Recipes and Scaling Flashcards

Adjusting the quantities of ingredients in a recipe to make more or less of the final product while keeping the proportions the same.

The relationship between the quantities of ingredients, expressed as a ratio (e.g., 2:3:5).

Ensuring that the relative amounts of ingredients remain consistent when scaling up or down.

Multiply all ingredient quantities by 2 to make twice as much.

Divide all ingredient quantities by 2 to make half as much.

The number by which all ingredient quantities are multiplied or divided to scale a recipe.

Divide the desired quantity by the original quantity to find the scaling factor.

The scaling factor is 9 ÷ 3 = 3. Multiply all other ingredients by 3.

Ensure all quantities are in the same units (e.g., grams, millilitres) before scaling.

Use the concept of equivalent ratios to adjust ingredient quantities while maintaining the correct proportions.