Mass Balance For Recipe Calculator

Work out mass balance for recipe instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Mass Balance For Recipe Calculator

Mass in must equal mass out. Adding finished product, known evaporation and recorded waste and comparing against the input gives the balance closure; anything left over is unexplained and points to weighing error, unrecorded waste, retained product in equipment or theft. Closure within 0.5-1% is achievable in a well-controlled plant.

Formula

Mass balance

Closure % = (output + evaporation + waste) x 100 / input; unexplained = input - accounted

Worked example

With the default values below, Mass Balance For Recipe Calculator returns Mass Balance Closure of 98.7000%. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Total Ingredient Inputminimum 0 kg: 1,000 kg
Finished Product Outputminimum 0 kg: 920 kg
Known Evaporation Lossminimum 0 kg: 55 kg
Packaging And Line Wasteminimum 0 kg: 12 kg

Results

Mass Balance Closure: 98.7000%
Unexplained Loss: 13.000
Process Yield: 92.0000%
Total Mass Accounted For: 987.000

Step by step

1Values used
2Mass balance
3Mass Balance Closure= 98.7000
4Unexplained Loss= 13.000
5Process Yield= 92.0000
6Total Mass Accounted For= 987.000

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 4 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does mass balance matter beyond cost?

It underpins allergen and additive control, organic and halal certification, and traceability. An unexplained gap means the plant cannot say with confidence where material went.

What closure is acceptable?

Better than 1% for liquid processes with mass flow metering, 1-3% for solids handling with manual weighing. A persistent one-sided gap always has a cause worth finding.