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calories

A Schema.org Property
Thing > Property :: calories
The number of calories.

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Examples

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

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

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
Yield: 1 loaf
Tags: Low fat

Nutrition facts:
240 calories, 9 grams fat

Ingredients:
- 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup of sugar
...

Instructions:
 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.

140 comments:
From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe!
...
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
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  <span itemprop="name">Mom's World Famous Banana Bread</span>
  By <span itemprop="author">John Smith</span>,
  <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2009-05-08">May 8, 2009
  <img itemprop="image" src="bananabread.jpg"
       alt="Banana bread on a plate" />

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

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

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

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

  Instructions:
  <span itemprop="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.
  </span>

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

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

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

  <div property="nutrition" typeof="NutritionInformation">
    Nutrition facts:
    <span property="calories">240 calories</span>,
    <span property="fatContent">9 grams fat</span>
  </div>

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

  Instructions:
  <span property="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.
  </span>

  140 comments:
  <div property="interactionStatistic" typeof="InteractionCounter">
    <meta property="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/CommentAction" />
    <meta property="userInteractionCount" content="140" />
  </div>
  From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe!
  ...
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
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  "@type": "Recipe",
  "author": "John Smith",
  "cookTime": "PT1H",
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  "recipeIngredient": [
    "3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed",
    "1 egg",
    "3/4 cup of sugar"
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    "userInteractionCount": "140"
  },
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  "nutrition": {
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  "recipeYield": "1 loaf",
  "suitableForDiet": "https://schema.org/LowFatDiet"
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.