Recipe

Recipe Schema

Best for: Food blogs, recipe sites, cooking guides, meal planning content.

Rich results unlocked: Recipe card with photo, preparation time, cook time, servings, calorie count and star rating. Eligibility for the Google recipe carousel on cooking-related searches — one of the highest-CTR rich result formats available.

Plan: Basic+

Key properties

• name — recipe name *(required)*
• image — recipe photo *(required)*
• author — recipe author
• datePublished — publication date
• description — brief description
• prepTime — prep time (ISO 8601)
• cookTime — cook time (ISO 8601)
• totalTime — total time (ISO 8601)
• recipeYield — number of servings
• recipeCategory — Appetizer, Main Course, Dessert, etc.
• recipeCuisine — Italian, Mexican, Japanese, etc.
• recipeIngredient — ingredient list (repeatable strings)
• recipeInstructions — steps array with text and optional image
• nutrition — calories, carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber, sugar, sodium
• aggregateRating — average rating + review count
• suitableForDiet — dietary flags (GlutenFree, Vegan, Vegetarian, etc.)