View Nutrition Info

Cookonut can show you estimated nutritional information for your recipes, including calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, and more. This feature is available with a Premium subscription.

How to View Nutrition Information

1. Open any recipe in your collection
2. Scroll down to find the Nutrition section
3. You’ll see a breakdown of key nutritional values per serving

What Nutrition Data Is Shown

Cookonut provides estimated values for:

• Calories (kcal per serving)
• Protein (grams)
• Carbohydrates (grams)
• Fat (grams)
• Fiber (grams)

All values are calculated per serving, based on the current serving count. If you scale the servings up or down, the per-serving nutrition values stay the same (since they’re per portion), but you can see the total by multiplying.

How It Works

Cookonut calculates nutrition by analyzing the ingredients in your recipe. Each ingredient is matched against a food database to determine its nutritional content, then everything is totaled and divided by the number of servings.

The result is an estimate — perfect for general dietary awareness, but not a replacement for certified nutrition labels. Variations in ingredient brands, sizes, and preparation methods can affect actual values.

Nutrition and Serving Scaling

When you scale servings:

• Per-serving values stay the same — if the original recipe has 450 kcal per serving, it’s still 450 kcal per serving whether you’re making 2 or 10 portions
• Total nutrition scales proportionally — 4 servings at 450 kcal = 1,800 kcal total; 8 servings at 450 kcal = 3,600 kcal total

Using Nutrition Info for Meal Planning

You can use nutrition data to plan balanced meals:

1. When selecting recipes for your meal plan, check the nutrition section to ensure variety
2. Balance higher-calorie dinners with lighter lunches
3. Make sure you’re getting enough protein across the day
4. Use calorie information to support dietary goals

Premium Feature

Nutrition information is a Premium-only feature. On the free plan, you’ll see the nutrition section but will be prompted to upgrade to view the data.

Premium is available at:

• $4.99/month
• $38.99/year

Along with nutrition info, Premium includes unlimited AI imports, unlimited recipe storage, recipe translation, and recipe sharing.

To upgrade:

1. Go to Settings
2. Tap Upgrade to Premium
3. Choose your plan and confirm

Accuracy Notes

Nutrition estimates are most accurate when:

• Ingredients have specific quantities — “200g chicken breast” gives better data than “chicken”
• Common ingredients are used — standard ingredients match well against the food database
• Preparation methods are standard — deep frying adds more fat than baking, and the estimate tries to account for this

For the most accurate results, make sure your recipes have precise ingredient quantities. You can always edit ingredient amounts in the recipe editor to improve the nutrition estimate.

Tips

• Don’t obsess over exact numbers — these are estimates to help guide your choices, not lab results
• Compare recipes to find healthier alternatives for your meal plan
• Pay attention to per-serving values since total recipe nutrition can be misleading for dishes with many servings
• Use alongside your meal plan to ensure balanced eating throughout the week