Ingredients

Every ingredient you stock gets a record: a name, the unit you count it in, and whatever else matters to you (category, density, allergens). Formulas, purchase orders, and stock movements all point back to this record, so the ingredient list is where costing starts.

Create an ingredient

1. Open Ingredients and click Add ingredient.
2. Enter the name (“Habanero peppers”) and pick the Unit you count it in.
3. Fill the optional fields you need: Category, Initial Stock Level, Density (g/ml) if you also measure it by volume, Restock threshold.
4. Click Save Ingredient.

Two checkboxes cover the edge cases. Free / no-cost ingredient excludes it from cost calculations (tap water). Unlimited stock keeps it always available, so production planning never flags it as short.

Reading the list

Each row shows Category, Avg cost, Stock, and Value (stock times unit cost). The note under the cost names its source: “WAC” means the weighted average cost of your actual deliveries; “offer” means nothing costed has arrived yet, so the latest vendor offer stands in. How WAC is computed explains the math.

The footer adds everything up as Total stock value. Filter with the category pills, search by name, or click Export to download the whole filtered list as a CSV. The file uses the same columns the ingredients import understands, so it re-imports cleanly.

The ingredient page

Click a row to open the full record. The header shows current stock, unit cost, and stock value, next to the Log delivery and Log loss / adjustment buttons (Stock, deliveries and losses covers both). Edit details changes the name, density, and restock threshold.

Restock threshold

Set a threshold and the ingredient shows a Low badge as soon as stock falls below it, then Out at zero. The threshold is per ingredient: 2 000 g of habaneros may be plenty while 2 000 g of salt is nearly empty.

Archive and restore

Archive ingredient (under More actions) hides a record you no longer buy. Its history stays intact and old orders keep working. The Archived toggle on the list shows hidden records; from there, Restore brings one back and Delete permanently removes it for good. Archived ingredients still count toward your plan’s ingredient quota, so delete the ones you will never need again.

Setting up from scratch? Start with Set up your inventory, then shape your records with Categories and custom fields.