Yields and Measures Sidebar

Entering Measures and Yields

The program lets you add yields and additional measures to your ingredient.

Add a measure

Many of the existing database ingredients are already populated with a variety of units and measures. The user-added ingredients, however, are not. This is where you can add common household measures (e.g. 1 cup), established serving sizes, or other relevant measures (1 scoop = 22g, for example). You can also add a liquid amount for the equivalent weight measure.

1. 1. In an Open Ingredient, click the Yields/Measures page.
   2. Click Edit Measures button.  You should be presented with a dialog like this:
      
   3. Click Add.
   4. Type in the quantity.
   5. Select the desired unit of measure.
   6. Enter the weight that is the equivalent for the selected unit of measure.  For example: 1 bag = 5 pounds, or 1 cup = 246 grams
   7. Click OK. You will now be able to select from these measures when adding this ingredient to a recipe.

Add a Yield

Adding a yield lets you compensate for cooking and/or processing gains or losses. The program will adjust the nutrient content automatically so you will have a more accurate nutrient assessment. 

1. 1. Click Add Yield.
   2. Select from the Available Yields. [Most of these are AP (as purchased) or Meas (original measure.)]
   3. Click OK.
   4. In the Total Yield box, enter your percent cooked yield (must be a figure other than 100%) and enter your percent refuse if other than 0%.
   5. Click OK.

Note: Yields for ESHA database items cannot be edited

For a good example of how this works, see the Tutorial for Adjusting for Moisture Loss.