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title: "How to Add Ingredients and Track Costs | BakeValue"
description: "Learn how to add ingredients in BakeValue, enter a purchase lot, and save stock so unit costs stay ready for every recipe."
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BakeValue guide · 01

# How to add ingredients and track costs in BakeValue

Record what you paid and how much you have. BakeValue keeps the unit cost ready for every recipe that uses the ingredient.

Published September 18, 2026 · By [Kashi Works](/about)

![BakeValue guide showing how to create an ingredient, enter a purchase lot, and save pantry stock.](/guides/bakevalue/add-ingredients.webp)

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## What this tutorial covers

1.  ### Create the ingredient.
    
    Add the ingredient once so it can be reused across recipes and inventory records.
    
2.  ### Enter the purchase lot.
    
    Record the package price and quantity so BakeValue can calculate the unit cost.
    
3.  ### Save the stock on hand.
    
    Keep the available quantity and expiration visible before the next bake.
    

## What happens next

Once the ingredient is saved, its cost is available to connected recipes and can be updated when a new purchase changes the price.

## More BakeValue video guides

*   [02 Create recipes and sub-recipes](/guides/bakevalue/create-recipes-and-sub-recipes)
*   [03 Price products](/guides/bakevalue/price-products)

## Learn more about BakeValue.

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