Support Materials for Software Companies Developing Software for State Agency Administrative Reviews
These materials were compiled to assist companies who are developing or revising nutrient analysis software for USDA to approve for use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.
- Annual Update Letter to Software Developers (PDF | 38 KB)
This letter is sent out annually after each release of the CN Database and includes important information about changes to the software evaluation and approval process. Attachment to letter:
Short Check List for Provisional Approval for SY2013-2014 (PDF | 129 KB) - Brief Description of Requirements for Nutrient Analysis Software Approved for Use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. (PDF | 35 KB)
This document gives a quick overview of the requirements for nutrient analysis software approved for use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. . - List of Approved Software
This list includes the nutrient analysis software currently approved by USDA for use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The list of approved software is updated annually and when new software is approved. - Specifications Document for Nutrient Analysis Software Approved by USDA for Use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. (PDF | 636 KB)- Pre-publication draft April 2012, updated April 2013
This document explains the requirements for nutrient analysis software approved for use in the for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.. Referred to as the "specifications document." - Checklist for Nutrient Analysis Software Approved by USDA for Use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. - CN 16 Version - Revised (PDF | 137 KB)- June 2012
Software developers who submit new software for evaluation and approval must complete and submit this form with the software. Developers of currently approved software may use this checklist to test their approved software to ensure that the software continues to meet the basic requirements and specifications. - Test Food Items, Recipes, and Menus for Software Evaluations (PDF | 102 KB)- May 2012
This document contains sample food items, recipes, and menus. It is recommended that the software developers enter these items into their software before submitting it for evaluation. - Nutrient Standards Required for NSMP for Breakfast
The document below lists the nutrient standards for Nutrient Standard Menu Planning (NSMP) for breakfast that must be included in the approved software through June 30, 2013. - Child Nutrition Database
Here you will find the Child Nutrition Database and its documentation. This database must be included in all nutrient analysis software approved by USDA for use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.. - Guidance for software developers
These documents provide guidance for developers creating nutrient analysis software for use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program..- Moisture and Fat Changes in Recipes (PDF | 56 KB)
- Guidelines for Including USDA Production Recipes in USDA-approved Software Programs (PDF | 472 KB) - written to assist software developers who voluntarily add the USDA Recipes for Schools as production recipes with ingredients to their software and is to be used with the Excel spreadsheet, Ingredients Used in Yield Factor Method Analysis of USDA Recipes for Schools (XLS | 686 KB).
- Historical Documents
Here you will find historical documents, such as CN Database release announcements, old letters updating the requirements and other old documents related to the software evaluation and approval process.