Changing the Preferred Unit of Measure (UoM) on a Recipe

• About the Unit of Measure (UoM) on a Recipe
• Changing the UoM on a Recipe
• Applying UoM for Multiple Recipes
• Reverting UoM of Recipe to the Current UoM Precedence Setting
• UoM Precedence Table
• FAQs:
  • Can the UoM be changed on a recipe that is a prepared food?
  • Can I convert a volume unit to a weight unit (e.g., cups to grams)?

About the Unit of Measure (UoM) on a Recipe

For a recipe using a standard unit of measure (UoM) for its portion size, you can change the UoM to the preferred UoM desired by your facility. The change to the UoM can be applied to master recipes. 

For example, if the UoM for an apple juice recipe is fl oz, then this can be changed to cup, ml, or scoop. 

When changing the preferred UoM, the system will automatically convert the amount so as to maintain the same nutrition and cost and prevent you from having to manually calculate the conversion. In keeping with the above example, if the juice is 4 fl oz, then the conversion options are as follows (also indicated in screenshot below). 

• 1/2 cup
• 120 ml
• 1 #8 scoop

Changing the UoM on a Recipe

To change the UoM on a recipe, complete the following steps:

1. Open the recipe.  As noted above, the recipe must use a standard UoM rather than a special unit of measure (SUoM), such as "Each" or "Slice" or "Scoop". Therefore, it is recommended to display the Portion Size column on the Recipes Listing screen so that you can easily identify the UoM. 
   
    
2. With the recipe open, click the UoM drop-down for the Portion Size and select the desired UoM and its associated amount, as per screenshot below. 
   
   
    
3. Upon selecting a new UoM, the following confirmation note appears stating that all instances of the recipe on your menus will be updated, and any UoM overrides subsequently set for the recipe category will not be applied. 
   
   
    
4. Click Yes, Update to the message. 
    
5. Click the Save button on the recipe to apply the changes. 

Reverting UoM of Recipe to the Current UoM Precedence Setting

When the UoM has been changed for a recipe, you have the ability to remove that UoM and change it to the current UoM precedence setting that exists in the system (see UoM Precedence Table below). To do so, click the revert icon beside the UoM drop-down. 

Applying UoM for Multiple Recipes

By using the recipe bulk edit function, you can apply the desired UoM to selected recipes. To accommodate recipes that use volume units and recipes that use weight units, the Bulk Edit Recipe window features the following two drop-downs and their associated UoM options: 

• Volume Units
  • Scoop #
  • Fluid ounces (fl oz)
  • Cups, Tablespoons & Teaspoons
  • Milliliters (ml) & Liters (L)
• Weight
  • Ounces (oz) & Pounds (lb)
  • Grams (g) & Kilograms (kg)

UoM Precedence Table

The preferred UoM for recipes can be set at each account level in the system, so as to prevent you from having to modify individual recipes. See Setting the Unit of Measure Preference for Recipes in your Account.

If a parent account sets their preferred UoM, then those settings will cascade down to its child accounts. However, if a child account sets its preferred units of measure--either at the account itself or on individual recipes--then the child account settings take effect, and any subsequent changes by the parent account do not take effect at the child account.  

The table below explains the UoM precedence that takes effect when UoM settings exist at different levels. 

FAQs:

Can the UoM be changed on a recipe that is a prepared food?

Yes. The UoM on a recipe that is a prepared food can be changed. 

Can I convert a volume unit to a weight unit (e.g., cups to grams)? 

No. Volume and weight units cannot be converted to each other. Volume units (fl oz, cups, mL, scoops, etc.) can only convert to other volume units, and weight units (oz, lb, g, kg) can only convert to other weight units.