Food Cost Calculator

Enter your recipe ingredients, selling price and target margin. All figures update in real time.

Recipe details

Recipe / dish name

Number of portions

Ingredients — Yield % = usable % after trimming/cooking loss. Enter 100 if no loss.

Ingredient	Qty	Unit	Unit cost ($) per unit selected	Yield %	Line cost

Pricing & target

Selling price (excl. GST) $

Target food cost %

Results

Add ingredients above to see your calculation.

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