Programmatic Blueprint: Google Recipe Carousel

Recipe & Culinary Food Schema Architect

BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) Technical Definition:

Recipe Schema enables food bloggers and culinary platforms to display cooking prep time, calorie count, recipe yield, and 5-star review snippets directly in Google Recipe Carousels and Google Assistant voice cooking instructions.

Measured CTR Impact+72.4% Food Blog Clicks
Indexing Velocity< 8 Hours
Rich Snippet TypeRecipe Rich Carousel
Schema StandardSchema.org v26.0
Interactive Recipe / Culinary Food Generator:← Run Full AI Search Audit
Select Schema.org Entity Type:0ms Real-Time Synthesis

Recipe / Culinary Food

Schema.org/Recipe Specification
Live 0ms AST
Recipe Rich Carousel Target

Format cooking recipes with cook time, ingredients, calories, and star ratings for Google Visual Search.

Google Recipe Carousel
100%

Google Rich Results Health

Eligible

0ms AST Client Validation • Schema.org v26.0

AEO / Perplexity Score: 100/100
All required Schema.org & Google Search Console fields are perfectly structured.
Valid Schema.org @contextSchema Type recognized: Recipe
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Recipe",
  "name": "Authentic Artisan Sourdough Bread",
  "cookTime": "PT45M",
  "prepTime": "PT20M",
  "recipeYield": "1 loaf (8 servings)",
  "nutrition": {
    "@type": "NutritionInformation",
    "calories": "180 calories"
  }
}
</script>
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Google Search Central 2026 Spec

Mandatory and Recommended Properties for Recipe

Entity PropertyData Type & FormatRequirement LevelGoogle Rich Snippet Impact
cookTimeISO 8601 Duration (PT45M)MandatoryShows Total Cooking Duration
nutrition.caloriesCalorie stringRecommendedDisplays Calorie Count Pill

Architectural Benefits for Technical SEO & AEO

Google Recipe Carousel Inclusion

Displays visual recipe cards with prep time, calorie pills, and rating badges.

Smart Speaker Cooking Assistant

Allows Google Nest and Amazon Echo to read ingredients and cooking steps aloud.

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Google requires prepTime, cookTime, or totalTime to display the full interactive Recipe Card in search results.