Perpend Solutions
Calculate Nutri-Score, Eco-Score, and UK Traffic Light Directly in SAP PLM
The Scoring Suite by Perpend Solutions enables companies to calculate Nutri-Score, UK Traffic Light, and Eco-Score directly within SAP Product Lifecycle Management.
Integrated into SAP PLM Specification, Recipe Development, and Label solutions, the Scoring Suite allows product developers to visualize and optimize front-of-pack labeling information during the development process. Nutritional values and ingredient compositions can be adjusted in real time, with integrated calculations providing detailed insights into nutrients, thresholds, and scoring impacts.
The solution uses a flexible and generic framework, ensuring that scoring models can be easily adapted to regulatory updates and extended to additional nutritional or environmental schemes. It serves as a strategic tool for companies aiming to improve product transparency and meet increasing consumer expectations.
Nutri-Score
Nutri-Score is a front-of-pack nutritional labeling system introduced in the European Union. It is recommended by the World Health Organization and supported by several European health authorities.
The Nutri-Score system:
Uses a five-color scale from green (A) to red (E)
Provides a quick and easy overview of a product’s nutritional value
Enables meaningful comparison within product categories
Supports healthier consumer choices
The calculation is based on nutritional values and ingredient data already maintained for standard labeling purposes. It follows a transparent, science-based methodology developed in collaboration with stakeholders including industry, retailers, consumers, and scientists.
With the Scoring Suite, Nutri-Score can be calculated dynamically within SAP PLM during recipe development, enabling iterative optimization before product launch.
UK Traffic Light Nutritional Rating System
Food Standards Agency developed the UK Traffic Light system, widely used in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
This color-coded labeling scheme:
Displays energy per serving
Indicates levels of fat, saturated fat, sugars, and salt
Uses red (high), amber (medium), and green (low) indicators
Shows reference intake percentages per serving
The Traffic Light system helps consumers quickly assess and compare products. With the Scoring Suite integrated into SAP PLM, manufacturers can evaluate and optimize recipes in real time to achieve improved nutritional ratings.
Eco-Score
Eco-Score evaluates the environmental impact of a product from production through consumption. Products are classified from green A (low environmental impact) to red E (high environmental impact), with a score of up to 100.
The evaluation is based on:
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data
- Environmental impact of production, transport, manufacturing, and packaging
- Additional criteria such as recyclability
- Origin of ingredients (regionality and seasonality)
By integrating Eco-Score calculations into SAP PLM, companies can incorporate sustainability considerations directly into the product development process—supporting environmentally responsible innovation.
Key Benefits of the Scoring Suite by Perpend Solutions
- Real-time scoring during recipe development
- Integrated calculations within SAP PLM
- Flexible and regulation-ready framework
- Support for nutritional and environmental transparency
- Faster optimization of front-of-pack labeling
Perpend Solutions empowers organizations to combine compliance, transparency, and innovation within their SAP PLM environment.
Contact our PLM consultants to learn how you can calculate Nutri-Score, Eco-Score, UK Traffic Light, and other advanced scoring features directly within SAP PLM.