Recipe Calorie Calculator
Find the calories and macros in any homemade recipe. Search 540+ ingredients or paste your ingredient list, set the servings and get nutrition per serving.
Use ↑ ↓ and Enter to pick. Amounts can be in g, kg, oz, lb, cups, tbsp, tsp, ml or pieces where it makes sense.
| Ingredient | Amount | Grams | kcal | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Remove |
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| Nutrient | Per serving | Total | % kcal |
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| Carbohydrate | – | – | – |
| Fat | – | – | – |
| Fibre | – | – | – |
Values are approximate per-100 g figures for typical raw or as-sold ingredients (similar to USDA data). Brands, varieties and cooking methods vary, so treat results as estimates. Your recipe is saved in this browser.
How to use the Recipe Calorie Calculator
- Search for an ingredient and press Enter, or switch to Paste a recipe and paste your ingredient list, one per line.
- Check each row: adjust the amount and choose the unit (grams, cups, tablespoons, pieces and more).
- Set the number of servings the recipe makes.
- Press Calculate nutrition to see calories per serving, the whole-recipe totals and the macro breakdown.
- Copy the summary or export CSV to keep the nutrition facts with your recipe.
How recipe calories are calculated
Every ingredient in the database has typical values per 100 g. For each line of your recipe the calculator converts the amount to grams, then scales the nutrients:
- Grams = amount × grams per unit (for example 1 cup of all-purpose flour ≈ 125 g, 1 large egg ≈ 50 g, 1 tbsp of olive oil ≈ 13.5 g).
- Calories = kcal per 100 g × grams ÷ 100. Protein, carbohydrate, fat and fibre are scaled the same way.
- Per serving = recipe totals ÷ number of servings.
- % of calories uses 4 kcal per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 kcal per gram of fat.
Worked example: simple pancakes (4 servings)
| Ingredient | Amount | Grams | kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 1 cup | 125 | 455 |
| Whole milk | 1 cup | 244 | 149 |
| Egg | 1 large | 50 | 72 |
| Butter | 2 tbsp | 28.4 | 203 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp | 12.5 | 48 |
| Total | 459.9 | 927 |
Divided into 4 servings that is about 232 kcal per serving, before syrup or toppings.
Tips for accurate recipe nutrition
- Weigh rather than measure. A cup of flour can weigh anywhere from 110 g to 150 g depending on how it is scooped, so grams are far more accurate than cups.
- Enter raw weights. Meat loses water when cooked, and rice and pasta absorb it, so 100 g of dry pasta becomes about 230 g cooked. Use the raw or dry entries when you weigh ingredients before cooking.
- Remember the cooking fat. Oil and butter used for frying are the most often forgotten calories: one tablespoon of oil adds about 120 kcal.
- Divide by real portions. If you are unsure how many servings a dish makes, weigh the finished dish and divide by the weight of your portion.
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate the calories in a recipe?
Add up the calories of every ingredient, using its weight and calories per 100 g, then divide the total by the number of servings. This calculator does the lookup and arithmetic for you: add the ingredients, set the servings and read the calories per serving.
Should I use raw or cooked weights?
Use the weight of each ingredient as you add it to the recipe, which is usually raw or dry. The database has separate cooked entries for rice, pasta and chicken if you weigh them after cooking.
How accurate is the recipe calorie calculator?
It uses typical average values similar to USDA data, so results are usually within about 10 percent. Brands, fat content, ripeness and how firmly you pack a cup all change the real numbers. Weighing ingredients in grams gives the best accuracy.
Can I paste a recipe from a website?
Yes. Switch to Paste a recipe and paste the ingredient list, one ingredient per line. The parser reads amounts such as 1 1/2 cups, ½ tsp or 200 g and matches the ingredient name. Anything it cannot match is listed so you can add it by hand.
How many grams are in a cup?
It depends on the ingredient. A cup of all-purpose flour is about 125 g, sugar about 200 g, milk about 244 g, rolled oats about 81 g and butter about 227 g. The calculator stores a cup weight for each ingredient where it makes sense.
Does cooking change the calories?
Cooking does not create calories, but it changes weight as water evaporates or is absorbed. Oil absorbed during frying adds calories, and draining fat from browned meat removes some. The total for the raw ingredients is a good estimate for the whole dish.