Cost per meal portion calculator UK
Divide recipe ingredient costs and cooking energy across the portions made. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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Cost per portion
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Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Use the ingredient quantity consumed, not necessarily the price of a whole pack. Excludes equipment, labour and unused food.
How the cost per meal portion calculator uk works
Cost per portion = (ingredients used + cooking energy) ÷ portions.
Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.
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Worked example: cost per meal portion
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- Ingredients used in the recipe (£)
- 8
- Energy used for cooking (£)
- 0.5
- Portions produced
- 4
Cost per portion: £2.12
Cost per portion = (ingredients used + cooking energy) ÷ portions.
Cost per meal portion: questions answered
What does the cost per meal portion calculation include?
Cost per portion = (ingredients used + cooking energy) ÷ portions. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Use the ingredient quantity consumed, not necessarily the price of a whole pack. Excludes equipment, labour and unused food.
Using your result
Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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