Food & Kitchen
Marinade Injection Volume Calculator
An injection pump percentage expresses liquid injected as a share of raw food weight. Not all injected liquid remains in the food, so prepared marinade must cover both the target injection and expected handling loss. This calculator reports the amount to inject and the larger amount to prepare; food-safety, formulation, curing, and allergen requirements remain separate.
Planning estimate only. Check measurements and real-world constraints before buying materials or making a commitment.
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Your results
Liquid to inject
466 mL
Target retained pump before drip loss.
Marinade to prepare
530 mL
Includes entered handling loss.
Syringe loads
11
Rounded up to complete usable fills.
How the calculation works
The calculator applies this relationship to the inputs above. Keep every measurement in the unit shown.
Worked example
Use this example to check the calculator by hand before relying on a result.
Assumptions behind the result
- • Pump percentage is based on raw weight.
- • Density is reasonably known.
- • Loss is clean discarded liquid.
- • The injection pattern is distributed evenly.
- • A validated food-safe recipe and process are used.
Mistakes that change the answer
- • Applying pump percentage to finished weight.
- • Reusing contaminated leftover marinade.
- • Ignoring density for concentrated solutions.