Overview
Ingredient Yield loss accounts for the portion of ingredients lost during preparation - through trimming, peeling, cooking evaporation, or other processes. By adding yield loss percentages to your recipe ingredients, Edify can accurately calculate the raw quantity of ingredients you need to purchase and use, rather than just the finished quantity that ends up in your recipe.
Example: If you need 100g of avocado in a recipe but lose 20% during peeling and removing the pip - you actually use 120g of the raw avocado product.
Why Add Ingredient Yield Loss?
Including yield loss in your recipes ensures:
Accurate ingredient costs - Recipe costs reflect the true amount of raw ingredients needed
Correct inventory tracking - Waste, transfers, production and sales correctly deduct the raw quantity used
Precise COGS calculations - Your cost of goods sold reflects actual ingredient usage
How Ingredient Yield Loss Works
% Yield Loss = the percentage of an ingredient lost during preparation
When you add a yield loss percentage, Edify automatically calculates:
Ingredient Quantity - The amount that's used in the recipe (what you enter into the recipe)
Raw Quantity - The total amount of the ingredient used
Formula: Raw Quantity = Ingredient Quantity ÷ (1 - Yield Loss %)
Example:
Ingredient quantity needed: 100g
Yield loss: 10%
Raw quantity used: 110g
When to Ingredient Add Yield Loss
Only add yield loss to ingredients where preparation results in meaningful waste.
Examples include:
Coffee beans (loss during grinding and extraction)
Avocados (skin, pit, and trimming waste)
Whole vegetables (peeling and trimming)
Fresh meat (trimming fat)
Fish (filleting/skinning)
Pre-portioned or fully usable ingredients typically don't need yield loss applied - like milk or pre-cut vegetables.
💡 Note: After adding yield loss, your recipe costs will increase to reflect the true amount of raw ingredients needed. This is expected and provides more accurate costing.
Adding Ingredient Yield Loss to Recipes
You can add yield loss when creating a new recipe or editing an existing one.
Step 1: Open Your Recipe
Navigate to Recipes and either create a new recipe or select an existing recipe to edit.
Step 2: Add Yield Loss Percentage
When adding or editing an ingredient:
Enter the ingredient quantity you need in the recipe (the amount after preparation)
Locate the % Yield Loss field next to the ingredient
Enter the yield loss percentage (e.g. 5, 10, 15)
Edify automatically calculates and displays the raw quantity needed
Step 3: Save Your Recipe
Click Save to apply the yield loss calculation to your recipe.
Impact on Your Data
Once you add yield loss to recipe ingredients, it affects:
Recipe Costs
Ingredient costs increase to reflect the raw/unprepared quantity needed
The total recipe cost updates automatically
Inventory Movements
Waste entries deduct the raw quantity
Transfers use the raw quantity
Production records reflect the raw quantity used
COGS Reporting
COGS calculations use the raw quantities of ingredients
Cost tracking becomes more accurate
Profitability reports reflect true ingredient usage