GIFSQ Tools · Module 19 — Nutrition, Labeling & Dietary Assessment · Tool 363 of 500
Work out servings per pack and how a serving compares with the reference amount (RACC) for the food.
Try sample values — fills the form with the worked example below.
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Servings per pack
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Serving as % of RACC
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Servings if serving = RACC
Equation: Servings per pack = package weight ÷ serving size. Serving as % of RACC = serving ÷ RACC × 100.
Method: US FDA reference amounts customarily consumed (RACC), 21 CFR 101.12; Health Canada reference amounts, Food and Drug Regulations B.01.401; Codex CXG 2-1985. A serving is the amount customarily eaten at one sitting, not a recommended portion.
Assumptions: the pack contains whole servings only in the count shown (a fractional result means the last serving is partial); RACC is entered in the same unit as the serving.
Limitations: the RACC table differs by food and by jurisdiction — check the correct table for the product; this tool does not decide the serving size for you.
Rounding: servings to 1 decimal place; % of RACC to 1 decimal place; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: US FDA reference amounts customarily consumed (RACC), 21 CFR 101.12; Health Canada reference amounts, Food and Drug Regulations B.01.401; Codex CXG 2-1985. A serving is the amount customarily eaten at one sitting, not a recommended portion.
Assumptions: the pack contains whole servings only in the count shown (a fractional result means the last serving is partial); RACC is entered in the same unit as the serving.
Limitations: the RACC table differs by food and by jurisdiction — check the correct table for the product; this tool does not decide the serving size for you.
Rounding: servings to 1 decimal place; % of RACC to 1 decimal place; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: Pack 400 g, serving 40 g, RACC 55 g: servings per pack 10.0, serving is 72.7% of the RACC, and a RACC-sized serving would give 7.3 servings.
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If servings per pack comes out fractional, the declared number on the label is rounded per the jurisdiction's rules. Tool 363 of 500 — GIFSQ
