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Add nutrition information for multiple ingredients with CSV file
Add nutrition information for multiple ingredients with CSV file

Add nutrition information for multiple ingredients using CSV file.

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Written by Emma
Updated over 2 months ago

Easily streamline the process of updating nutrition details by adding information for multiple ingredients at once using a CSV file. This method allows you to efficiently manage large datasets and ensure accurate nutritional data across all your ingredients.

Import multiple ingredients using CSV

From the Ingredients library, go to the "Add Multiple Ingredients" option.

Then, click on the "Add Ingredients by CSV. File" button, which will open the "Import File" screen where you can upload your ingredients list along with the nutritional information.

To ensure your ingredients are added successfully, please download and use the provided CSV template, and follow the instructions carefully.

Make sure to fill in the three required fields:

  • Ingredients

  • Category

  • Default Unit

Note: The number of ingredients per upload must be fewer than 500.

Ingredients

For the Ingredients field, enter the ingredient name. Please note that if the name exceeds 50 characters, it will be automatically truncated when uploaded.

Category

For the Category field, ensure you use one of the approved categories listed below.

Bakery/Bread

Baking

Beverages

Beverages (Alcoholic)

Canned & Jarred

Cereal

Cheese

Condiments

Dried Fruits

Ethnic Foods

Frozen

Fruits

Gluten Free

Gourmet

Grains

Health Foods

Legumes

Meat

Milk, Eggs, Other Dairy

Nut Butters, Jams & Honey

Nuts & Seeds

Oil, Vinegar, Salad Dressing

Other

Pasta & Rice

Produce

Refrigerated

Savory Snacks

Seafood

Spices & Seasonings

Supplements

Sweet Snacks

Sweeteners

Tea & Coffee

Vegan Meat

Vegetables

Default Unit

For the Default Unit field, please use one of the units from the list below.

Liter

Milliliter

Teaspoon

Quart

Gallon

Fluid Ounce

Pound

Ounce

Milligram

Tablespoon

Pint

Kilogram

Cup

Gram

Unit

Package

Can

Piece

Serving

Loaf

Container

Box

Bottle

Jar

Fillet

Sprig

Bunch

Stalk

Bulb

Head

Bar

Scoop

Spoonful

Slice

Dash

Drop

Splash

Fruit

Pinch

Cubic inch

Packet

Block

Cube

Clove

Small

Medium

Large

Strip

Pack

Leaves

Tin

Bag

Amount Per

For the "Amount Per" field, ensure the unit used is from the allowed unit list below corresponding to the category you’ve selected.

Ingredient Categories

Amount per

Bakery/Bread

100 g
​1 Loaf
1 Slice
1 Packet
1 Ounce
1 Piece
1 Kilogram

Baking

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Packet
1 Ounce
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Pinch
1 Drop
1 Dash
1 Bar
1 Can
1 Container

1 Liter
1 Gallon
1 Kilogram

Beverages

100 ml
100 g

1 Cup

1 Liter
1 Pint
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Gallon
1 Can
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Drop
1 Dash
1 Ounce

Beverages (Alcoholic)

100 ml
100 g

1 Bottle
1 Liter
1 Can
1 Cup
1 Pint
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Gallon
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Drop
1 Dash
1 Ounce

Canned & Jarred

100 g
100 ml

1 Can
1 Jar
1 Container
1 Package
1 Cup
1 Kilogram
1 Pound
1 Ounce
1 Packet
1 Piece
1 Tablespoon
1 Fluid Ounce

Cereal

100 g
100 ml

1 Cup

1 Box
1 Kilogram
1 Packet
1 Pound
1 Ounce

Cheese

100 g
1 Block
1 Packet
1 Cup
1 Pound
1 Kilogram
1 Slice
1 Ounce
1 Container
1 Cube

1 Package
1 Teaspoon
1 Tablespoon

Condiments

100 g
100 ml
​1 Liter
1 Ounce
1 Fluid Ounce

1 Drop
1 Pinch
1 Kilogram
1 Pound

1 Tablespoon

1 Cup

Dried Fruits

100 g
​1 Cup
1 Package

1 Box
1 Jar
1 Kilogram
1 Pound
1 Ounce
1 Container
1 Packet
1 Piece

Ethnic Foods

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Jar
1 Bottle
1 Can

1 Block
1 Kilogram
1 Pound
1 Liter
1 Package
1 Piece
1 Slice
1 Ounce
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Drop
1 Dash
1 Container
1 Packet
1 Fruit
1 Gallon

1 Tablespoon

Frozen

100 g
100 ml
​1 Package
1 Box
1 Container
1 Cup
1 Kilogram
1 Liter
1 Pound
1 Pint
1 Quart
1 Can
1 Scoop
1 Serving
1 Ounce

1 Packet

1 Bottle
1 Piece
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Gallon

Fruits

100 g
​1 Cup
1 Kilogram
1 Pound
1 Container
1 Box
1 Package
1 Slice
1 Bunch
1 Sprig
1 Stalk
1 Bulb
1 Head
1 Ounce
1 Packet

Gluten Free

100 g
​1 Cup
1 Package
1 Box
1 Loaf
1 Kilogram
1 Pound
1 Jar
1 Slice
1 Ounce
1 Teaspoon
1 Tablespoon
1 Packet
1 Bar
1 Can
1 Piece
1 Serving

Gourmet

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Bottle
1 Jar
1 Block
1 Liter
1 Package
1 Pound
1 Ounce
1 Fillet
1 Teaspoon
1 Tablespoon
1 Packet
1 Can
1 Container
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Serving
1 Splash

Grains

100 g
​1 Cup
1 Kilogram
1 Pound
1 Box
1 Container
1 Packet
1 Jar
1 Quart
1 Ounce
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon

Health Foods

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Bottle
1 Jar
1 Kilogram
1 Liter
1 Package
1 Pound
1 Container
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Ounce
1 Packet
1 Serving
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Slice
1 Can

Legumes

100 g
1 Cup
1 Can
1 Kilogram
1 Jar
1 Ounce
1 Serving
1 Tablespoon

Meat

100 g
​1 Pound
1 Kilogram
1 Cup
1 Ounce
1 Can
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Cubic inch

Milk, Eggs, Other Dairy

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Liter
1 Pint
1 Quart
1 Gallon
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Ounce
1 Packet
1 Bottle
1 Jar
1 Kilogram
1 Can
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Slice
1 Package
1 Pinch
1 Splash
1 Cubic inch
1 Container
1 Pound

Nut Butters, Jams & Honey

100 g
100 ml
​1 Jar
1 Cup
1 Bottle
1 Container
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Ounce
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Scoop
1 Packet
1 Serving
1 Spoonful
1 Can
1 Package

Nuts & Seeds

100 g
​1 Cup
1 Ounce
1 Jar
1 Package
1 Packet
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Serving

Oil, Vinegar, Salad Dressing

100 ml
100 g1 Cup
1 Liter
1 Bottle
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Ounce
1 Package
1 Serving
1 Dash
1 Drop
1 Splash
1 Spoonful

Other

100 g
100 ml
​1 Bar
1 Block
1 Bottle
1 Box
1 Bulb
1 Bunch
1 Can
1 Container
1 Cube
1 Cubic inch
1 Cup
1 Dash
1 Drop
1 Fillet
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Fruit
1 Gallon
1 Head
1 Jar
1 Kilogram
1 Liter
1 Loaf
1 Ounce
1 Package
1 Packet
1 Piece
1 Pinch
1 Pint
1 Pound
1 Quart
1 Scoop
1 Serving
1 Slice
1 Splash
1 Spoonful
1 Sprig
1 Stalk
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon

Pasta & Rice

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Box
1 Kilogram
1 Pound
1 Package
1 Container
1 Jar
1 Liter
1 Ounce
1 Packet
1 Serving
1 Can

Produce

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Pound
1 Kilogram
1 Head
1 Bunch
1 Container
1 Box
1 Jar
1 Liter
1 Bulb
1 Stalk
1 Slice
1 Sprig
1 Ounce
1 Package
1 Pint
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Teaspoon
1 Tablespoon
1 Packet
1 Drop
1 Pinch
1 Block
1 Can

Refrigerated

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Liter
1 Pint
1 Jar
1 Container
1 Block
1 Package
1 Kilogram
1 Pound
1 Bottle
1 Cube
1 Quart
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Teaspoon
1 Tablespoon
1 Scoop
1 Drop
1 Splash
1 Dash
1 Ounce
1 Can
1 Packet
1 Spoonful
1 Gallon
1 Box
1 Fillet

Savory Snacks

100 g
​1 Package
1 Box
1 Cup
1 Ounce
1 Pound
1 Can
1 Jar
1 Container
1 Kilogram
1 Piece
1 Bar
1 Packet
1 Cube
1 Serving
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon

Seafood

100 g
​1 Fillet
1 Cup
1 Pound
1 Kilogram
1 Can
1 Ounce
1 Jar
1 Teaspoon
1 Tablespoon
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Packet
1 Package
1 Cubic inch

Spices & Seasonings

100 g
​1 Teaspoon
1 Tablespoon
1 Cup
1 Ounce
1 Pound
1 Jar
1 Packet
1 Pinch
1 Dash
1 Cube
1 Scoop
1 Sprig

Supplements

100 g
100 ml
​1 Bottle
1 Package
1 Scoop
1 Packet
1 Cup
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Ounce
1 Teaspoon
1 Tablespoon
1 Pint
1 Can
1 Container
1 Bar

Sweet Snacks

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Bar
1 Box
1 Piece
1 Container
1 Package
1 Ounce
1 Pound
1 Jar
1 Liter
1 Pint
1 Block
1 Cube
1 Scoop
1 Teaspoon
1 Tablespoon
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Can
1 Bottle
1 Packet

Sweeteners

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Package
1 Packet
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Scoop
1 Drop
1 Dash
1 Splash
1 Pinch

Tea & Coffee

100 g
100 ml
​1 Cup
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 Liter
1 Ounce
1 Packet
1 Scoop
1 Bottle
1 Can
1 Jar
1 Pint
1 Gallon
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Drop
1 Dash
1 Piece
1 Pinch
1 Spoonful
1 Splash
1 Cube
1 Serving
1 Container
1 Package

Vegan Meat

100 g
​1 Block
1 Cup
1 Piece
1 Packet
1 Pound
1 Kilogram
1 Box
1 Jar
1 Ounce
1 Cube
1 Slice
1 Container
1 Fillet
1 Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon

Vegetables

100 g
​1 Cup
1 Head
1 Pound
1 Kilogram
1 Piece
1 Bunch
1 Can
1 Ounce
1 Packet
1 Bulb
1 Fruit
1 Stalk
1 Slice
1 Sprig

Review info and confirmation

After successfully uploading the CSV file, follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the process and add multiple ingredients to your Ingredients library.

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