# recipeIngredient - Schema.org Property

> Source: https://schema.org/recipeIngredient
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:54:53.717Z

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An ingredient or ordered list of ingredients and potentially quantities used in the recipe, e.g. 1 cup of sugar, flour or garlic. The ingredients can be represented as free text or more structured values.

Supersedes

`[ingredients](https://schema.org/ingredients "ingredients")`

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

Mom's World Famous Banana Bread
By John Smith, May 8, 2009
<img src="bananabread.jpg" alt="Banana bread on a plate" />

This classic banana bread recipe comes from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice
 texture and flavor to the banana bread.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
Yield: 1 loaf
Tags: Low fat

Nutrition facts:
240 calories, 9 grams fat

Ingredients:
- 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup of sugar
...

Instructions:
 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add the
 flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.

140 comments:
From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe!
...

Example encoded as [Microdata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_\(HTML\)) embedded in HTML.

<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Recipe">
  <span itemprop="name">Mom's World Famous Banana Bread</span>
  By <span itemprop="author">John Smith</span>,
  <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2009-05-08">May 8, 2009
  <img itemprop="image" src="bananabread.jpg"
       alt="Banana bread on a plate" />

  <span itemprop="description">This classic banana bread recipe comes
  from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana
  bread.</span>

  Prep Time: <meta itemprop="prepTime" content="PT15M">15 minutes
  Cook time: <meta itemprop="cookTime" content="PT1H">1 hour
  Yield: <span itemprop="recipeYield">1 loaf</span>
  Tags: <link itemprop="suitableForDiet" href="https://schema.org/LowFatDiet" />Low fat

  <div itemprop="nutrition"
    itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/NutritionInformation">
    Nutrition facts:
    <span itemprop="calories">240 calories</span>,
    <span itemprop="fatContent">9 grams</span> fat
  </div>

  Ingredients:
  - <span itemprop="recipeIngredient">3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed</span>
  - <span itemprop="recipeIngredient" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PropertyValue"><span itemprop="value">1</span> <span itemprop="name">egg</span></span>
  - <span itemprop="recipeIngredient" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PropertyValue"><span itemprop="value">3/4</span> <meta itemprop="unitCode" content="G21">cup of <span itemprop="name">sugar</span></span>
  ...

  Instructions:
  <span itemprop="recipeInstructions">
  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add
  the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.
  </span>

  140 comments:
  <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter">
    <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/CommentAction" />
    <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="140" />
  </div>
  From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe!
  ...
</div>

Example encoded as [RDFa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa) embedded in HTML.

<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="Recipe">
  <span property="name">Mom's World Famous Banana Bread</span>
  By <span property="author">John Smith</span>,
  <meta property="datePublished" content="2009-05-08">May 8, 2009
  <img property="image" src="bananabread.jpg"
    alt="Banana bread on a plate" />

  <span property="description">This classic banana bread recipe comes
  from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana
  bread.</span>

  Prep Time: <meta property="prepTime" content="PT15M">15 minutes
  Cook time: <meta property="cookTime" content="PT1H">1 hour
  Yield: <span property="recipeYield">1 loaf</span>
  Tags: <link property="suitableForDiet" href="https://schema.org/LowFatDiet" />Low Fat

  <div property="nutrition" typeof="NutritionInformation">
    Nutrition facts:
    <span property="calories">240 calories</span>,
    <span property="fatContent">9 grams</span> fat
  </div>

  Ingredients:
  - <span property="recipeIngredient">3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed</span>
  - <span property="recipeIngredient" typeof="PropertyValue"><span property="value">1</span> <span property="name">egg</span></span>
  - <span property="recipeIngredient" typeof="PropertyValue"><span property="value">3/4</span> <meta property="unitCode" content="G21">cup of <span property="name">sugar</span></span>
  ...

  Instructions:
  <span property="recipeInstructions">
  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add
  the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.
  </span>

  140 comments:
  <div property="interactionStatistic" typeof="InteractionCounter">
    <meta property="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/CommentAction" />
    <meta property="userInteractionCount" content="140" />
  </div>
  From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe!
  ...
</div>

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Recipe",
  "author": "John Smith",
  "cookTime": "PT1H",
  "datePublished": "2009-05-08",
  "description": "This classic banana bread recipe comes from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana bread.",
  "image": "bananabread.jpg",
  "recipeIngredient": \[
    "3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed",
    { "@type": "PropertyValue", "value": 1, "name": "egg" },
    { "@type": "PropertyValue", "value": "3/4", "name": "sugar", "unitCode": "G21"}
  \],
  "interactionStatistic": {
    "@type": "InteractionCounter",
    "interactionType": "https://schema.org/Comment",
    "userInteractionCount": "140"
  },
  "name": "Mom's World Famous Banana Bread",
  "nutrition": {
    "@type": "NutritionInformation",
    "calories": "240 calories",
    "fatContent": "9 grams"
  },
  "prepTime": "PT15M",
  "recipeInstructions": "Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.",
  "recipeYield": "1 loaf",
  "suitableForDiet": "https://schema.org/LowFatDiet"
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.