Who it’s for
- Small-scale processors — quick ingredient lookups without reading 300+ page standards
- Mid-size manufacturers — formulation planning across multiple product lines
- Product development teams — identify permitted ingredients by product type
- QA/Regulatory teams — verify compliance with usage limits and conditions
- Startup founders — understand regulatory landscape before product launch
Core capabilities
Ingredient Rule Lookup
Search any ingredient to see which food categories permit it, with:- Maximum usage levels (mg/kg or open-dose)
- Regulatory conditions and exceptions
- Difficulty rating (Easy, Standard, Complex, Expert Required)
Product Formulation Guide
Select a product type (e.g., bread, ice cream, ketchup) to see:- All permitted ingredients with human-readable usage limits
- Difficulty labels for each ingredient-category combination
- Conditions that apply to specific uses
Category Intelligence
Understand regulatory complexity at the food category level:- Formulation Flexibility score (how many ingredients are permitted)
- Condition density (how many conditions per ingredient)
- Difficulty tier distribution
EU Regulatory Comparison
Compare Codex and EU rules side-by-side for the same ingredient and food category:- Which jurisdiction is stricter for each combination
- Jurisdiction gaps — ingredients permitted in one but not the other
- Resolved footnote definitions — numeric footnote references (e.g., “(1) (4) (57)”) expanded to full regulatory text
Allergen Risk Analytics
Identify ingredients with known allergen associations:- 14 EU-recognized major allergens mapped to food additive ingredients
- Allergen risk level per ingredient-category rule
- Cross-jurisdiction allergen flagging (Codex vs EU)
Commercial Opportunity Scoring
A 0-100 composite score identifying categories with the highest commercial potential, weighted by:- Regulatory difficulty (30%)
- Expert review rate (25%)
- Category reach (20%)
- Condition burden (15%)
- Standards coverage (10%)
Access tiers
- Free
- Enterprise
Industry-filtered access to the core platform.Your dashboard is filtered to your selected industry group (e.g., Bakery & Cereals, Dairy & Ice Cream). You can see:
- Total rules, unique ingredients, conditions, and food categories for your industry
- Top 25 most versatile ingredients
- Top 20 most flexible categories
- Full ingredient rule lookup table (filtered to your industry)
Difficulty scores, expert review flags, and commercial opportunity data are available on Premium and Enterprise tiers.
Industry groups
When you sign up for a Free account, you select one industry group. This determines which food categories you can see:| Industry Group | Example Categories |
|---|---|
| Bakery & Cereals | Bread, biscuits, pasta, breakfast cereals |
| Confectionery & Chocolate | Chocolate, candy, chewing gum, cocoa products |
| Dairy & Ice Cream | Milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, cream |
| Beverages | Juices, soft drinks, flavored water, coffee/tea |
| Sauces, Condiments & Seasonings | Ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, spice mixes |
| Meat & Seafood | Processed meat, canned fish, surimi |
| Snacks & Ready-to-Eat | Chips, nuts, ready meals |
| Oils, Fats & Spreads | Margarine, cooking oils, butter blends |
| Fruits & Vegetables | Canned fruit, frozen vegetables, jams |
| Infant & Medical Foods | Infant formula, follow-up formula, medical nutrition |