Creating New Ingredients

New ingredients can be added to the platform from the Ingredient listing page or directly on the Enter Recipe page.

From the Ingredient Listing

To create a new ingredient from the Ingredients listing page, click the blue “+ Ingredient” button.

In the modal, fill out the following information:

• Ingredient Name: Name the ingredient using the commercial name.
• Additional Material Families: By default, the ingredient will be created within the current material family. If you want the ingredient to be available in additional material families, use the selection menu.
• Category and Subcategories: Assign a category and additional subcategories, if relevant.
• CAS Number: Add the CAS number to link the new ingredient to the PubChem database, which provides standardized chemical identifiers, additional property information, and reference data for research and regulatory purposes.
• Attributes: Assign any other relevant attributes.

From the Enter Recipe Page

Users can also create new ingredients directly from the Enter Recipe page by clicking the “Add Ingredients” button and select “New Ingredients”. This can also be done from within the Add Inputs modal.

This method will return the same new ingredient modal, within which users can fill out ingredient name, material families, categories, and attributes.

Note: The ability to create new ingredients from the Enter Recipe page can be gated behind an approval, by customer request. To do so, contact your Uncountable representative.

Additional Resources:

Creating a New Ingredient

Configuring the Add Ingredients Modal

The attribute fields displayed within the Add Ingredients modal are configurable. To ensure that all new ingredients are required or prompted to enter specific attributes, edit the attribute’s settings.

1. On the Attribute listing page, search for the desired attribute.
2. Access the Edit Attribute modal by clicking “…” and selecting “Edit Attribute”.
3. Under Additional Options, set the “Requirement type for new inputs in the current material family”:
   • No: The attribute field will not appear in the modal when creating new inputs. Note that the field can still be added to an input after creation.
   • Warning: The attribute field will appear in the modal, highlighted in yellow to encourage users to enter an attribute value.
   • Required: The attribute field will appear in the modal, highlighted in red. When enabled, users cannot create the new input without entering an attribute value.
   • Prompt: The attribute field will appear in the modal as a standard field.

For a deeper dive into attribute configuration, refer to:

How to Configure Attributes