Recipe import
Saw the reel, tracked the recipe — in ten seconds.
Food creators put the ingredients in the caption. Myron reads them, converts household measures to grams, matches nutrition to every ingredient and turns it into a recipe you log with one tap. No more typing.
How it works
- Share. Tap Share on the reel, the TikTok video or the recipe page and pick Myron. In the app it’s Recipes → + → Import recipe, with a link, text or a screenshot.
- Review. Myron shows the draft: name, servings, every ingredient in grams with its catalog food. Where the catalog has nothing, a marked estimate stands in.
- Accept. One tap creates the recipe and opens the editor. From here you log portions like any other recipe — by voice, search or watch.
What Myron can read
- Instagram reels and posts from creator accounts (ingredients live in the caption)
- TikTok videos with an ingredient list in the description
- Recipe sites like Chefkoch or Kitchen Stories with structured recipe data
- Screenshots and photos of an ingredient list — the universal route when a link yields nothing
- Copied text from WhatsApp, Notes or email
What happens
Myron fetches only the post’s caption — never the video. An AI model splits the text into ingredients, converts “2 tbsp oil”, “half an avocado” or “1 can of corn” to grams and estimates servings when the text names none. Every ingredient is matched against the catalog built on the German BLS and Open Food Facts; uncertain amounts are flagged in the draft.
Stored are ingredients, amounts, the name and the source with link. The import is an AI feature and runs on your starter allowance or Myron Coach. On Instagram the link route works for creator and business accounts; for private profiles use a screenshot.
The next reel ends up in your diary.
Myron is free on the App Store. Recipe import is part of the AI features — the first imports are free.
Frequently asked
Does it work with every Instagram reel?
With reels and posts from creator and business accounts whose ingredients are in the caption — the norm for food creators. For private accounts, or when the ingredients only appear in the video, share a screenshot of the ingredient list.
What about TikTok?
TikTok videos are read from the shared link; the ingredient list has to be in the description. If it isn’t, a screenshot does the job.
How accurate are the amounts?
Gram and millilitre figures are taken as written. Household measures like tablespoons, pieces or cans are converted with common defaults and flagged as converted. Missing amounts get a typical estimate, marked as such — you correct them in the editor.
Are the video or recipe text stored?
No. Myron stores ingredients, amounts, the recipe name and the link to the source with the creator’s name. The video and the instructions stay where they are.
Does the import cost anything?
It is an AI feature like voice and photo logging. New users get a starter allowance of free AI requests; after that it is part of Myron Coach.
Can I import recipes from websites too?
Yes. Sites with structured recipe data — Chefkoch, Kitchen Stories and most food blogs — are read directly: ingredients, servings, name. Without structured data Myron uses the page preview, or you share a screenshot.
Instagram and TikTok are trademarks of their respective owners. Myron is independent; the import reads only a post’s publicly visible caption.