Mutfaaq

Allergens and calories

Clear Allergen and Calorie Information on Every Dish

Show guests which allergens a dish contains and add calorie information directly to each product — clear, current, and easy to understand.

View a live menu

Keep dietary information accurate in three steps

Manage allergen and calorie details from the same place as the rest of your menu.

  1. 1

    Open the product

    Select the dish you want to update from your Mutfaaq menu dashboard.

  2. 2

    Add allergens and calories

    Choose the relevant allergen categories and enter the dish’s calorie value.

  3. 3

    Publish the update

    Guests immediately see the latest information on the digital menu in their phone language.

The EU allergen categories

The 14 allergens identified by EU rules

Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 identifies 14 substances or product groups causing allergies or intolerances. Mutfaaq lets you associate these categories with individual dishes.

1Cereals containing gluten
2Crustaceans
3Eggs
4Fish
5Peanuts
6Soybeans
7Milk
8Nuts
9Celery
10Mustard
11Sesame
12Sulphites
13Lupin
14Molluscs

Requirements and accepted presentation methods can vary by country and venue. Mutfaaq helps display the information you enter; your business remains responsible for its accuracy and applicable compliance.

Information beside the dish

Help guests make informed choices

Put important dietary information where guests actually need it: directly alongside the product name, description, price, and available options.

  • Recognizable allergen labels per product
  • Optional calorie value for each dish
  • Information translated into 25+ languages
  • Updates without reprinting the menu
  • Consistent details across menus and venues

Creamy mushroom pasta

Tagliatelle, mushrooms, parmesan, cream, and fresh herbs.

€18

GlutenMilkEggs640 kcal

Everything you need for clearer dish information

Keep useful dietary details visible, multilingual, and synchronized with the rest of your menu.

Allergens per dish

Associate the relevant allergens with individual products and display them clearly beside the dish.

EU 14 allergen list

Use the 14 allergen categories identified in Annex II of the EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation.

Calories per product

Add a calorie value to each dish so guests can compare options directly from the menu.

Automatically translated

Allergen labels and product information are shown in the language detected from the guest’s phone.

Instant corrections

Update a product’s allergen or calorie information once and publish the correction without reprinting menus.

Clear on every phone

Keep dietary information readable and close to the product instead of hiding it in footnotes or a separate document.

Restaurant allergen menu questions

Everything you need to know about displaying allergens and calories. For more answers, visit our Help Center.

Which allergens can I display?
Mutfaaq supports the 14 allergen categories identified in Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011: cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphites, lupin, and molluscs.
Can I assign several allergens to one dish?
Yes. Add every relevant allergen category to the product and display the complete set directly beside the dish information.
Can I add calories to individual dishes?
Yes. You can enter a calorie value for each product and show it directly on the digital menu.
Are allergen labels translated automatically?
Yes. Allergen labels and the surrounding product information are displayed in the language automatically detected from the guest’s phone or browser.
What happens when allergen information changes?
Update the product once in Mutfaaq and the corrected information appears immediately behind the existing QR code, without reprinting the menu.
Does Mutfaaq guarantee legal compliance?
Mutfaaq helps you display the allergen and calorie information you enter, but your business remains responsible for its accuracy and for meeting the rules that apply in each country or venue.
Do guests need an app to see this information?
No. Guests scan the QR code and open the menu directly in their phone browser, where allergens and calories appear with each configured dish.
Do you create the menu for us?
Yes. Send us your existing menu and we handle the initial menu creation. You provide or confirm the allergen and calorie information associated with each dish.

Ready to make dish information clearer?

Book a free demo and see how Mutfaaq can display allergens and calories across your digital menu.