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Recipe Costing and Nutrition Labels for Ice Cream Makers

KitchenSync is recipe costing and nutrition label software for ice cream makers. Keep one base recipe, build every flavor on it, and get each flavor's batch cost, allergen statement and Nutrition Facts label for cups, pints and quarts.

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A dual column Nutrition Facts label, per serving and per package

Flavors

Every flavor trial saved as a version

A flavor goes through several trials: more yolk, less sugar, a different vanilla, a heavier swirl. Choose New version for each trial and KitchenSync keeps them linked in one dropdown, with the flavor you pack marked primary. Nothing overwrites the original, and every edit saves on its own. Tags group flavors by season or by product line. See recipe versioning and recipe management.

The versions of a cookie recipe, with the primary version marked and a Make primary button

The base

One base recipe under every flavor

Save your sweet cream or custard base as a recipe, then add it to each flavor along with the mix-ins: fudge ripple, cookie dough, roasted nuts, a fruit swirl. Those can be recipes too. When the price of cream changes, every flavor built on the base is recosted, and each flavor's ingredient list includes the base's components. See recipes inside recipes.

Cupcake ingredients with a buttercream sub-recipe, and the ingredient list naming the buttercream with its components

Dairy costs

Cost by weight, whatever the overrun

Cream, milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla and inclusions set the cost of a batch. Enter prices from your dairy and your distributor and KitchenSync costs at the lowest. It shows the batch cost and the cost per ounce, pound, gram or kilogram. Churning adds air, which adds volume and no weight, so weigh a filled pint and multiply by the cost per ounce. See recipe costing.

Pint labels

Dual-column labels for pints

FDA's reference amount for ice cream is 2/3 cup (21 CFR 101.12(b)), so a pint holds three servings. A package holding 200% to 300% of the reference amount needs a dual-column label, with nutrition per serving and per container (21 CFR 101.9(b)(12)(i)). KitchenSync has that format, the standard vertical label for quarts and a linear one for small packages. Save each container as a packaging format. See the nutrition label generator.

Allergens

Milk in the base, more in the mix-ins

Every dairy flavor contains milk, and a custard base adds eggs. Mix-ins bring the rest: tree nuts and peanuts, wheat in cookie dough, brownies and cones, soy in chocolate chips, sesame in tahini or halva. KitchenSync detects the allergens on each ingredient, including those inside the base and mix-in recipes, and combines them into the flavor's Contains statement. See allergen detection.

A generated ingredient list and allergen statement, each with a copy button

Frequently asked questions

What serving size goes on an ice cream label?

FDA sets the reference amount for ice cream at 2/3 cup (21 CFR 101.12(b)). Weigh 2/3 cup of your finished ice cream, enter that weight as the serving size and "2/3 cup" as the description.

Does overrun change my nutrition label?

Overrun changes how much a 2/3 cup serving weighs. KitchenSync calculates nutrition by weight, so weigh a serving of the churned product and enter that weight. A flavor with more air has a lighter serving and fewer calories in it.

Can I use one ice cream base in all my flavors?

Yes, on every plan. Save the base as a recipe and add it to each flavor as an ingredient. Its nutrition, cost, ingredients and allergens carry into every flavor, and a price change on cream or sugar updates all of them.

One base, every flavor, every container

Build your flavors on one base recipe and label every cup, pint and quart. Start free.

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