diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/parser_utils/__init__.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/parser_utils/__init__.py
index 481851a81..1593c92a3 100644
--- a/mealie/services/parser_services/parser_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/parser_utils/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 from .string_utils import *
+from .unit_utils import *
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/parser_utils/unit_utils.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/parser_utils/unit_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afd7b4fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/parser_utils/unit_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+from typing import Literal, overload
+
+from pint import Quantity, Unit, UnitRegistry
+
+
+class UnitNotFound(Exception):
+    """Raised when trying to access a unit not found in the unit registry"""
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str = "Unit not found in unit registry"):
+        self.message = message
+        super().__init__(self.message)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.message}"
+
+
+class UnitConverter:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.ureg = UnitRegistry()
+
+    def _resolve_ounce(self, unit_1: Unit, unit_2: Unit) -> tuple[Unit, Unit]:
+        """
+        Often times "ounce" is used in place of "fluid ounce" in recipes.
+        When trying to convert/combine ounces with a volume, we can assume it should have been a fluid ounce.
+        This function will convert ounces to fluid ounces if the other unit is a volume.
+        """
+
+        OUNCE = self.ureg("ounce")
+        FL_OUNCE = self.ureg("fluid_ounce")
+        VOLUME = "[length] ** 3"
+
+        if unit_1 == OUNCE and unit_2.dimensionality == VOLUME:
+            return FL_OUNCE, unit_2
+        if unit_2 == OUNCE and unit_1.dimensionality == VOLUME:
+            return unit_1, FL_OUNCE
+
+        return unit_1, unit_2
+
+    @overload
+    def parse(self, unit: str | Unit, strict: Literal[False] = False) -> str | Unit: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def parse(self, unit: str | Unit, strict: Literal[True]) -> Unit: ...
+
+    def parse(self, unit: str | Unit, strict: bool = False) -> str | Unit:
+        """
+        Parse a string unit into a pint.Unit.
+
+        If strict is False (default), returns a pint.Unit if it exists, otherwise returns the original string.
+        If strict is True, raises UnitNotFound instead of returning a string.
+        If the input is already a parsed pint.Unit, returns it as-is.
+        """
+        if isinstance(unit, Unit):
+            return unit
+
+        try:
+            return self.ureg(unit).units
+        except Exception as e:
+            if strict:
+                raise UnitNotFound() from e
+            return unit
+
+    def can_convert(self, unit: str | Unit, to_unit: str | Unit) -> bool:
+        """Whether or not a given unit can be converted into another unit"""
+
+        unit = self.parse(unit)
+        to_unit = self.parse(to_unit)
+
+        if not (isinstance(unit, Unit) and isinstance(to_unit, Unit)):
+            return False
+
+        unit, to_unit = self._resolve_ounce(unit, to_unit)
+        return unit.is_compatible_with(to_unit)
+
+    def convert(self, quantity: float, unit: str | Unit, to_unit: str | Unit) -> tuple[float, Unit]:
+        """
+        Convert a quantity and a unit into another unit
+
+        Returns tuple[quantity, unit]
+        """
+
+        unit = self.parse(unit, strict=True)
+        to_unit = self.parse(to_unit, strict=True)
+        unit, to_unit = self._resolve_ounce(unit, to_unit)
+
+        qty = quantity * unit
+        converted = qty.to(to_unit)
+        return float(converted.magnitude), converted.units
+
+    def merge(self, quantity_1: float, unit_1: str | Unit, quantity_2: float, unit_2: str | Unit) -> tuple[float, Unit]:
+        """Merge two quantities together"""
+
+        unit_1 = self.parse(unit_1, strict=True)
+        unit_2 = self.parse(unit_2, strict=True)
+        unit_1, unit_2 = self._resolve_ounce(unit_1, unit_2)
+
+        q1 = quantity_1 * unit_1
+        q2 = quantity_2 * unit_2
+
+        out: Quantity = q1 + q2
+
+        # Choose which unit to keep
+        # If the result is >= 1, prefer the larger one, otherwise prefer the smaller one
+        if unit_1 > unit_2:
+            larger, smaller = unit_1, unit_2
+        else:
+            larger, smaller = unit_2, unit_1
+
+        if abs(out.magnitude) >= 1:
+            out = out.to(larger)
+        else:
+            out = out.to(smaller)
+
+        return float(out.magnitude), out.units