diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageIngredientEditor.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageIngredientEditor.vue
index 5d78d29b9..198d59ffd 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageIngredientEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageIngredientEditor.vue
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function addIngredient(ingredients: Array<string> | null = null) {
         note: x,
         unit: undefined,
         food: undefined,
-        quantity: 1,
+        quantity: 0,
       };
     });
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function addIngredient(ingredients: Array<string> | null = null) {
       unit: undefined,
       // @ts-expect-error - prop can be null-type by NoUndefinedField type forces it to be set
       food: undefined,
-      quantity: 1,
+      quantity: 0,
     });
   }
 }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ function insertNewIngredient(dest: number) {
     unit: undefined,
     // @ts-expect-error - prop can be null-type by NoUndefinedField type forces it to be set
     food: undefined,
-    quantity: 1,
+    quantity: 0,
   });
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageParseDialog.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageParseDialog.vue
index 45e157e93..19b0c11a0 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageParseDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageParseDialog.vue
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ function insertNewIngredient(index: number) {
     input: "",
     confidence: {},
     ingredient: {
-      quantity: 1.0,
+      quantity: 0,
       referenceId: uuid4(),
     },
   } as ParsedIngredient;