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Recipe Calorie Calculator

Calculate nutrition for any homemade meal

Calculate calories in your homemade recipes. Search our database of 200+ ingredients, add quantities, and see total nutrition instantly. Perfect for meal prep, tracking macros, or finding calories in home cooking.

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📊 Per Serving Macros

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Fat 0g
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📋 Recipe Totals

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Total Fat0g
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💡 Recipe Calculation Tips

🔢 Weigh Your Ingredients

Use a food scale for accuracy. Volume measurements (cups, tablespoons) can vary significantly based on how you pack ingredients.

🥩 Use Raw Weights for Meat

Enter raw/uncooked weights for meats. Cooking reduces weight by 25-30% due to water loss, but calories stay the same.

🫒 Don't Forget Cooking Oils

Olive oil adds 120 calories per tablespoon. This is often forgotten but can significantly impact total calories.

🍽️ Measure Your Servings

If a recipe makes 4 cups, divide by 4 for per-serving calories. Weigh finished dish for most accuracy.

❓ Recipe Calculator FAQ

How do I calculate calories in homemade food?

Add each ingredient with its weight or volume to this calculator. The tool sums all calories and macros, then divides by the number of servings you specify. For best accuracy, use a food scale and enter raw weights for meats.

Do calories change when you cook food?

No, cooking doesn't change calorie content, but it does change weight due to water loss. For example, 100g of raw chicken breast has 165 calories. After cooking, it may weigh only 75g, but it still contains 165 calories. This is why you should use raw weights.

How accurate are recipe calorie calculators?

Very accurate when you weigh ingredients precisely. The main sources of error are: estimating portions instead of weighing, forgetting oils and fats used in cooking, and not accounting for marinades or sauces that get discarded.

Should I count marinade calories?

Only count the marinade that's actually consumed. If you discard the marinade, only about 10-20% of its calories are absorbed by the food. If the marinade becomes a sauce, count all of it.

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