diff --git a/mealie/alembic/versions/2026-02-21-17.59.01_a39c7f1826e3_add_unit_standardization_fields.py b/mealie/alembic/versions/2026-02-21-17.59.01_a39c7f1826e3_add_unit_standardization_fields.py
index 9bc93dee9..c0898392a 100644
--- a/mealie/alembic/versions/2026-02-21-17.59.01_a39c7f1826e3_add_unit_standardization_fields.py
+++ b/mealie/alembic/versions/2026-02-21-17.59.01_a39c7f1826e3_add_unit_standardization_fields.py
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ Create Date: 2026-02-21 17:59:01.161812
 """
 
 import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy import orm
 from alembic import op
-
+from mealie.repos.repository_units import RepositoryUnit
+from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
+from mealie.db.models._model_utils.guid import GUID
+from mealie.repos.seed.seeders import IngredientUnitsSeeder
+from mealie.lang.locale_config import LOCALE_CONFIG
 
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
 revision = "a39c7f1826e3"
@@ -16,6 +21,66 @@ down_revision: str | None = "1d9a002d7234"
 branch_labels: str | tuple[str, ...] | None = None
 depends_on: str | tuple[str, ...] | None = None
 
+logger = get_logger()
+
+
+class SqlAlchemyBase(orm.DeclarativeBase): ...
+
+
+class IngredientUnitModel(SqlAlchemyBase):
+    __tablename__ = "ingredient_units"
+
+    id: orm.Mapped[GUID] = orm.mapped_column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=GUID.generate)
+    name: orm.Mapped[str | None] = orm.mapped_column(sa.String)
+    plural_name: orm.Mapped[str | None] = orm.mapped_column(sa.String)
+    abbreviation: orm.Mapped[str | None] = orm.mapped_column(sa.String)
+    plural_abbreviation: orm.Mapped[str | None] = orm.mapped_column(sa.String)
+    standard_quantity: orm.Mapped[float | None] = orm.mapped_column(sa.Float)
+    standard_unit: orm.Mapped[str | None] = orm.mapped_column(sa.String)
+
+
+def populate_standards() -> None:
+    bind = op.get_bind()
+
+    session = orm.Session(bind)
+
+    # We aren't using most of the functionality of this class, so we pass dummy args
+    repo = RepositoryUnit(None, None, None, None, group_id=None)  # type: ignore
+
+    stmt = sa.select(IngredientUnitModel)
+    units = session.execute(stmt).scalars().all()
+    if not units:
+        return
+
+    # Manually build repo._standardized_unit_map with all locales
+    repo._standardized_unit_map = {}
+    for locale in LOCALE_CONFIG:
+        locale_file = IngredientUnitsSeeder.get_file(locale)
+        for unit_key, unit in IngredientUnitsSeeder.load_file(locale_file).items():
+            for prop in ["name", "plural_name", "abbreviation"]:
+                val = unit.get(prop)
+                if val and isinstance(val, str):
+                    repo._standardized_unit_map[val.strip().lower()] = unit_key
+
+    for unit in units:
+        unit_data = {
+            "name": unit.name,
+            "plural_name": unit.plural_name,
+            "abbreviation": unit.abbreviation,
+            "plural_abbreviation": unit.plural_abbreviation,
+        }
+
+        standardized_data = repo._add_standardized_unit(unit_data)
+        std_q = standardized_data.get("standard_quantity")
+        std_u = standardized_data.get("standard_unit")
+        if std_q and std_u:
+            logger.info(f"Found unit '{unit.name}', which is standardized as '{std_q} * {std_u}'")
+            unit.standard_quantity = std_q
+            unit.standard_unit = std_u
+
+    session.commit()
+    session.close()
+
 
 def upgrade():
     # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
@@ -25,6 +90,12 @@ def upgrade():
 
     # ### end Alembic commands ###
 
+    # Populate standardized units for existing records
+    try:
+        populate_standards()
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception("Failed to populate unit standards, skipping...")
+
 
 def downgrade():
     # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###