Set retention factors for ingredients

A retention factor is applied to an ingredient to adjust its level of vitamins or minerals as a result of the preparation and cooking process undertaken. Retention factors are applied on an ingredient-by-ingredient basis. 

To set retention factors for the ingredients in a recipe

1. Open the recipe.
2. Click Edit. 
3. On the Ingredients tab, hover over the ingredient and click   Ellipsis.
4. Select Set retention factor. 
5. In the Retention factor group section, search for a food similar to this ingredient to base your retention factor on, and select the food.
6. In the Cooking process section, choose from the list of cooking methods. 
7. To move to the next ingredient in your recipe, select the arrow and repeat steps 4 and 5. Repeat as required. 
8. When you have finished applying retention factors for this recipe, click Confirm and apply changes.
9. Changes are saved automatically.

When you are satisfied with this draft, click Publish.