Recipe calorie calculator

Our free recipe calorie calculator works out the calories per serving of any dish – just paste your ingredients and set the servings. It is the fast way to see the nutrition of a homemade recipe without a food diary.

In summary: To use a recipe calorie calculator, add up the calories of every ingredient, then divide by the number of servings. This tool does both automatically and shows calories per serving.

How to use the recipe calorie calculator

  1. Enter one ingredient per line, e.g. “200 g flour”.
  2. Set how many servings the recipe makes.
  3. Read the calories per serving instantly, with a full breakdown.

What the recipe calorie calculator estimates

The tool uses standard calorie values (kcal per 100 g) for common baking and cooking ingredients, converts your amounts to grams, and totals them. It then divides by your servings for a clear per-serving figure.

Ingredient Calories (per 100 g)
Flour 364 kcal
Sugar 387 kcal
Butter 717 kcal
Eggs 143 kcal
Milk 61 kcal

Convert your ingredients too

Working from cups? Use the Cups to Grams converter first, or the Recipe Scaler to adjust servings before you calculate.

Frequently asked questions

How accurate is the recipe calorie calculator? It gives a close estimate using standard ingredient values; exact calories vary by brand.

Do I need to weigh ingredients? Weighing in grams is most accurate, but the tool also accepts cups, tablespoons and teaspoons.

How do I get calories per serving? Set the number of servings and the tool divides the total automatically.


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Written by Norman

Norman is a full-stack software engineer who builds precise digital tools for real-world kitchen challenges, born from his own struggles converting US recipes to metric mid-bake. When he's not debugging code, he's perfecting sourdough and pastry recipes, turning measurement frustration into foolproof, data-driven baking success.