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Nutrient Analysis of Menu Items

Kevin U
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Viewing Nutrient Analysis of a Single Menu Item

Viewing Nutrient Analysis for Menu Item from Week-at-a-Glance View

From the week-at-glance view you can view the nutrient analysis of a single menu item. To do so:

  1. Hover over the menu item and click its Edit icon (edit_icon.png). The Edit Menu item pop-up appears (second screenshot below). 

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  2. Click the Nutrient Value icon (menu_item_nutrient_preview.png). The View Nutrients window appears listing the nutrients and their values for the menu item. 

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Note: Most nutrient values in the View Nutrients window are rounded to the whole number (e.g., 50 kcal).

Viewing Nutrient Analysis for Menu Item from Menu Day View

From the menu day view, you can view the nutrient analysis of a single menu item. To do so, click the Nutrient Value icon (view_nutrients3.png) of the menu item (first screenshot below), and the screen refreshes on the right (second screenshot below) with the nutrients and their values for the menu item. 
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Note: Most nutrient values in the View Nutrients window are rounded to the whole number (e.g., 50 kcal).

Viewing Nutrient Analysis for a Menu Week

  1. Open the menu for which you want to view nutrient values (either the week-at-glance view or menu day view).

  2. From the Week field, select the week for which you want to view nutrient values.

  3. From the Diet field, select the diet type for which you want to view nutrient values. 

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  4. Click the Nutrient Analysis button (first screenshot below). The Nutrient Analysis panel appears (second screenshot below) displaying the average value of each nutrient for the selected week and diet type. The average is calculated by summing a nutrient amount for each choice and dividing by the number of choices the menu supports. 

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The Nutrient Analysis panel displays nutrient values from the following groups (scroll down to view):

  • MacroNutrients
  • Minerals
  • Vitamins
  • Fatty Acids

When a nutrient value is within its parameter range, meaning above the minimum value and below the maximum value, the Total cell appears in green. Hovering your cursor over the cell indicates what the ideal value is for the nutrient.

total_green.pngWhen a nutrient value is not within its parameter range, either below the minimum value or above the maximum value, the Total cell appears in red. Hovering your cursor over the cell indicates the recommended maximum if over, or the recommended minimum if under.

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Note 1: The nutrient value parameters (i.e., the minimum, ideal and maximum values) are set for a diet type via Tools & Setup > Diet Orders (see Viewing/Changing Nutritional Parameters of a Diet Type for more information).

Note 2: Most nutrient values in the Nutrient Analysis window window are rounded to the whole number (e.g., 50 kcal).

Note 3: The equivalent report that shows the same values from the Nutritional Analysis panel with a week selected is the Weekly Nutrient Summary Report (Menus).

Viewing Nutrient Values for a Choice Selection

When on the Nutrient Analysis view, you can view nutrient values for items of a specific choice selection. To do so, select the choice from the Analyze drop-down. 

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Viewing Nutrient Values for a Day of the Week

To view the nutrient values for a specific day of the week, follow the above steps to open the Nutrient Analysis view for a week, and then click the respective day tab. 

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Note: The equivalent report that shows the same values from the Nutritional Analysis panel with a day selected is the Daily Nutrient Summary Report (Menus).

Analyzing Nutrients of Specific Menu Items (i.e., Detailed Analysis)

The Detailed Analysis view allows you to view nutrient values for each menu item. In addition, the nutrient values in the Detailed Analysis view are rounded up to to decimal points to allow a dietitian to view such details (e.g., 71.58 kcal). To run the Detailed Analysis view:

  1. On the Nutrient Analysis panel, click the Detailed Analysis button (first screenshot below). The Detailed Analysis window appears for Monday, listing each menu item and the values for each nutrient (second screenshot below).

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  2. You can scroll through the nutrients via the forward and back buttons.

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  3. Select the day to view via the respective day tab. 
  4. From the Analyze drop-down, select the choice selection of the menu items you want to view. 
  5. From the Nutrients to Display drop-down, select the nutrients to display.

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Note: The equivalent report that shows the same values from the Detailed Analysis window is the Weekly Nutrient Summary Report (Menus). 

Determining the Nutrients to Display for Menu Items

When viewing nutrients for menu items, you have the ability to determine what nutrients are displayed in each group (MacroNutrients, Minerals, Vitamins, Fatty Acids). This is done via Tools & Setup > Recipe Tools > Key Nutrients tab > Menu Edit sub tab. For more information, see Selecting Key Nutrients.

FAQs

Will adjusting the portion size of the menu item adjust the nutrient values?

Yes. Adjusting the portion size of a menu item will adjust the nutrient values for the menu item, but not for its associated recipe.