Calculating Food Cost for Walnut and Raisin Bread
Learn how to calculate the cost of making Walnut and Raisin Bread by determining the cost of each ingredient, converting units, and dividing by servings. Follow the guidelines provided with the ingredient list and utilize a food composition database for accurate calculations.
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Calculating Food Cost Food Cost of one serving of Walnut and Raisin Bread
Guidelines of Calculating Food Cost 1. You need an ingredient list of the food product which contains all ingredients and amounts required. Go to the market. Search for the items you need. You may need to convert the unit of each ingredient to match with the unit of the ingredient being sold in the market. To do this, you must know the conversion factors, for example, 1 pound = 454 grams, 1 Tbsp sugar = 12.6 gram (Refer to food composition database) Do calculations. Multiply the cost of each ingredient by the amount required for the food product, and see how much the food product cost. Calculate cost per serving. A food product can sometimes be separated into many servings. Divide the cost of the food product by number of servings. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2
Walnut and Raisin Bread (6 servings) Ingredients: Strong flour Salt Sugar Milk powder Butter Yeast Walnut Raisin Water Egg 200 g tsp 1 tsp 1 Tbsp 20 g 1 tsp 40 g 30 g 140 g 5 g 3
Food Composition Database FoodData Central, a New USDA Food and Nutrient Data System. Food Nutrient Finder. 4
