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Why: Ensure your members receive accurate and relevant nutrition information by customizing how nutrition data is calculated and displayed in your recipes. This flexibility enhances the user experience and meets the specific needs of your audience.
Navigate: App Station > Content Library > Recipes > [Recipe] > Nutrition tab
Quick Start
Open the desired recipe in the Recipe Editor.
Navigate to the Details tab.
Scroll to the Nutrition Information section.
Toggle "Use recipe-level nutrition" to enable manual overrides.
Enter your custom nutrition values and save.
Understanding Nutrition Calculation
The nutrition data for recipes is calculated based on the ingredients you include. Here's how it works:
Ingredient-Based Calculation
By default, nutrition values are automatically calculated from the ingredients in your recipe.
Each ingredient has a serving size basis (e.g., per 100g) that determines how nutrition scales. You can use any unit for custom ingredients (grams, ounces, cups, etc.), and the system will convert 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 measured by weight or volume rather than by the number of servings.
Recipe-Level Nutrition Override
You can override the automatically calculated nutrition values for individual recipes. This allows you to provide custom nutrition information that may differ from the ingredient-based calculations.
In the Nutrition Information section, toggle "Use recipe-level nutrition".
When enabled, an editor will appear where you can input custom nutrition values for various nutrients.
The values you enter will be saved specifically for that recipe, and the ingredient-level nutrition data will be ignored.
Tip: When you first enable the override, the editor is pre-filled with the calculated nutrition values from the ingredients, giving you a convenient starting point.
Configuring Nutrient Display Settings
You can customize which nutrients are displayed to your members. This helps tailor the information to your audience's needs.
Go to App Station > Module Settings > Ingredients > Nutrition Display Settings.
Here, you can toggle each nutrient on or off.
If no settings are configured, all nutrients will be displayed by default. When configured, only the nutrients marked as true will be shown.
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
Note: When a nutrient is enabled but has missing or null values, it will display as 0 instead of being hidden.
Important Considerations
Direct Access: If you grant direct access to specific members, they will see the nutrition information as configured, regardless of the general display settings.
Nutrition Calculation: Remember that nutrition is calculated automatically from ingredients unless overridden. This means that any changes to ingredient quantities or types will affect the calculated nutrition values.