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# How to Manage Inventory Ingredients in Munchi Dashboard

> Learn how to add ingredients to your Munchi inventory and link them to menu items so that your stock levels are tracked automatically.

Munchi's inventory management lets you track ingredient stock levels in real time and link ingredients directly to the products you sell. Once set up, your inventory is updated automatically every time an order is placed — no manual counting required.

## Add an Ingredient to Your Inventory

Use this workflow to build out your ingredients list with quantities and stock alert thresholds.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to the Inventory tab">
    In the Munchi Dashboard, click the **Inventory** tab in the main navigation.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a new ingredient">
    Click **+ Add ingredient** to open the ingredient creation form.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the ingredient details">
    Provide the following information:

    * **Name** — the ingredient's name (e.g. "Flour")
    * **Unit** — the unit of measurement (e.g. kg, g, L)
    * **Quantity** — the current stock amount
    * **Low stock threshold** — the quantity at which you want to be alerted that stock is running low
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the ingredient">
    Click **Save** to add the ingredient to your inventory.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Link Ingredients to a Menu Item

Use this workflow to define the recipe for a product so Munchi knows which ingredients to deduct when it is sold.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to the Products tab">
    In the Munchi Dashboard, click the **Products** tab in the main navigation.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the menu item">
    Click on the product to which you want to add ingredients.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the Recipe tab">
    Inside the product details, click the **Recipe** tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add an ingredient">
    Click **+ Add ingredient** to open the ingredient selector.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose the ingredient and set the quantity">
    * Select the ingredient from your inventory list.
    * Enter the quantity or amount of that ingredient required to make one unit of the product.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Once an ingredient is linked to a product, Munchi automatically deducts the corresponding quantity from your inventory every time that product is sold — keeping your stock levels accurate without any manual effort.
</Note>