Viewing and Understanding Ingredient Costs of a Recipe

• Viewing Ingredient Costs of a Recipe
  • Actual Cost vs Estimated Cost
  • Viewing Recipe Costs on the Recipe Listing Screen
  • Overview Video on Recipe Costs (2:56)
• Viewing Cost of a Prepared Food
  • What if Cost Per Serving of a Prepared Food Seems Incorrect?
• How is an Ingredient Cost in a Recipe Calculated? 
  • Example 1
  • Example 2
  • Example 3

Viewing Ingredient Costs of a Recipe

When you open a recipe, the ingredient costs for the recipe's estimated serving size is displayed at the top left of the slide-out panel, as per screenshot below. 

The estimated serving size cost is the sum of the individual ingredient costs.* The individual ingredient costs can be viewed in the ingredient breakdown window (second screenshot below), which is opened by clicking the Cost link. The vendor product that is currently selected for an ingredient, along with the vendor product's pack price, is also listed. 

Note: For an ingredient with an edible portion (i.e., meat), the food cost is based on the "as purchased" amount and not the edible portion (i.e., the edible portion does not change the cost). 

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Actual Cost vs Estimated Cost

If all the ingredients in the recipe each have a selected vendor product, then the costing is based off the prices of the vendor products, indicated by the following "actual cost" icon: 

If any ingredient in the recipe does not have a selected vendor product, then the system estimates the cost of that ingredient. As such, the recipe cost will be an "estimated cost", which is indicated by the following icon: 

For a recipe based on an estimated cost of an ingredient, when you open the ingredient breakdown window (by clicking the Cost link; explained above), the ingredient with an estimated cost displays the "estimated cost" icon:

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Viewing Recipe Costs on the Recipe Listing Screen

To view costs for recipes on the Recipe listing screen, add the Food Cost column (see, Setting Preferred Columns on the Recipes Listing Screen). Note that when adding the Food Cost column, the screen may take a little extra time to reload with the cost information. 

Overview Video on Recipe Costs (2:56)

*An ingredient is considered an individual food item or a prepared food. See About Ingredients and Prepared Foods (i.e., Food Items).

Viewing Cost of a Prepared Food

If a prepared food item has a selected vendor product, then its cost per serving is displayed at the top left of the slide-out panel when when you open the prepared food.

What if Cost Per Serving of a Prepared Food Seems Incorrect?

If you believe the cost per serving for the prepared food item is incorrect, then you will need to investigate the vendor product selected for the food item on the Vendor Product Selection screen. See the following article for more information: Identifying and Troubleshooting Cost per Serving Issues: Vendor Product Selection Screen.

How is an Ingredient Cost in a Recipe Calculated? 

The cost of an ingredient is calculated as follows:

1. The first calculation is to determine the price per gram by dividing the pack price by the total grams in the pack.
2. The second calculation is to multiply the price per gram by the weight/serving of the ingredient in the recipe's estimated serving size. The estimated serving size can be viewed by clicking the scale icon for the Estimated Serving Size of an open recipe (screenshots in examples below).

Note: For an ingredient with an edible portion (i.e., meat), the cost is based on the "as purchased" amount and not the edible portion (i.e., the edible portion does not change the cost). 

Example 1:

Example 2:

Example 3: