Step-by-step guide: How to use the AI nutritional values calculator

Find out how to use the AI nutritional values calculator on the Menivo platform to automatically, quickly and correctly complete the nutritional information for each product in your digital menu — without manual calculations and without errors.

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Why use the AI nutritional values calculator?

Three concrete advantages for your restaurant

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Time savings

AI automatically calculates calories, proteins, fats and carbohydrates in a few seconds, instead of minutes or hours of manual work.

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High accuracy

The values generated by AI are based on the ingredients entered, reducing the risk of calculation errors and ensuring compliance with legal obligations in Romania.

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Complete digital menu

The nutritional information appears directly in your digital QR menu, offering total transparency to your customers.

How to use the AI nutritional values calculator — complete guide

Follow these simple steps on the Menivo platform and complete the setup in less than 5 minutes

Sign up and set up your restaurant on Menivo

Go to menivo.io and create a free account. After logging in, add your restaurant by filling in the basic information: name, address, opening hours and logo. Images are automatically processed and converted into optimized WebP format for the web. If you need help, check out our detailed guide on how to configure restaurant settings.

💡 Pro tip: Fill in both the Romanian and English versions to attract international customers.

Create your menu categories

Organize your menu into logical sections — for example: Appetizers, Soups, Main courses, Desserts, Drinks. Well-structured categories improve customer experience and increase product visibility. You can reorder categories at any time by simple drag-and-drop. Discover more in our guide on how to create a menu category.

💡 Pro tip: Limit the number of categories to 6–8 for a menu that's easy to navigate on mobile.

Add a new product and fill in the ingredients

Navigate to a menu section, press the add product button and fill in the basic fields: product name (in Romanian and optionally in English), description, price and weight. The most important step for using the AI nutritional values calculator is entering the ingredients in the dedicated field — the more complete and precise the list of ingredients, the more accurate the generated values will be. Check out the complete tutorial on how to add products to the menu.

💡 Pro tip: Enter the ingredients with the corresponding quantities (e.g. "150g chicken breast, 100g tomatoes, 20ml olive oil") for the most accurate nutritional results.

Activate the AI nutritional values calculator

In the product add or edit form, locate the section dedicated to nutritional values. Press the "Generate with AI" button — the system will analyze the ingredients entered in the previous step and automatically fill in the fields: calories (kcal), proteins (g), fats (g), saturated fats (g), carbohydrates (g), sugars (g), fiber (g) and salt (g). The process takes a few seconds. Learn more about the Menivo nutritional values calculator.

💡 Pro tip: Always review the generated values before saving. AI provides estimates based on average data — if you use your own recipes with exact proportions, adjust manually if necessary.

Check and add food allergens

Immediately after filling in the nutritional values, check the allergens present in the product from the standardized list of the 14 major allergens regulated by European legislation. The Menivo platform includes an AI-based allergen generator that can automatically identify allergens based on the entered ingredients. This step is legally mandatory for all food service establishments in Romania — read more about why allergens matter and how to add them correctly.

💡 Pro tip: Also mark frozen products (the "frozen product" field) to comply with all labeling requirements provided by law.

Save the product and check its display in the menu

Press the "Save" button — the product will immediately appear in your restaurant's digital menu. Access the menu as a customer to verify that the nutritional values and allergens are displayed correctly. Your customers will be able to see all this information directly on their phone, by simply scanning the QR code. If you want to build the complete menu quickly, read our guide on how to build your menu in 5 minutes.

💡 Pro tip: Repeat the process for each product in the menu. If you have similar products, use the duplicate feature (the "Duplicate" button) to save time, then adjust the ingredients and nutritional values.

Generate and display the QR code in the restaurant

Once the menu is complete, navigate to the "QR Code" section in the admin panel, generate your restaurant's unique QR code and download it. You can print it and place it on tables, at the entrance or on promotional materials. Customers scan it and instantly see the menu with all nutritional values and allergens — a major advantage over traditional printed menus.

💡 Pro tip: Display the QR code both at the restaurant entrance and on every table to maximize scans and improve the customer experience.

What you need to use the AI nutritional values calculator

Important requirements and recommendations before you start

An active account on the Menivo platform — registration is free at menivo.io
At least one configured restaurant in the account, with name, address and opening hours filled in
A created menu with at least one active category to which you can add products
The list of ingredients for each dish — the more detailed, the more accurate the nutritional values generated by AI
Knowledge of the serving weight served, in order to correlate the nutritional values with the actual portion
Manual verification of the generated values — AI uses average nutritional databases; recipes with specific ingredients may require adjustments
Filling in the allergens field is legally mandatory according to EU consumer information regulations
A modern browser and a stable internet connection to access the Menivo admin panel
Optional: product images in JPG, PNG or WebP format (max. 10 MB) — the platform automatically converts them into optimized WebP

Start using the AI nutritional values calculator now

Create your restaurant's digital menu on Menivo, automatically complete the nutritional values with the help of AI and offer your customers the transparency they deserve — all in one place, simple and fast.

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