Create a multi-component mix product recipe in SATN

Learn how to create a mix product in SATN for multi-component recipes, assigning separate ingredient lists to each named component of your formulation.

A mix product is designed for food formulations that are made up of two or more distinct sub-recipes or components. Each component has its own name and its own list of ingredients with individual quantities. SATN combines all components when calculating the final nutritional table, so the result reflects the complete product as it would be consumed.

When to use a mix product

Use a mix product whenever your recipe has clearly separated sub-formulas — for example, a filled pastry with a separate dough and filling, a layered dessert with a base and a cream, or a seasoned product with a meat blend and a spice mix. If your product is a single undivided recipe, use a unitary product instead. If you are packaging multiple finished products together, use a combo product.

Creating a mix product

1. Open the creation form

   In the top navigation, click Products, then click New mix product.

2. Enter customer information

   Select the customer type and fill in their details:

   • Natural person — document number (required), first name, last name, email, and phone number.
   • Company — NIT (required), company name, email, and phone number.
3. Enter product details

   Fill in the core product fields. These work the same way as for a unitary product:

   Field	Description
   Product name	Must be unique across all product types in SATN.
   Commercial presentation	Packaging description, for example 450g tray or 1L carton.
   Serving size (g)	Declared serving size in grams for per-serving calculations.
   Unit of measurement	Solid for foods, Liquid/Beverage for drinks.
   Total amount (g)	Total weight of the combined formulation in grams.

4. Configure significant water (optional)

   If the product undergoes processing that causes moisture loss, enable the Significant water toggle. Three additional fields appear:

   Field	Description
   Final outgoing amount (units)	Number of final units after processing.
   Final unit weight (g)	Weight of each unit after processing.
   Water total amount (g)	Total water added across all components.

   For mix products, significant water correction is applied to the entire formulation, not to individual components. Enter the total water added across all components combined, and set the final weight and unit count for the finished product.

5. Add components

   Scroll to the Components section. A mix product requires at least one component, but you can add as many as your recipe needs.

   For each component:

   1. Click Add component.
   2. Enter a descriptive name for the component, for example Dough, Filling, or Sauce. Component names help you organize the formulation and will appear in your product report.
   3. In the component’s ingredient section, use the search field to find ingredients from the ICBF database.
   4. Enter the quantity in grams for each ingredient within that component.
   5. Each component must have at least one ingredient before the product can be saved.

   Name components clearly and consistently, especially if you create many similar products. Component names are visible when you later edit the product or review the formulation breakdown in your report.

   Repeat this process for each component in your recipe. You can add or remove components at any time before saving.

6. Save the product

   Click Save product. SATN validates all fields, confirms the product name is unique, and checks that every component has at least one ingredient. If all checks pass, the product is saved and the nutritional table is generated immediately.

   You are redirected to the product list where the new mix product appears in your results.

What the nutritional table represents

When SATN generates the nutritional table for a mix product, it aggregates the nutritional contributions of every ingredient across all components into a single combined result. The table is calculated for the total formulation and then expressed per 100 g and per declared serving size.

If significant water correction is enabled, the moisture-loss adjustment is applied to the aggregated values before the per-100 g figures are finalized. The resulting table reflects the product in its final processed state, not its raw ingredient composition.

Deleting a mix product permanently removes its associated nutritional table. Export any reports you need before deleting.