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Recipe Cost Analysis
Tokyo Chintan
Ramen
Unlabeled / negligible items priced at $1.00 each. Kombu, niboshi & katsuobushi shared across soup + tare (1 bag each, prorated by usage).
Total Cost
$118.60
all components combined
Cost Per Bowl
$7.41
based on 16 servings
IngredientQtyUnit PriceCost
Bread flour
2000g$7.50 / 2.27kg
$6.61
2kg of a 2.27kg bag
Sodium carbonate
20gโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Salt
20gโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Cold water
800gโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Corn starch
as neededโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
IngredientQtyUnit PriceCost
Stewing hen (~6.6 lb)
~3kg$5/lb
$33.00
6.6 lb ร— $5
Chicken feet
1kg (2.2 lb)$5/lb
$11.00
2.2 lb ร— $5
Water
6Lโ€”
$0.00
Free
Onion
1$1
$1.00
Garlic
10 cloves$1
$1.00
Ginger
1 piece$1
$1.00
Kombu
20g$10/113g bag
$1.77
20/113 of bag โ€” shared w/ tare
Niboshi
20g$10/60g bag
$3.33
20/60 of bag โ€” shared w/ tare
Katsuobushi
20g$5/bag
$2.86
20/35 of bag โ€” shared w/ tare
IngredientQtyUnit PriceCost
Niboshi
20g$10/60g bag
$6.67
Remaining 40/60 of shared bag
Kombu
15g$10/113g bag
$1.33
15/113 of shared bag
Katsuobushi
15g$5/bag
$2.14
Remaining 15/35 of shared bag
Shoyu
450ml$7.29 / 58 fl oz
$3.40
15.2/58 ร— $7.29
Mirin
50ml$10 / 16 fl oz
$1.06
1.69 fl oz โ†’ 1.69/16 ร— $10
Sake
40ml$10 / 16 fl oz
$0.85
1.35 fl oz โ†’ 1.35/16 ร— $10
IngredientQtyUnit PriceCost
Eggs (18)
18$10 / 18
$10.00
Full box
Light soy / shoyu
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Dark soy
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Mirin
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Sugar
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Garlic
1 bulb$1
$1.00
Green onion
2โ€“3$1
$1.00
Ginger
optional$1
$1.00
IngredientQtyUnit PriceCost
Bamboo shoots
1 head$3/head
$3.00
Dark soy
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Light soy
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Mirin
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Sugar
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Rice vinegar
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Sesame oil
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
IngredientQtyUnit PriceCost
Lettuce stems
2$3.29/stem
$6.58
2 ร— $3.29
Rice vinegar
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Sugar
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Salt
someโ€”
$1.00
Negligible โ†’ $1
Garlic
2โ€“3 cloves$1
$1.00
Ginger
optional$1
$1.00