Nutrition & Food
Basic

Cost per Serving

Total recipe cost divided across the number of servings.

Formula

cs=ctotalnc_s = \frac{c_{total}}{n}

Variables

c_{total}Total ingredient cost
nNumber of servings

Example

$12 / 6 ⇒ $2.00 per serving

Did You Know?

Cooking in bulk lowers cost per serving mainly by cutting waste and using cheaper large-format ingredients.

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