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Recipe cost calculator

Calculate batch and serving cost from package prices and amounts used.

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Your inputs

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Ingredients: name, pack cost, pack quantity, used quantityUse the same unit for the pack quantity and quantity used on each row. Up to 200 rows.
Ingredient 1
Ingredient 2

2 ingredient rows.

per serving

$0.09

Batch cost
$0.70

Ingredient quantities are not converted automatically.

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Calculation breakdown

2 rows · View table
Recipe cost calculator — calculated breakdown
IngredientConsumed cost
Flour$0.50
Sugar$0.20

How to use this tool

For each ingredient, enter package price, package quantity and quantity used in matching units.

Enter the number of servings to compare batch and serving cost. This measures consumed ingredient cost, not the cash needed to buy full packs.

Ingredient cost = package cost × used quantity / package quantity

Worked example

$0.09 · per serving

Fixed example using the settings below. Monetary examples use USD; dates and times use their stated reference values. This example stays unchanged when you edit your calculation.

Example inputs
  • Ingredients: name, pack cost, pack quantity, used quantity: Flour,2.5,1000,200; Sugar,2,1000,100
  • Servings produced: 8

Method illustration: A 2.50 pack of 1,000 g with 200 g used contributes .50 to the batch.

Assumptions and limits

  • Quantities on a row must share the same unit. This estimates consumed ingredient cost, not the cash required to buy whole packs.
  • Waste, energy, labor and packaging are excluded unless you add explicit rows for them.

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