International Recipe Formats
Understanding and scaling recipes from around the world
Format Differences
Recipes vary by region: US uses cups/tablespoons, UK uses grams/ml, European recipes often list ingredient then quantity ("Flour 250g"). The scaler recognizes all these formats automatically.
Metric vs Imperial
Metric (g, ml, kg, L) is used by most of the world. Imperial (cups, oz, lb) is common in the US. The scaler works with both—just paste your recipe as-is and it will scale correctly.
Regional Conventions
Decimal separators: US/UK use periods (1.5), many European countries use commas (1,5). The scaler handles both. Some Spanish recipes use apostrophes (2'5). These all work automatically.
Supported Formats
The Recipe Scaler supports 7 languages (English, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Dutch, Italian) with their local units, measurement words, and formatting conventions. Just paste any recipe and scale!
Complete Units Reference
Here is a comprehensive reference of all units, abbreviations, and measurements the Recipe Scaler recognizes:
