Photograph your recipe
Upload a clear recipe image, import a Word document or enter ingredients manually.
● Introductory price for the first 100 subscribers
About 20 seconds to a structured food-label draft.
Photograph a clear printed recipe. Food Label Helper orders the ingredients, highlights possible allergens, flags missing information and prepares an editable draft for your chosen label size.
More than 15 years of experience
in food technology and compliance support
RECIPE PHOTO⌁
Apple biscuits
Ingredients:
wheat flour 300 gapples 250 gsugar 120 gbutter 100 gegg 100 g20SECONDS*
LABEL DRAFT READY
APPLE BISCUITS
Ingredients: WHEAT FLOUR, apples, sugar, BUTTER (MILK), EGG.
- Net quantity
- 250 g
- Best before
- see base
- Lot
- L260731
- Storage
- cool, dry place
- Food business
- [name + UK address]
- Nutrition
- [enter or document exemption]
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Suggested size: 70 × 100 mmChoose, review and print when every field is confirmed.
~20 sec.*for a clear, simple recipe
14regulated allergen groups
UK promptsprepacked, PPDS and online sales
£19.99per month
LESS GUESSING. CLEARER NEXT STEPS.
Start with your recipe, not a blank label.
The tool guides you through the common fields, shows what still needs checking and suggests a label size based on the amount of information you enter.
Follow the checks
Review ingredient order, 14 allergens, QUID and the particulars relevant to your sale model.
Choose a size and print
Preview the draft at a ready-made or custom size, confirm the facts and save it as a PDF.
WHY I BUILT THIS TOOL
“After years of supporting small producers, I saw the need for a straightforward tool that makes the next labelling step clear.”
Food Label Helper was developed with software specialists to turn a recipe or recipe card into a structured, reviewable and printable food-label draft.
Ingrida Pallo-Busmane · IB FoodTech15-SECOND DEMONSTRATION
From a recipe photo to an editable label draft.
- 1Photograph
Take a clear recipe photo on your phone or upload an image.
- 2Review
Check allergens and complete the information prompted by the tool.
- 3Choose and print
Select a suitable label size, confirm the draft and save it as a PDF.
PRINT-SIZE HELPER
Make room for legible mandatory information.
More information needs more space. Food Label Helper checks the content against ready-made label sizes and lets you enter a custom size. You must still verify the finished pack, including the applicable 1.2 mm or 0.9 mm minimum x-height.
REAL TOOL SCREENS
See each step before you print.
The examples use fictional business and product data.
INCLUDED IN THE SUBSCRIPTION
Practical tools for regular food-label drafting.
Recipe photography on a phone or tablet
Image and Word-document import
Automatic product-category routing from the food name and recipe
Separate prompts for bakery, meat, fish, dairy, honey, drinks and other regulated categories
Ingredient ordering by weight at the time of use
Prompts for the 14 regulated allergen groups
QUID using recipe or finished-batch weight where appropriate
Lot, date-marking and storage fields
Food-business name and full physical address fields
Prepacked, PPDS and non-prepacked decision prompts
Jurisdiction prompts for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Nutrition-declaration decision and evidence prompt
Distance-selling information reminder
Ready-made and custom label sizes with PDF printing
Up to 20 labels saved on your device
START TODAY
More time for making. Less time assembling label text.
A straightforward monthly subscription for UK small food businesses, home bakers and market traders.
FOR THE FIRST 100 SUBSCRIBERS
£19.99/ month
- Full Food Label Helper access
- Save up to 20 labels on your device
- Size guidance and PDF printing
- Cancel at any time
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Before you start
Can it really prepare a draft in about 20 seconds?
For a simple, clearly photographed printed recipe, automated reading and the first structured draft can typically take about 20 seconds. Complex layouts, handwriting, image quality, device speed and internet connection can make it take longer. You must then check and complete the draft.
Does it cover Natasha’s Law and PPDS food?
The tool includes a PPDS workflow with the name of the food, a full ingredients list and emphasis of any of the 14 regulated allergens. You remain responsible for correctly classifying the sale as PPDS and checking the final label against current FSA or Food Standards Scotland guidance.
Do small producers always need a nutrition declaration?
No single answer applies to every business. A documented small-producer exemption may apply in limited circumstances, while claims, product category or the route to market can make nutrition information mandatory. The tool records your decision and flags uncertainty for specialist review.
Can it recognise bakery and meat products automatically?
Yes. The tool uses the food name and recipe to route a draft to category-specific prompts. Bakery products do not display meat fields. Sausages, minced meat, raw meat preparations and fresh meat open the relevant species, origin, traceability, QUID, freezing and approval-decision fields. Facts that cannot be established from the recipe, such as origin or an establishment number, remain marked for the food business to complete.
Does the tool replace a food technologist or local authority advice?
No. It speeds up drafting and identifies fields to check. The food business remains responsible for the recipe, allergens, shelf life, claims, final artwork and all product-specific requirements.
Who is the tool for?
UK home bakers, market traders and small food producers who regularly prepare English-language food labels. Northern Ireland and specialist product categories can require additional checks.
How long is the £19.99 introductory price available?
The £19.99 monthly introductory price is intended for the first 100 subscribers. The subscription renews monthly until cancelled and can be cancelled at any time.
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