Meat Content Calculator

Meat Content Calculator is the professional tool trusted by food technologists, manufacturers, and compliance teams to calculate meat content quickly, accurately, and in full accordance with FSA guidelines and EU Regulation 1169/2011. Whether you're working from laboratory analytical data or building a recipe from the ground up, Meat Content Calculator gives you everything you need in a single app — on your phone, tablet, or desktop browser. ANALYTICAL CALCULATOR Enter your laboratory results and get an instant meat content figure. Select from multiple species including Pork, Chicken, Turkey, Beef, and Lamb Choose from a comprehensive library of meat cuts, each with the correct FSA nitrogen factor, maximum fat percentage, and maximum connective tissue ratio pre-loaded Enter total nitrogen, fat content, hydroxyproline (for connective tissue), and non-meat nitrogen values Automatically calculates raw meat content, fat-free meat content, connective tissue percentage, and excess fat and connective tissue Added water calculation for products where water addition is declared Override with a custom N-factor when your own laboratory-derived value applies Full compliance check against EU Directive 2001/101/EC — pass/fail result displayed clearly Save results to History for future reference or audits RECIPE CALCULATOR (QUID) Build a complete product recipe and calculate the QUID-compliant declarable meat content for each species present. Enter the total product weight and add as many meat ingredients as needed Each ingredient references the full FSA meat cut reference database — protein, collagen, and fat values loaded automatically Calculates declarable meat content per species, accounting for connective tissue limits and excess fat Add non-meat ingredients (rusk, salt, seasoning, water, etc.) for complete recipe record keeping — these are stored with the recipe but do not affect the meat content calculation Save and name recipes for instant recall — load any saved recipe at any time to recalculate or update Print or export a full QUID report to PDF, ready for technical files or audits CUSTOM NITROGEN FACTOR Determine your own nitrogen factor from laboratory sample data, using the approved statistical method. Create and manage multiple products, each with their own sample sets Enter fat-free dry matter, total nitrogen, and fat-free nitrogen values per sample Automatically calculates mean nitrogen factor, standard deviation, and the recommended conservative N-factor Results can be used directly in the Analytical Calculator, replacing the standard FSA reference value Export a full statistical summary to PDF for inclusion in technical documentation SAVED HISTORY Every analytical calculation you run can be saved and retrieved at any time. Browse past results sorted by date Load any saved result to view full details or re-print the report Delete individual records or clear all saved data from the About screen PROFESSIONAL PDF REPORTS Every section of the app generates a clean, professional printed report. Includes all input values, calculated outputs, compliance status, and methodology notes Print directly from the app, or export as a PDF to share by email or save to files METHODOLOGY Meat Content Calculator uses the Stubbs & More analytical method, fully aligned with: EU Directive 2001/101/EC (meat content labelling) EU Regulation 1169/2011 (food information to consumers) FSA nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors by species and cut Approved connective tissue (hydroxyproline) correction method QUID (Quantitative Ingredient Declaration) calculation method for composite products DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS Built for food technologists, QA managers, product developers, butchers, and anyone responsible for meat content declarations on food labels. All data is stored securely on-device — no account required, no data leaves your device.