Start with the purchasable package
Open Ingredients. Add the ingredient or supply, its canonical base unit, package size, package price, and optional opening balance or low-stock threshold. Use a density when a mass-to-volume conversion is needed.
Know the conversion boundary
Mass converts within mass units and volume converts within volume units.
Mass and volume require a positive ingredient density in grams per milliliter.
Count or custom conversions require an explicit pantry-item equivalent.
The system does not infer conversions from ingredient names such as butter, eggs, or variant labels.
Resolve the ingredient picker in the recipe.
Confirm the recipe unit matches the ingredient’s base unit or add an explicit conversion.
Enter a current package price before relying on COGS or suggested price.
Return to the product formulation editor and review warnings.
Common problems
Cost says incomplete: inspect warnings for unpriced ingredient, missing density, missing unit equivalent, or unknown unit.
Weight order is unavailable: add density or a valid conversion so the engine can calculate grams.
Package price was changed: recipe costs recalculate, but a published storefront ingredient statement remains a separate reviewed snapshot.
Enter familiar measurements
Ingredient setup accepts everyday fractions and measurements so you can describe a package or a known equivalent. Review both sides of a conversion, such as one cup weighing a specified number of grams. Save only measurements that apply to that ingredient. During recipe import, choosing an imported weight or saving a suggested measurement is an explicit action; matching the ingredient name alone does not confirm its quantity or conversion.
Next steps
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