Culinary & Baking Math
Basic
Batch Scaling Factor
Single multiplier applied across a whole recipe when changing batch size.
Formula
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fScaling factor
n_{new}New yield
n_{old}Original yield
Example
From 12 to 30 cookies: f = 2.5
Did You Know?
Commercial kitchens store recipes as ratios so any batch scales with a single factor.
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