1.8 KiB
1.8 KiB
Scaling, Batching & Yield Calculations
Formulation is a weight-first formulation engine designed to scale recipes accurately across commercial batch sizes without calculation rounding drift.
1. Batch Multipliers vs. Yield-Target Scaling
Recipes can be scaled in two primary modes:
A. Batch Multiplier (x factor)
- Entering a batch multiplier (e.g.
0.5x,2x,5x,10x) multiplies every ingredient quantity by the exact factor. - Pre-configured quick buttons allow instant one-tap scaling during active kitchen prep.
B. Target Yield Scaling
- Specify an exact required total batch yield (e.g., scale a sauce recipe to yield exactly
1,500 gramsor4.5 quarts). - Formulation calculates the precise scale factor required to produce that yield based on total recipe weight.
2. Weight-Based Auto-Yield Calculation
When Auto-Calculate Total Yield is toggled ON:
- Formulation calculates the weight in grams for every ingredient in the recipe using canonical unit conversion factors or ingredient-specific density measurements.
- The total recipe yield quantity is automatically updated as the exact sum of all ingredient weights.
- If an ingredient cannot be converted to weight (due to a missing UoM volume-to-weight equivalency), an informative notice displays: "Auto yield excludes N ingredient amounts without a weight equivalency."
3. Unit Conversion Safety
- Ingredients measured in mass (e.g.
g,kg,oz,lb) convert losslessly across all mass units. - Ingredients measured in volume (e.g.
cup,tbsp,tsp,liter,ml) require an ingredient density measurement (e.g.1 cup = 120g) to convert to mass. - Cross-dimensional universal conversions without density data are intentionally rejected to maintain strict culinary accuracy.