Can't find a USDA equivalent that matches your ingredient? Add the specific nutrition information directly to you are ingredient!
From a recipe, click Edit and select the Nutrition tab.
Scroll down to the recipes list of ingredients and click the pencil icon next to the ingredient.
This will open the nutrition modal.
From the ingredients page navigate to the Nutrition tab and click Get Started!
If this is the first time the ingredient is being linked to nutrition information, choose the "Use custom nutrition values" button and click continue.
Next enter your nutrition information directly from your ingredients label.
Note every section must be filled in, if you don't know or the label doesn't provide the information enter a zero.
Exact numbers must be entered, % or <> symbols cannot be entered and would not work with exact nutrition calculations.
Need to enter a fraction like 1/2 cup or 1/3? Please enter the decimal number amount. For example: 0.5 cup or 0.333 cup.
Important: The Serving Weight section must be filled in with an amount. Entering zero in this section will not calculate the ingredients nutrition properly.
Once all the information is filled out click continue.
Optional: Enter allergens for your ingredient if any.
Click on all that apply and click continue.
Enter a display name for the ingredient to appear on the label.
To show the ingredients original name, enter that here, and click continue.
The new custom information is now entered. To see the nutrition label for the ingredient click on and go to the ingredients page and click on the nutrition tab.
Can I edit or update the nutrition information once submitted?
Yes, you can update, edit or completely clear nutrition data from your ingredients.
From a recipe, open the nutrition modal again by clicking the edit pencil.
On the ingredients page, click the Edit button, and from the nutrition tab click the the Edit link on the top right of the label area.
Once the modal is opened, simply click on the section you want to edit!
You can re-do the entry method, changing a USDA connection to a custom one.
Click Allergens to add or remove allergy information.
Select Custom Values to edit any of the custom nutrition information previously entered.
Select Display name to edit the name that appears on the label.
Or to remove all current nutrition information and start over on this specific ingredient, click the red "Clear all" link on the bottom left of the modal.