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Nutritional information about the recipe.

Property	Expected Type	Description
Properties from Thing
description	Text	A short description of the item.
image	URL	URL of an image of the item.
name	Text	The name of the item.
url	URL	URL of the item.
Properties from NutritionInformation
calories	Energy	The number of calories
carbohydrateContent	Mass	The number of grams of carbohydrates.
cholesterolContent	Mass	The number of milligrams of cholesterol.
fatContent	Mass	The number of grams of fat.
fiberContent	Mass	The number of grams of fiber.
proteinContent	Mass	The number of grams of protein.
saturatedFatContent	Mass	The number of grams of saturated fat.
servingSize	Text	The serving size, in terms of the number of volume or mass
sodiumContent	Mass	The number of milligrams of sodium.
sugarContent	Mass	The number of grams of sugar.
transFatContent	Mass	The number of grams of trans fat.
unsaturatedFatContent	Mass	The number of grams of unsaturated fat.

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Example 1

Original HTML:

Mom's World Famous Banana Bread
By John Smith, May 8, 2009
<img src="bananabread.jpg" />

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

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!
...

With Microdata:

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Recipe">
  <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" />

  <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>

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

  Ingredients:
  - <span itemprop="ingredients">3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed</span>
  - <span itemprop="ingredients">1 egg</span>
  - <span itemprop="ingredients">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:
  <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:140" />
  From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe!
  ...
</div>

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