Enter or edit volumetric measures for a food

You can turn on volumetric measures (such as cup, mL and L) for a custom food by entering its volume conversion factor (VCF), which is the weight of a given volume of the food. This is also known as specific gravity or density.

You can then enter the food by volume when you use it as an ingredient in a recipe or add it to a food record.

Turn on volumetric measures

1. Open the food and click Edit.
2. On the Measures tab, turn on Liquid if the food is a liquid. This also turns on Volumetric measures and lets you view the food's nutrient analysis per 100mL. If the food isn't a liquid but you want to measure it by volume (such as flour), turn on Volumetric measures only.
3. Enter a volume in millilitres and its weight in grams. For example, 100mL = 115g.

Changes save automatically. When you're ready, click Publish.