How do I set measures for recipes or foods?

To add the measures for a recipe or food:

1. In the open document, click the Measures tab.
2. In the Common Measure column, type the name of the measure, for example, slice.
3. In the Weight (g) column, type the corresponding weight (in grams) for this measure, for example, 50.
4. Repeat for each measure that you want to define.
5. If this recipe or food can be specified by volume, then in the Volume boxes, type the reference volume (in millilitres) and its corresponding weight (in grams).
6. If this recipe or food is a liquid, then select the Liquid checkbox.

Tips

• When you select the Liquid checkbox, then in the Analysis Pane a per 100mL tab is displayed.
• When you select the Liquid checkbox and enter the Volume values, then volume measures are enabled for this recipe or food.
• You can use the Default Measure box to specify the measure that you want to appear first in the drop-down list when entering this food or recipe into another document.
• To copy the measures defined in another document: click the Copy Measures From button.
• To see where a measure is in use: If this document is used as an ingredient in other documents, you can see where a measure is used - click the measure name in the grid and the documents using it appear on the right.

Notes

• The Edible Portion is the percentage weight of the food that is edible.
• The Measures tab could be hidden or have a different name, depending on the document template used. For more information on templates, see What is a document template?