The 2023 Nourish Keto Awards® categories are:

1. Baked goods & cake (bread, wraps, cake, pizza, muffins)

2. Plant Based (low carb + plant based)

3. Sweet snacks & Puddings (fruit based, chocolate, biscuits, dairy)

4. Savoury snacks (crackers, nuts)

5. Drinks & Beverages (no sugar soft drinks, alcoholic & non alcoholic)

6. Meat & Fish products (convenience, ready meals and any meat or fish)

7. Breakfast products (spreads, granola, porridge, shakes)

8. Cupboard Essentials (sweeteners, oils, seasoning, pasta, sauces, condiments)

9. LCHF / Ketogenic (anything purposefully high in fat eg. MCT oil, cracklings, snack bars, meal replacements)

2023 Nourish Keto Awards® Entry Guide

This award chapter is exclusively for low-carb and keto products. As a guideline, these should be products where less than 15- 10% of the total calories come from carbohydrates, although this may vary and may be higher depending on the product (eg. fruit spreads with no sugar).

Carbs will primarily come from natural sources such as fruit and vegetables rather than grains, legumes or starch.

Gluten and dairy containing products can enter.

Please check the categories and read through this guide before entering.

NOURISH Keto AWARDS®

THE JUDGING
We organise the judging at our dedicated judging facility with our in-house catering team.
Our judging panel includes practising nutritionists and nutritional therapists, low-carb and keto specialists and other industry experts and representatives.

We invite up to 8 judges for each judging session. They taste all products and study the information including the list of ingredients and the nutrition. We use a combination of scores and ranking in order to determine the shortlist and the winners.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for products developed specifically for the low-carb market with the aim of tackling diabetes and obesity. We are looking for low GI products that will not spike blood sugar levels rapidly.

Products should achieve great taste and texture as well as being low in carbs or considerably lower than similar products on the market.

Winning products will deliver on taste, texture but also provide good nutrition, with high quality ingredients. Our judges will also look for products that provide a good source of protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals – as well as being delicious and appeal to a wide market.

SPECIAL AWARDS - BEST ORGANIC, ETHICAL AND INNOVATION AWARD
All products are automatically entered into the Special Awards. The judges create the shortlist for the special awards from all entrants during the first round of judging. Winners will be determined from the shortlist based on scores, ranking and individual judges comments.

WHAT PRODUCTS CAN ENTER
- This Award is for packaged food, and beverage products that are typically sold in supermarkets, independent retail outlets or online – directly to consumers.

ENTRY TERMS
- Each entry is for a single specific product and flavour, not for product lines and product ranges.
- Products must be fully developed and in production
- International entries are welcome (subject to additional costs eg. tax when sending samples for judging)
- You may enter as many products as you like
- Products previously entered into the awards can re-enter again
- Entrants are responsible for sending the correct sample to the correct address
- Entrants are responsible to send the required quantity of samples for our judges to try
- No refund will be given to products that do not arrive on time; where incorrect product was sent or there were no sufficient amount of samples provided. These products will not be judged.
- No refund will be given for products that have been discontinued after entries have closed or samples are not available at the time of judging however, we may provide a discount for 2024 entry at our discretion.
- All entry fees must be received by the organisers by the 5th August 2023. Entries not paid for by this date will not be judged.
- Products will be prepared according to the instruction on the retail packaging
- It is the responsibility of entrants to ensure that all samples sent are safe to consume and sent in chilled delivery (where required). The organisers reserve the right to discard any sample deemed to be unsafe to consume on arrival.
- We cannot accept products that require specialist equipment to prepare such as pizza oven, dehydrator, coffee machine, BBQ etc. Permitted equipment are a conventional oven, microwave oven, blender, electric hob and a kettle. Chilled and frozen items are permitted.