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METHODOLOGY
How we calculate nutrition.
We use advanced methods to provide accurate nutrition information for every recipe — ingredient by ingredient, with real cooking adjustments.
QUICK SUMMARY
- ✓Ingredient-by-ingredient calculation using a database of thousands of verified foods.
- ✓Real cooking adjustments for oil absorption, water evaporation, and cooking methods.
- ✓More accurate than basic calculators that simply add up ingredients.
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps from ingredient to per-serving label.
01
Ingredient analysis
Each ingredient is matched to our verified nutrition database. Quantities are converted to grams using precise measurements.
02
Cooking adjustments
Real-world factors: fried foods absorb only 8–15% of oil, water evaporates, and cooking methods affect nutrition differently.
03
Per-serving values
Total recipe nutrition is divided by servings to show exactly what you're eating per portion.
ACCURACY & TRUST
Verified sources, real-world adjustments.
✓ MORE ACCURATE
Better than rough math
Our calculations beat basic recipe calculators that just add up raw ingredients without accounting for what cooking actually does.
✓ VERIFIED SOURCES
USDA + research
Data from USDA FoodData Central and peer-reviewed scientific research on cooking processes.
⚠ PLEASE NOTE
A few caveats
- • Values may vary based on ingredient quality and cooking methods
- • Actual portion sizes may differ from recipe specifications
- • Information is for general purposes — consult healthcare professionals for medical dietary advice