Calorie Count Recipe Calculator
Calorie count recipe calculator works out Raw ingredient weight and Cooked weight from Ingredients, What the numbers describe and Calories. The default figures on this page give calories per serving of 311 kcal; change any entry and the result, the working and the sources update together.
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- 3 ingredients summed on a per-100-gram basis: 1245.4 kcal, 42.58 g protein, 208.84 g carbohydrate, 29.5 g fat.
- Cooked weight = 760 g x 100% = 760 g. Cooking moves water, not nutrients, so the totals are unchanged.
- Per serving = totals / 4 servings = 311.4 kcal.
- Per 100 g cooked = totals / 760 g x 100 = 163.9 kcal.
- Percent Daily Values are per serving against the FDA adult values (fat 78 g, sodium 2300 mg, carbohydrate 275 g, protein 50 g).
Percent Daily Value per servingtable
| totalFat | saturatedFat | cholesterol | sodium | totalCarbohydrate | dietaryFiber | protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 21 |
Per-ingredient breakdowntable
| ingredient | quantity | calories | proteinG | carbG | fatG | sodiumMg | shareOfCalories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolled oats | 200 | 758 | 26.4 | 135.4 | 13 | 12 | 60.9 |
| Whole milk | 500 | 305 | 16 | 24 | 16.5 | 215 | 24.5 |
| Honey | 60 | 182.4 | 0.18 | 49.44 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.6 |
Nutrition facts, per servingtable
| nutrient | amount | unit | percentDailyValue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 311 | kcal | |
| Total fat | 7.4 | g | 9 |
| Saturated fat | 3 | g | 15 |
| Cholesterol | 13 | mg | 4 |
| Sodium | 57 | mg | 2 |
| Total carbohydrate | 52.2 | g | 19 |
| Dietary fibre | 5.1 | g | 18 |
| Total sugars | 19.2 | g | |
| Protein | 10.6 | g | 21 |
Figures from FDA daily values. Its 4 worked examples are re-run on every release, last on 15 September 2026. What changed · how reference data is kept current
Sources and references
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What the calorie count recipe calculator calculates
Adds up a recipe from its ingredient panels and reports the nutrition for the whole dish, per serving and per 100 grams, with FDA Percent Daily Values and a cooking-yield adjustment.
How to use this calorie count recipe calculator
Enter Ingredients, What the numbers describe, Calories and Servings the recipe makes. Raw ingredient weight updates as you type. Change one figure at a time to see what drives the result.
How the result is worked out
Open “How this is worked out” beside the result for the step-by-step calculation behind Raw ingredient weight, Cooked weight and Servings.
The method follows US FDA, 21 CFR 101.9 - Nutrition labeling of food: Daily Values and the general (Atwater) caloric conversion factors, USDA FoodData Central - the food-composition database ingredient panels should be taken from and USDA Agriculture Handbook 102, Food Yields Summarized by Different Stages of Preparation.
What you can compare
Change one input at a time to see how it affects Raw ingredient weight, Cooked weight and Servings. The inputs you can vary are Ingredients, What the numbers describe, Calories, Servings the recipe makes, Serving size and Cooking yield.
Understanding Raw ingredient weight, Cooked weight and Servings
The result is only as good as the ingredient panels entered. Nutrient losses during cooking, fat drained off, and variation between brands and cultivars are not modelled. Do not use this to build a regulated Nutrition Facts label without a laboratory analysis or a compliant database.
Results are general information, not financial, tax, legal, medical or engineering advice. Check any decision that matters with a qualified professional.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I calculate calories for homemade recipes?
Adds up a recipe from its ingredient panels and reports the nutrition for the whole dish, per serving and per 100 grams, with FDA Percent Daily Values and a cooking-yield adjustment. Open “How this is worked out” beside the result to see each step for your own figures.
Is there an app that will calculate calories in a recipe?
It needs Ingredients, What the numbers describe, Calories, Servings the recipe makes, Serving size and Cooking yield. Nothing else is required, and the figures stay in your browser.
How do I calorie count and make my own food?
The result gives Raw ingredient weight, Cooked weight, Servings, Serving size, Calories, whole recipe and Calories per serving, each labelled with its unit so the figure can be read on its own.
What information do I need for the calorie count recipe calculator?
You need Ingredients, What the numbers describe, Calories, Servings the recipe makes, Serving size and Cooking yield. The page opens with default figures that give calories per serving of 311 kcal, so you can see the scale before entering your own.
What does this calorie count recipe calculator show?
It shows Raw ingredient weight, Cooked weight, Servings, Serving size, Calories, whole recipe, Calories per serving, Calories per 100 g cooked and Protein per serving, with the working and any warnings for your entries.
Can I check how the calorie count recipe calculator result was calculated?
Yes. The “How this is worked out” section shows the calculation steps, and the sources section identifies the references used for the method.