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Bakery Ingredient Cost Calculator

Calculate the total ingredient cost for a bakery recipe batch. Get per-unit cost and food cost percentage to price your products profitably.

Inputs

$/kg
lb
%
$
oz
$/kg
$

Results

Total ingredient cost

$6.01

Cost per unit

$0.60

Flour cost$6.00
Egg cost$0.00
Butter cost$0.00
Food cost %0%
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the cost per kg for flour and the total flour weight per batch.
  2. Set dough hydration percentage, number of eggs, egg cost, butter weight, and butter cost per kg.
  3. Enter the number of finished units the batch produces and the sell price per unit.
  4. The calculator shows total ingredient cost, cost per unit, individual ingredient costs, and food cost percentage.
  5. Target a food cost % of 25–35%; adjust sell price or batch size if the ratio falls outside that range.

How the result changes with Flour cost

Flour costTotal ingredient costCost per unit
10$50.01$5.00
35$175.01$17.50
65$325.01$32.50
90$450.01$45.00

What each input means

Flour cost
Cost of flour per kilogram.
Batch flour weight
Total flour in one batch.
Hydration
Dough hydration percentage (water cost is minimal).
Eggs in batch
Number of eggs used in the batch.
Cost per egg
Price per egg.
Butter weight
Butter used in the batch (grams).
Butter cost
Cost of butter per kilogram.
Units per batch
How many finished items this batch produces.
Sell price per unit
Retail price per unit (enter 0 to skip food cost %).

What each result means

Total ingredient cost
Total cost of all ingredients in one batch.
Cost per unit
Ingredient cost for each finished item.
Flour cost
Cost of flour in the batch.
Egg cost
Cost of eggs in the batch.
Butter cost
Cost of butter in the batch.
Food cost %
Ingredient cost as percentage of sell price (target: 25–35%).

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Flour cost = 1.2, Batch flour weight = 5, Hydration = 65, Eggs in batch = 0 = 9 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total ingredient cost
    Total ingredient cost
    6.01 = $6.01
  3. Calculate Cost per unit
    Cost per unit
    0.6 = $0.6
  4. Calculate Flour cost
    Flour cost
    6 = $6
  5. Calculate Egg cost
    Egg cost
    0 = $0

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