NIS
Introduction
Nutritional Information Solutions (NIS) is a specialist division of QIB Extra, offering cost-effective and accurate nutritional labelling services to food producers. With over 40 years of experience, NIS supports businesses in generating compliant front-of-pack traffic light systems and back-of-pack labels, using generally established and accepted data. This service is particularly beneficial for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking affordable alternatives to laboratory analysis.
Background
NIS operates within the Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), under the management of QIB Extra. With over 40 years of experience in food composition, the service is built on the scientific expertise of the Food and Nutrition - National Bioscience Research Infrastructure, which maintains the UK’s official McCance and Widdowson’s 'composition of foods integrated dataset'. This dataset, CoFID, is the accepted dataset used to generate accurate, regulation-compliant nutrition labels.
The NIS service was developed to meet the needs of food businesses—particularly small to medium-sized enterprises—seeking a reliable and cost-effective alternative to laboratory testing. Through this platform, clients can access full-service nutrition labelling based on recipe data or use a self-service calculator, developed in partnership with Nutritics, for ongoing in-house labelling work.
NIS enables producers to meet the requirements of EU and UK food labelling regulations (EU 1169/2011) while saving both time and resources, making it an essential tool for regulatory compliance and product transparency.
Services
Nutritional Information Solutions offers affordable and accurate solutions through providing cost-effective recipe-based nutrition labelling using the F&N–NBRI 2021 labelling dataset. This trusted dataset supports food manufacturers, nutritionists, software developers, and healthcare professionals in creating compliant nutrition labels for food products and recipes.
They offer two flexible service options:
Recipe Calculation Service
Our team can carry out nutritional calculations for your recipes, providing you with back-of-pack nutrition labels and optional front-of-pack traffic light formats.
- Pricing: £50.00 plus VAT per recipe
- Optional traffic light label are an additional £10.00 plus VAT
Ideal for most recipes (excluding fried foods) and includes full support, explanation of results, and labelling guidance.
Self-calculation subscription
For ongoing or in-house you can use the self-service calculator—developed in partnership with Nutritics. This powerful platform is already used in over 120 countries for nutrition labelling and recipe development.
Whether you need a one-off label or ongoing control over your product data, NIS offers a reliable and affordable alternative to laboratory analysis.
How To Get Started
For any questions, to request a recipe label calculation, or to begin using our service, please contact us. Our team is here to support you through every step of the labelling process.
Ready to submit your recipe?
Complete the form below — your request will be sent directly to the Nutritional Information Solutions team for processing and follow-up.
Complete the Form
For all other enquiries, you can also contact the team directly by email.
Useful Resources
For further guidance on regulatory compliance and labelling standards, the following resources may be helpful: