Enter the recipe at the yield it was written for, set what you actually need, and every ingredient converts. Add unit costs for cost per portion.
Conversion factor
×3.50
Cost per portion
$3.31
| Ingredient | Original | Unit | Unit cost | Scaled | Line cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 kg | $60.90 | |||||
| 2800 ml | $22.40 | |||||
| 525 g | $15.75 | |||||
| 5.25 kg | $16.80 | |||||
| Batch cost for 35 portions | $115.85 | |||||
Quantities scale linearly. Seasoning, leavening and cooking times usually do not — scale here, then taste and adjust.
MinimalPOS reports item-level sales by day and shift, so prep quantities can follow real demand instead of a standing guess.
How this free tool helps
Enter a recipe at the yield it was written for, then set the yield you actually need. Every ingredient scales by the conversion factor. Add unit costs and it also gives you cost per portion, which is the number that decides your menu price.
A scaled recipe tells you what to prep. MinimalPOS tells you how much you sold, so prep quantities can follow real demand by day and by shift rather than a standing guess.
Explore MinimalPOS Restaurant POSDivide the yield you want by the yield the recipe was written for to get a conversion factor, then multiply every ingredient by it. A recipe for 10 portions scaled to 35 has a factor of 3.5.
Ingredients mostly do. Seasoning, leavening and cooking times often do not — salt and spice usually need less than a straight multiple at large batch sizes, and a bigger volume takes longer to heat through. Scale the quantities here, then taste and adjust.
Yes. Set a target yield lower than the original and the factor comes out below 1. Very small batches can become awkward for ingredients measured in single units, such as eggs.
Add a unit cost against each ingredient and the calculator totals the batch cost and divides by the target yield. For full menu pricing including a target food cost percentage, use our food cost calculator.
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