Certify Recipes and Delivered Meals as Low FODMAP

The following fees apply to certify a recipe:

• Assessment fee
• Annual licence fee

An assessment fee covers the review and confirmation on whether recipes meet the low FODMAP criteria. An annual licence fee will apply to join the program and claim recipes as being Monash certified.

Both the assessment and annual licence fees applicable will depend on the number of recipes (note: a minimum of 10 recipes is required). Please contact us at certification@monashfodmap.com with your details and to request a quote.

This will depend on how many recipes are applying for certification and their complexity. A minimum of 10 recipes is required to apply for our program.

As a general guide, for 10 recipes, it can take approximately 5 to 7 weeks to complete the certification process. Note that these figures are an estimate only and rely on each step of the certification process being fulfilled in a timely manner.

For each recipe, you will need to provide the full list of ingredients and their amounts (in grams or ounces), recipe serve size, preparation and cooking instructions, plus any tips or ingredient variations that may be provided or used. Clarification on whether the recipe is to be consumed as its own meal or combined with other foods or recipes will also be required.

Recipes can be submitted in Word, Excel or PDF format.

In order to properly assess your recipes, you must only use ingredients that have been tested by the Monash team and which are listed in the Monash FODMAP App.

If your recipe requires additional or specific steps in order to reduce the FODMAP content, we will be unable to complete a recipe assessment. This is because these steps will impact on the FODMAP content of the final cooked food the recipe is creating. The only way the FODMAP content can be confirmed for these types of recipes is to laboratory test samples (see product certification).

Examples of additional processing include: proofing/proving, fermenting or pickling, sprouting, etc.

If you are unsure whether your recipe can be submitted for assessment, please contact us at certification@monashfodmap.com for assistance.

Yes, home delivered fresh or frozen meals, or ingredient boxes that are made up according to a recipe, can be certified under our recipe certification program. An experienced dietitian will assess the meals based on the written recipes using our in-house FODMAP calculator which has been developed over many years of research and food testing.

We understand that some ingredients may not be readily available due to seasonal availability, supplier issues and so on. We therefore can assess and approve variable versions of a recipe. Please provide your variations with the standard or base recipe when submitting recipes for assessment.

Depending on the complexity and extent of the variation, a recipe variation may be considered its own recipe and the standard assessment fee may apply.

If you need to modify a recipe that has already been approved, please email us at certification@monashfodmap.com with the changes for assessment (note an assessment fee may apply).

No, only recipes that have been submitted and approved under our recipe certification program can claim to be Monash certified and use the Monash trademarks.