You can convert a recipe to an ingredient in the software. Here is an example using the Cocoa cream used in the Chocolate gelato recipe.

Cocoa Cream

Ingredient	Weight (g)	Amount (%)
Water	400.0	40.00
Sucrose	150.0	15.00
Dextrose	150.0	15.00
Cacao powder 21%	300.0	30.00

For example this recipe can be saved as an ingredient in the database.

Start by creating a recipe with these ingredients. Then press the “Save as ingredient..:” button.

Enter a name for the new ingredient.

That’s it. You have now converted a recipe into an ingredient and saved it to the database.