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Recipe macro energy Calculator
Estimate recipe energy and per-serving macronutrients. This free recipe macro energy calculator shows the calculation and its assumptions so you can compare your own figures.
Your results
Estimate recipe energy and per-serving macronutrients.
Calculated outcomes
- Energy KCal
- 1,040 kcal
- Energy KJ
- 4,351.36 kJ
- Carbohydrate GPer Serving
- 25 g/serving
- Fat GPer Serving
- 10 g/serving
- Fibre GPer Serving
- 5 g/serving
Assumptions and estimates
- Method: Estimated kcal = protein × 4 + available carbohydrate × 4 + fat × 9 + fibre × 2. Divide totals by servings.
- Uses general energy factors. Alcohol, polyols and organic acids are excluded; nutrition labelling and dietary needs may require different calculations.
Useful next steps
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How the recipe macro energy calculation works
Estimated kcal = protein × 4 + available carbohydrate × 4 + fat × 9 + fibre × 2. Divide totals by servings.
Uses general energy factors. Alcohol, polyols and organic acids are excluded; nutrition labelling and dietary needs may require different calculations.
Using this calculator
- Enter your own figures in the labelled inputs. Keep the currencies, units and time periods consistent.
- Choose any applicable rate profile, pattern or assumption shown for this tool. Open additional inputs when relevant.
- Review energy kcal per serving and protein gper serving, then read the stated assumptions and eligibility conditions before using the result.
Worked example
This is a static example using illustrative inputs, not facts about you or today’s date. The displayed eligibility selections and assumptions apply only to this example.
See example inputs
- Recipe protein (g)
- 60
- Recipe available carbohydrate excluding fibre (g)
- 100
- Recipe fat (g)
- 40
- Recipe fibre (g)
- 20
- Servings
- 4
- Energy KCal Per Serving
- 260 kcal/serving
- Protein GPer Serving
- 15 g/serving