Ingredients

Ingredients #

Get started with Ingredients #

Ingredients are products used in Recipes and Menu Items.

Enter details about an Ingredient:

  • Name
  • Prices (Purveyors)
  • Photos
  • Density
  • Nutrition
  • Barcode
  • Notes
  • Edible Portion
  • Abstract Units
  • Groups

You don’t need to enter all details for an Ingredient.

However, to use certain features, you must enter some required information.

Details
Ingredient Detail Features
Prices Create Prices for different suppliers (Purveyors) of this Ingredient.
Density Enter Density and Fillet can do conversions between mass units and volume units wherever this Ingredient is used.
Nutrition Enter Nutrition and Fillet can calculate Nutrition for any Recipes and Menu Items using this Ingredient.
Barcode Enter a Barcode and you can search for this Ingredient using Fillet’s Scan feature.
Notes Enter Notes to capture a quick thought, ideas, and more.
Edible Portion Enter Edible Portion to specify what percentage of this Ingredient is usable, and Fillet will use this information in calculations.
Abstract units Create Abstract Units to customize measurement units for this Ingredient, for example, bottle of oil, box of eggs.
Groups Create Groups or add this Ingredient to an existing Group, and organize your Ingredients.
Photos Add unlimited Photos to this Ingredient.
Example

You want to calculate cost for a Recipe.

An Ingredient used in that Recipe does not have any Prices.

You must enter at least one Price for that Ingredient.

Otherwise, Fillet cannot calculate cost for that Recipe using that Ingredient.

Create a new Ingredient #

  1. In the All Ingredients list, tap add-button to create a new Ingredient.

  2. Enter a name for your new Ingredient.

  1. In the Ingredients list, tap the New Ingredient button.

  2. Enter a name for your new Ingredient.

  1. In the Ingredients tab, click the Create Ingredient button.

  2. Enter a name for your new Ingredient.

Enter details about your new Ingredient, or set it up later.

See and modify an Ingredient #

  1. In the All Ingredients list, tap to select an Ingredient.

  2. Modify the Ingredient’s details.

  3. Tap Delete ingredient to delete.

  1. In the Ingredients list, tap to select an Ingredient.

  2. Modify the Ingredient’s details.

  3. Tap android-more-button , then Delete to delete.

  1. In the Ingredients tab, click to select an Ingredient.

  2. Modify the Ingredient’s details.

  3. Click the Delete Ingredient button to delete.

Fillet features using Ingredients #

Description
Recipes Add Ingredients to Recipes (add component)
Menu Add Ingredients to Menu Items (add component)
Prices Save Prices for Ingredients sold by your suppliers (Purveyors or Vendors)
Orders Use the Orders feature to order Ingredients from your suppliers.
Inventory Use the Inventory feature to track different amounts of Ingredients you have in stock.
Waste Use the Waste feature to track Ingredients that are unusable and must be discarded.