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Why: Understanding how nutrition data is calculated and displayed helps you provide accurate information to your members, enhancing their experience and trust in your app.
Navigate: App Station > Content Library > Recipes > [Recipe] > Nutrition tab
Quick Start
Open the recipe you want to edit in the App Station.
Navigate to the Nutrition tab.
To override ingredient-based nutrition, toggle "Use recipe-level nutrition".
Enter your custom nutrition values in the provided fields.
Save your changes.
Understanding Nutrition Calculation
Nutrition data for recipes is primarily calculated based on the ingredients you use. Each ingredient has a serving size basis (e.g., per 100g) that determines how nutrition scales. This means if you have a custom ingredient, you can specify any unit (grams, ounces, cups, etc.), and the system will convert it automatically.
Yield-Based Recipes
For yield-based recipes, nutrition is calculated per unit of yield (e.g., per gram) instead of per serving. This is particularly useful for recipes where the output is more relevant than the number of servings, such as sauces or batch cooking.
Overriding Nutrition Values
You can override the automatically calculated nutrition values for individual recipes. This allows you to provide custom nutrition information that may be more accurate or relevant for your specific recipe.
Steps to Override Nutrition
In the Nutrition tab of the recipe editor, toggle the "Use recipe-level nutrition" switch.
This will enable a nutrition editor where you can input custom values for various nutrients.
The editor will be pre-filled with the calculated nutrition values from the ingredients as a starting point.
Enter your desired values and save them.
Important Notes on Overrides
When you enable the override, the ingredient-level nutrition data will be ignored for that recipe.
The override values represent nutrition per unit of yield, so ensure you enter the values accordingly.
Configuring Nutrient Display Settings
You can customize which nutrients are displayed to your members. This helps tailor the information based on your audience's needs.
Steps to Configure Nutrient Display
Go to App Station > Module Settings > Ingredients > Nutrition Display Settings.
Toggle each nutrient on or off based on what you want to show.
If no settings are configured, all nutrients will be displayed by default.
Enabled nutrients with missing data will show as
0instead of being hidden.
Available Nutrients
You can choose to display the following nutrients:
Macros: calories, protein, carbs, fat
Common: fiber, sugar, sodium, cholesterol, moisture
Minerals: calcium, iron, potassium
Vitamins: vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12
Conclusion
By understanding how nutrition data is calculated and how to override values, you can provide accurate and relevant nutritional information to your members. This not only enhances their experience but also builds trust in your content.