Ingredients

This collection of articles will help you with creating and managing ingredients in Recipe Cost Calculator

8 articles in this collection
Written by Daniel Wintschel

How can I find my ingredient in the Nutrient Database?

Read this article if you're trying to find specific branded products or ingredients in the nutrient database.

Written by Daniel Wintschel
Updated over a week ago

How can I change what units my ingredients show price/unit in?

You want to customize how your ingredients display their price/unit (e.g. "I want my ingredients to show price per lb not price per oz")

Written by Daniel Wintschel
Updated over a week ago

Create or Update Ingredients via Spreadsheet (update multiple ingredients simultaneously)

Learn how to create or update as many ingredients you want via spreadsheets.

Written by Daniel Wintschel
Updated over a week ago

Replace Ingredients in Recipes

If you want to replace an ingredient in one or more recipes with another ingredient, give this a read.

Written by Daniel Wintschel
Updated over a week ago

Allergen Tagging

Understanding Allergen Tagging and Ingredients Without an Allergen Declaration in Recipe Cost Calculator

Written by Daniel Wintschel
Updated over a week ago

What are "Added Sugars"

Here is a non-exhaustive list of ingredients that should be considered an Added Sugar as pertaining to the new US nutrition labels.

Written by Daniel Wintschel
Updated over a week ago

Challenges Regarding "Added Sugars"

Important information regarding 'Added Sugars' on nutrition labels.

Written by Daniel Wintschel
Updated over a week ago

How can I factor in ingredient waste?

Some ingredients have a certain waste percentage and that should be factored in to your costs.

Written by Daniel Wintschel
Updated over a week ago