Baker's Percentage Calculator
Scale recipes using baker's percentages.
Baker's Percentage Calculator
Convert recipes to baker's percentages
Formula
% = Ingredient Weight / Total Flour × 100How to Use
- 1Enter ingredients — List your recipe ingredients and their weights in grams.
- 2Set flour as 100% — Total flour is always 100% in baker's math. All other ingredients are relative to flour.
- 3See baker's percentages — View each ingredient as a percentage of total flour weight.
- 4Scale the recipe — Change the flour amount to scale the entire recipe proportionally.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is baker's percentage?
Baker's percentage expresses each ingredient as a percentage of total flour weight. If flour is 1000g and water is 700g, water is 70%. This makes scaling easy.
Why use baker's percentage instead of regular percentages?
Regular percentages add to 100% total. Baker's percentages reference only flour, so they can exceed 100% when summed but make scaling simple.
How do I scale a bread recipe?
Convert to baker's percentages, then multiply all percentages by your new flour weight. Example: 70% water with 500g flour = 350g water.
What percentage of salt should bread have?
Standard bread uses 1.8-2.2% salt (baker's percentage). So for 1000g flour, use 18-22g salt. This affects flavor and fermentation speed.