Portion & Cost Calculator

Plan a school menu item by combining a Triple C Poultry product with ingredients such as wraps, rice, noodles, vegetables or salad. Set the quantity used and number of serves to review estimated nutrition and ingredient costs.

Choose ingredients
Add one or more Triple C Poultry products and any additional ingredients in your recipe.

Set quantities and serves
Enter the amount of each ingredient used and the number of portions the recipe makes.

Review the results
View estimated energy and key nutrition amounts per serve, ingredient cost per serve, and total recipe cost.

Planning information
Results depend on the product and ingredient information entered. Check product labels and preparation instructions when planning your menu.

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Portion & Cost Calculator

Build a school menu portion using Triple C products and common tuckshop ingredients. This calculator is open to everyone and does not display Triple C school-member prices. Enter your own ingredient costs to estimate your recipe cost. Triple C items fill their available nutrition and piece-size details automatically. For other ingredients, enter a weight or volume and use the AFCD starter values or your current product label.

Add a reusable ingredient to this device

Add any new ingredient in a recipe, enter its label or AFCD data, then use “Save ingredient for later” in that ingredient’s details. Saved additions stay in this browser/device. Export or import the list to move it to another device.

Missing nutrition stays blank, never treated as zero. Enter your own ingredient purchase prices to calculate costs.
Choose an ingredient above to start a recipe.

Estimated nutrition and ingredient cost

Ingredient cost per serving
Total batch ingredient cost
Data statusAdd ingredients
NutrientPer servingBatch totalPer 100 g

Per-serving totals divide the recipe batch by the number of serves. Per 100 g uses the finished batch yield you enter. AFCD values are for generic foods; use the current pack label for branded products.

Smart Choices colour check

Not assessed

Check the finished menu item with QAST’s official calculator and Ready Reckoner, then record its result here. The colour is not guessed from a product code or nutrient total.

Planning estimate only. AFCD generic values may differ from your product’s label. Check ingredients, allergens, current pack labels, preparation instructions and finished yield. Smart Choices colours must be confirmed using QAST guidance. This calculator is not an allergen safety tool or official QAST approval. Nutrition does not include cooking oil unless you add it as an ingredient.

Nutrition references: Food Standards Australia New Zealand — Australian Food Composition Database. Smart Choices reference: QAST guidance.