

. By using NutriCal, food outlets can input details about their food items into a digitized platform. The software will then review and analyze the nutritional value of these dishes, determining whether they meet the SEHHI criteria. Participating entities will receive guidance and training to ensure the optimal implementation of the program. NutriCal simplifies the process of identifying nutritious foods, enabling businesses to make informed decisions and contribute to a healthier food environment.

The SEHHI program in Abu Dhabi is a significant step towards promoting healthy food choices and improving eating habits within the community. By encouraging the display and promotion of nutritious foods and ingredients, the program aims to combat lifestyle diseases and create a healthier, safer society. Businesses can leverage NutriCal, a nutrition analysis software, to ensure their offerings meet the SEHHI criteria. Together, we can work towards a future where healthier food options are readily available, empowering individuals to make informed dietary choices and leading to a better quality of life for all residents of Abu Dhabi.

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Discover Abu Dhabi’s SEHHI program—promoting healthy food choices and nutrition awareness. Learn how NutriCal helps food businesses meet SEHHI standards.

Introducing SEHHI: Promoting Healthy Food Choices in Abu Dhabi

India, a country which is amalgamation of several cultures. With 28 states and different culture, India is a store house of many cuisines. Mouthwatering dishes like cottage cheese breads (Paneer Paratha) and mutton of northern India to steamed rice dumplings (idli) of southern India, famous fishes of eastern India to recipes enriched by coconut a variety of food with varied nutrition food is found in India. The method of cooking and ingredients in a recipe varies from state to state. Hence, it is all the more important for F & B to provide the nutritional values. Below are few recipes from different parts of India:

Each recipe is unique in its own way contributing to various nutritional facts like energy, carbohydrates, proteins, essential fats, mineral & vitamins. Each curry, breakfast recipe and cuisine have different values based on its place of origin. Hence providing nutritional information to help customer becomes necessary.

Nutrical, a software which provides nutritional value in a jiffy can make it easy and convenient to provide values to the vast menu.

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Explore the diverse cuisines of India, from Rogan Josh to Dosa, and learn how NutriCal simplifies providing nutritional values for various regional dishes across the country.

Indian Cuisine & Nutrition

India Requirements – Calorie Count on Menus & Food Labeling

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has made it compulsory for food establishments across India to display calorie information into their menus as it is a crucial step towards helping citizens make informed choices when ordering or consuming food.

What are the consequences of not complying as per FSSAI? 

The FSSAI has inspected over 500 food businesses across India, 71 of them were not compliant and said they would make the necessary changes.

Those that would fail to comply would be at risk of having their establishment shut down, 16 out of the 500 across India have failed to comply/not responded and therefore their food business is shut down.

Which food establishments need to comply?

A few examples of Food Service Establishments that fall under the ambit of these Regulations are as follows: 

What information must be displayed into menus?

 to know more about the information needed to be displayed.

How can food establishments start implementing?

For starters, one would have to have all their recipes/ingredients saved “preferably in grams” so that nutritionists or softwares could extract all the necessary information. 

 to know the difference between nutritionists, food labs and NutriCal.

, you can easily calculate calories, macronutrients and other nutrients of your food recipes based on the ingredients and serving sizes used.

One of many features that many of our clients make use of is our 

Menu QR Code that can be automatically created with a press of a button

 to find out more about our contactless digital menu. 

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 and we will reach out to you as soon as we can.

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India mandates calorie counts on menus. Non-compliance risks shutdowns. Use NutriCal to calculate calories, allergens & QR menus. Book a free demo today!

India Mandates Calorie Count for All Food Establishements

How could I add recipes and extract calorie and macro counts using NutriCal?

As a food establishment, you would have all your recipes and their serving unit noted down prior to using NutriCal "preferably in grams for accuracy".

Once you subscribe to NutriCal, you can go ahead and start adding the ingredients for the recipe that you would be creating.

All ingredients that are registered are accurately stored in our database and once all your ingredients are added, an automatic calculation via our software would extract the precise calorie count and macros to your recipe.

NutriCal is a user-friendly software and one wouldn't face any sort of issues when adding ingredients. 

How many foods does Nutrical’s database have?

Our ingredient database contains over 40,000 and is primarily powered by USDA (US Department of Agriculture), NIN (National Institute of Nutrition), as well as other international databases that cater to the universal Arabic ingredients.

This applies to Arabic foodstuffs such as “Zaatar”, food brands such as “Al Marai”, food suppliers, and retail chains as we are GCC’s first solution for food data and intelligence.

Would you like to know more about what USDA is?

There are two methods for one to extract nutrition facts, a food lab is a traditional approach where chemical analysis is performed in a lab. Food is physically given to the food lab and is tested for its nutritional value.

The process requires testing multiple times to obtain an average result of the same therefore it is not cost-effective as it costs approximately 500 to 800 SAR.

The Second type which is what we at NutriCal provide is a theoretical analysis, as it is done via taking data that have already been previously chemically tested, calculated, and scaled to those nutritional values to match the amount used in the final food product. The USDA as well as other databases worldwide have compiled the nutritional information in their database.

NutriCal in comparison to Food labs is more cost-effective, and has an accurate approach in regards to calculating nutritional facts. 

How does NutriCal compare to Nutritionists?

Nutritionists manually calculate nutritional facts which may be time- consuming for establishments to acquire nutritional information, nowadays they also use software solutions like NutriCal to calculate nutritional facts.

With NutriCal you would be able to extract all information needed as efficiently and accurately, without being codependent on nutritionists. 

NutriCal is Certified by Dubai Municipality, Saudi FDA, and Department of Health AD as a software solution like ours is a legitimate source to gain nutritional Data

What if I find ingredients missing in the software?

We can add foods and recipes to our database with credited data sources such as data sheets, lab reports, published nutritional labels etc

We provide a project management team where all you have to do is to provide us with the recipes, ingredients, and measurements and our team would take it from there.

You can go ahead and reach out to us via our email info@nutrical.co, or if you would like to book a free demo you could 

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NutriCal offers accurate, cost-effective calorie and macro calculations for recipes with 40,000+ ingredients, certified by Dubai Municipality and Saudi FDA.

How are the Calories & Macros In My Recipes Calculated using NutriCal?

Given these unprecedented COVID times, why would I as a business add another expense to my list of expenses:

7 out of 10 customers walking into your restaurant today follow a diet (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, keto etc) or have an allergy of some sort. It has become necessary to accommodate everyone and help them identify dishes suited for them from the menu.

With increased competition in the F&B market, consumers have become more picky and would pick restaurants who are transparent about their hygiene, sanitation standard and nutritional data.

Feature to use- Generate Macros Chart, Generate English Nutrition Label, Generate Arabic Nutrition Label

When we surveyed restaurateurs, one of the top concerns for them has been social media management. Coming up with content and posts every other day is a daunting task for many.

NutriCal gives you data and intelligence into the food, products, recipes you create and even each ingredient you use. This can be used for Instagram, Whatsapp, SMS, Email marketing material creation.

Feature to use- Generate Macros Chart, Recipe Creation, Recipe Creation

A number of restaurants are now changing their concept to not only include healthier dishes as a part of their offering but also getting into services such as meal plans. It’s now easy for chefs, restaurants and brand owners to create dishes with “high protein”, less than 5g net carbs per serving, smoothie high in Vitamin C using the data of over 25,000 verified ingredients in NutriCal.

Features to use- NutriCal Dashboard Manager, Recipe Creation

With cutthroat competition in the foodservice industry now, customers demand the best customer experience wherever they go. Food and nutrition information, digital menus etc.

Features to use- Generate Macros Chart, QR Code Menu, Download Personalised Menu

Contact now and start using our state-of-the-art solution 

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NutriCal

Boost customer satisfaction and attract more footfall with NutriCal's nutritional data, personalized marketing, and menu solutions for the F&B industry

How Will I Benefit from NutriCal

Consumers nowadays are kin and choosy in terms of what they are eating, they are more aware now of how they will stay healthy. They become responsible for their 

. But since everyone is busy and doesn't have time to grocery shop or cook, they rather go to meal plan companies and subscribe to their plans.

Meal plan companies these days are the best options for the people who want to stay healthy, eat good and quality food, with specific requirements. Enable the consumers to reach their expectation, use 

, in just 5- 10 minutes you can have the complete and accurate nutritional values of each dish you have in your menu.

 we get in every meal we eat is important to maintain a healthy body, in 

there are over 20,000 ingredients stored including Indian, Arabic and other International ingredients that will help you create your own recipe of different nutrition profiles & cuisines in an easy and manageable way. Some ingredients are 

 that you can easily use during your recipe creation. To make your product more appealing and saleable, our labels are best for you!

 are the most asked by the consumers, before buying and consuming food, with 

, you can easily display in two different ways, Physical or digital in two forms, Arabic and English.

You can customise and personalise the plan of each of your clients in a satisfactory manner with our customised solution made for you! 

Helping clients achieve their health and fitness goals is not an easy task. To provide your consumers with nutritional information they are looking for. Create diets and effective meal plans for them. Use 

 to effectively manage your client's dietary requirements, plan their meals and personalise recommendations. Tracking meals has become an easier task now, we come a step prior and enable you to help your clients to cook and consume healthier versions of their favourite dishes.

As a Meal Plan Company the team usually has their hands full-

 And with increased competition - we at NutriCal are trying to 

Sign up now! And modernized your system with our solution in the easiest and manageable way!

 For more details and further information, visit our website

 or contact us on our email info@nutrical.co or call/ whatsapp at +971549941190.

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Discover how NutriCal can help meal plan companies enhance food quality, customize diet plans, and provide accurate nutritional information effectively for customers.

How NutriCal Benefits Meal Plan Companies

Helping Catering Businesses & Central Kitchens Expand into School Foods Supply

Client Spotlight - Ben’s Farmhouse, UAE

, started two years ago by renowned Chef Ben Tobitt supported by ‘Superwoman’ Meerim Ryskulbek both formerly of Jumeirah Group.

The vision was to create a brand creating clean, fresh food using locally sourced ingredients.

Since inception, the focus has been about supplying ready to eat products B2B - to cafes, specialty food retailers and supermarkets etc. With the same Ben’s Farmhouse is now entering the business of School Catering.

For both Ben & Meerim, proper publishing and sharing of allergen information for customers was at their core but with their new brand, they went a step further and decided to display nutrient information too.

‘Initially, the calculation, label creation and printing process was highly manual and thereby ineffective which was then replaced by NutriCal - which helped streamline and made their operations efficient.’

Speaking of School Catering Services, the KHDA (Knowledge and Human Development Authority), Ministry of Education and local authorities such as Dubai Municipality are regulatory bodies incharge of the monitoring of vendors and foods being served to children at school premises. This has two categories - 

Category 1- which is canteen managed by an external contractor with a facility either inside the school or outside the school 

Category 2- which is the canteen managed by the school and food may be supplied by individual food businesses.

There is a list of prohibited ingredients and nutrients such as fats, saturated fats, sugar and sodium need to be within limits and ingredients causing allergic reactions are not allowed. 

Ben’s team got through the entire process of getting their menu approved and has gotten into 3 different categories for the same and has used NutriCal through the process in order to create, adjust and share their recipes, their nutrient and allergen profile.

To find our more on how we can help your central kitchen, catering or wholesale business- contact us on 

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Ben's Farmhouse, a UAE-based food business, expands into school catering with NutriCal's solutions for allergen and nutrient labeling. Learn how NutriCal streamlines the process.

Did you know that every hotel, food manufacturer, and large food brand like Pizza Hut, Domino's, Baskin Robbins, Starbucks, and McDonald's has dedicated Health and Safety Officers, also known as Food Safety Experts, working behind the scenes to ensure your health and well-being? 

These unsung heroes play a vital role in monitoring food safety, allergen management, and compliance with regulations to provide you with safe and delicious meals.

Health Safety Quality Officers are professionals responsible for upholding strict food safety and hygiene standards in the food industry.

Their primary focus is to safeguard consumer health by ensuring that the food you consume is safe, protecting you from foodborne illnesses and allergen-related risks.

These experts oversee various aspects of food safety, including monitoring food quality, managing allergens, implementing proper handling and storage practices, and ensuring compliance with industry and regional regulations.

 Empowers & Enables Health Safety Quality Officers:

's user-friendly platform enables officers to efficiently manage allergen data, ensuring accurate allergen information is readily available to consumers, protecting their health and well-being.

 simplifies the process of generating precise nutrition information for menu items, enabling officers to provide you with valuable information about the nutritional content of the food you enjoy.

 offers a range of training resources, allowing officers to enhance their skills and knowledge in food safety and hygiene. These resources include training programs, guidelines, and industry updates to ensure officers stay up-to-date with the latest practices and regulations.

 goes beyond allergen management, nutrition information, and training. It provides comprehensive support to Health Safety Quality Officers in various aspects of food safety, including streamlining compliance with regulations, facilitating data management, and promoting best practices in food safety and hygiene.

's multifaceted support, Health Safety Quality Officers can confidently fulfill their roles, ensuring that the food you consume is safe, allergen-free, and meets the highest standards of quality.

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of Health Safety Quality Officers, your favorite food brands prioritize your health and safety. 

 empowers these officers by providing them with a comprehensive software platform that streamlines allergen management, ensures accurate nutrition information, promotes compliance with regulations, and supports continuous training.

Together, they work towards delivering safe, high-quality food, providing you with peace of mind and enjoyable food-related experiences.

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QHSE

Health Safety Quality Officers ensure food safety. NutriCal supports them with allergen management, accurate nutrition info, compliance, and training. 

Health Safety Quality Officers: The Unsung Heroes of Food Safety

 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi with capability and willingness to supply schools should submit a food menu for approval to Dubai Municipality (DM) and / or Abu Dhabi Agriculture & Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA / ADFCA). 

The submission for snacks, meals etc should include but is not limited to-

The submission for beverages or liquids include but is not limited to-

NutriCal system allows you to create products and recipes keeping in mind nutritional profiling and allows you to calculate calorie in existing products and recipes too. You are able to download all recipes and their pertaining nutrient information into an excel or csv file to complete required paperwork for submission.

The cloud based recipe and menu management system is beneficial to store everything in one place and the food costing and Arabic & English Nutrition Facts Label is preferred by catering companies too.

Call or Whatsapp us today on + 971 54 994 1190 or email 

 to inquire further. You are able to activate a free login directly from the website too.

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Catering to schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi? NutriCal helps with nutritional profiling, recipe management, and compliance, making submissions to authorities easier.

Guidelines to Cater Food to Schools

With increasing awareness about health and fitness, different varieties of diets are being followed. It becomes mandatory for the restaurants to provide what customers demand for. Keto diet, gluten free diet, low carbohydrate diet, high protein diet are some of the diets which has created a new rage in food industry. Providing these diet foods with restaurant taste is a challenge. Lets understand the how can we provide taste and health in gluten free diet

Gluten is a type of protein which is found in wheat, rye and barley. Some people are unable to digest gluten, hence they are advised to follow gluten free diet. Recent studies have shown weight loss benefits by following gluten free diet. However, gluten is also found in food thickeners, mixed spices, ready to eat food, oats. So, reading the food label is mandatory.

Products made of millet, buckwheat, amaranth, soya, almond, rice are considered as gluten free. Buckwheat pasta and spaghetti, rice breads, millet cakes and breads, gluten free flour are easily available in market.

Below are some of the gluten free recipes:

Ingredients used: Almond flour, flaxseeds, arrowroot, baking powder, oregano, oil, salt, cheese, vegetable toppings

Ingredients used: Almond flour, flaxseeds, arrowroot, tapioca starch, baking powder, oil, salt

Ingredients used: Buckwheat pasta, tomato puree, onion, bell pepper, cheese, chilli flakes, oregano, salt, oil

Ingredients used: Sugar, potato starch, tapioca flour, sorghum flour, baking powder, flavoring agent, vegetable oil

There are many ready to eat gluten free products available in the market which can help in making exclusive mouth-watering recipes. This is also a challenge to the industry to be creative and innovate new recipes. To summarize, gluten free recipes are not limited or difficult to make in today’s era with the options available. All we need to find is the right alternative ingredient to replace and make the recipe tasty.

We at Nutrical, can assist you with our restaurant labels to provide nutrient values of the innovative gluten free recipes

PS: Oats is gluten free. However, oats and wheat are processed in same factory, which could lead to cross contamination. Hence, oats are avoided in gluten free diet or use oats with gluten free label.

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NutriCal helps restaurants create and label gluten-free recipes with accurate nutrition values, meeting customer demands with taste and health.

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