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calories

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The number of calories.

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Example 1
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  1. Mom's World Famous Banana Bread
  2. By John Smith, May 8, 2009
  3. <img src="bananabread.jpg" alt="Banana bread on a plate" />

  4. This classic banana bread recipe comes from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice
  5.  texture and flavor to the banana bread.

  6. Prep Time: 15 minutes
  7. Cook time: 1 hour
  8. Yield: 1 loaf
  9. Tags: Low fat

  10. Nutrition facts:
  11. 240 calories, 9 grams fat

  12. Ingredients:
  13. - 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
  14. - 1 egg
  15. - 3/4 cup of sugar
  16. ...

  17. Instructions:
  18.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add the
  19.  flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.

  20. 140 comments:
  21. From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe!
  22. ...
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
  1. <div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Recipe">
  2.   <span itemprop="name">Mom's World Famous Banana Bread</span>
  3.   By <span itemprop="author">John Smith</span>,
  4.   <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2009-05-08">May 8, 2009
  5.   <img itemprop="image" src="bananabread.jpg"
  6.        alt="Banana bread on a plate" />

  7.   <span itemprop="description">This classic banana bread recipe comes
  8.   from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana
  9.   bread.</span>

  10.   Prep Time: <meta itemprop="prepTime" content="PT15M">15 minutes
  11.   Cook time: <meta itemprop="cookTime" content="PT1H">1 hour
  12.   Yield: <span itemprop="recipeYield">1 loaf</span>
  13.   Tags: <link itemprop="suitableForDiet" href="https://schema.org/LowFatDiet" />Low fat

  14.   <div itemprop="nutrition"
  15.     itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/NutritionInformation">
  16.     Nutrition facts:
  17.     <span itemprop="calories">240 calories</span>,
  18.     <span itemprop="fatContent">9 grams fat</span>
  19.   </div>

  20.   Ingredients:
  21.   - <span itemprop="recipeIngredient">3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed</span>
  22.   - <span itemprop="recipeIngredient">1 egg</span>
  23.   - <span itemprop="recipeIngredient">3/4 cup of sugar</span>
  24.   ...

  25.   Instructions:
  26.   <span itemprop="recipeInstructions">
  27.   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add
  28.   the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.
  29.   </span>

  30.   140 comments:
  31.   <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter">
  32.     <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/CommentAction" />
  33.     <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="140" />
  34.   </div>
  35.   From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe!
  36.   ...
  37. </div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
  1. <div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="Recipe">
  2.   <span property="name">Mom's World Famous Banana Bread</span>
  3.   By <span property="author">John Smith</span>,
  4.   <meta property="datePublished" content="2009-05-08">May 8, 2009
  5.   <img property="image" src="bananabread.jpg"
  6.     alt="Banana bread on a plate" />

  7.   <span property="description">This classic banana bread recipe comes
  8.   from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana
  9.   bread.</span>

  10.   Prep Time: <meta property="prepTime" content="PT15M">15 minutes
  11.   Cook time: <meta property="cookTime" content="PT1H">1 hour
  12.   Yield: <span property="recipeYield">1 loaf</span>
  13.   Tags: <link property="suitableForDiet" href="https://schema.org/LowFatDiet" />Low Fat

  14.   <div property="nutrition" typeof="NutritionInformation">
  15.     Nutrition facts:
  16.     <span property="calories">240 calories</span>,
  17.     <span property="fatContent">9 grams fat</span>
  18.   </div>

  19.   Ingredients:
  20.   - <span property="recipeIngredient">3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed</span>
  21.   - <span property="recipeIngredient">1 egg</span>
  22.   - <span property="recipeIngredient">3/4 cup of sugar</span>
  23.   ...

  24.   Instructions:
  25.   <span property="recipeInstructions">
  26.   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add
  27.   the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.
  28.   </span>

  29.   140 comments:
  30.   <div property="interactionStatistic" typeof="InteractionCounter">
  31.     <meta property="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/CommentAction" />
  32.     <meta property="userInteractionCount" content="140" />
  33.   </div>
  34.   From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe!
  35.   ...
  36. </div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
  1. <script type="application/ld+json">
  2. {
  3.   "@context": "https://schema.org",
  4.   "@type": "Recipe",
  5.   "author": "John Smith",
  6.   "cookTime": "PT1H",
  7.   "datePublished": "2009-05-08",
  8.   "description": "This classic banana bread recipe comes from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana bread.",
  9.   "image": "bananabread.jpg",
  10.   "recipeIngredient": [
  11.     "3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed",
  12.     "1 egg",
  13.     "3/4 cup of sugar"
  14.   ],
  15.   "interactionStatistic": {
  16.     "@type": "InteractionCounter",
  17.     "interactionType": "https://schema.org/Comment",
  18.     "userInteractionCount": "140"
  19.   },
  20.   "name": "Mom's World Famous Banana Bread",
  21.   "nutrition": {
  22.     "@type": "NutritionInformation",
  23.     "calories": "240 calories",
  24.     "fatContent": "9 grams fat"
  25.   },
  26.   "prepTime": "PT15M",
  27.   "recipeInstructions": "Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.",
  28.   "recipeYield": "1 loaf",
  29.   "suitableForDiet": "https://schema.org/LowFatDiet"
  30. }
  31. </script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.