Structured ingredients: what they are

Structured ingredients are a more consistent way of writing ingredients so Zavora can understand and power features like shopping lists and future tooling.

Why it matters

When ingredients are structured (even partially), Zavora can better detect:

• ingredient names (e.g., “onion”)
• amounts (e.g., “2”)
• units (e.g., “tbsp”, “g”)
• optional flags (e.g., “(optional)”)

What you should do

Even if your UI still looks like plain text, write ingredients consistently:

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 500 g potatoes
• 1 tsp chili flakes (optional)

Related articles

• Ingredients formatting tips
• Units and measurements
• Troubleshooting: ingredient parsing looks wrong