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Enter the Specific Gravity of a Raw Material

Learn how to enter the specific gravity for a raw material in FlexiBake. This ensures that volume-based ingredients are converted into accurate weights.

Specific gravity is used in FlexiBake to convert volume-based units to weights, which helps maintain consistency in nutritional labeling, recipe costing, and production tracking. By default, FlexiBake sets the specific gravity to 1. You should update this value for accurate handling of liquids, especially if the ingredient’s true specific gravity differs from water.

Entering a Known Specific Gravity

If you already know the specific gravity of a raw material, you can simply enter it in manually using the following steps:

Step 1:
Navigate to the Inventory Centre then click the Raw Materials button.
Inventory Centre with Maintain Raw Materials Highlighted
 
Step 2:

Find the raw material you want to update. Double-click the item or select it and click Edit at the bottom of the screen.

Maintain Raw Materials screen with milk highlighted

Step 3:               

In the field beside the Specific Gravity button, enter in the specific gravity.

Edit a raw material with the specific gravity button highlighted

Step 4:            

Click OK in the top right corner to save the raw material.

If Specific Gravity Is Unknown

If you do not know the specific gravity of a raw material, FlexiBake can calculate it for you:

Step 1:

Follow steps 1 and 2 from the previous list.

Step 2:

Click on Specific Gravity.

Raw Material with specific gravity button selected

Step 3:             

In the Weight of Water field enter in the weight of a specific measurement of water.

Entering the weight of water to calculate specific gravity
Step 4:                             

In the Weight of RM field enter in the weight of the same specific measurement of the raw material. Note: ensure that both weights are entered in the same units.

Entering the weight of raw material when calculating specific gravity

Step 5:

Click OK to save.

Step 6:                                                      

Click OK in the top right corner to save the raw material.

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Questions This Article Might Be Helpful Answering

  • How do I enter the specific gravity for a liquid ingredient?
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  • Why is specific gravity required for some ingredients?
  • How does FlexiBake use specific gravity to convert volumes to weights?
  • Can I update or recalculate specific gravity manually?
  • Where do I find the specific gravity field in the Inventory Centre?