तण्डुलानां प्रस्थः चतुर्भागः सूपः सूपषोडशो लवणस्यांशः चतुर्भागः सर्पिषस्तैलस्य वैकमार्यभक्तं पुंसः ॥ कZ_०२.१५.४३ ॥
taṇḍulānāṃ prasthaḥ caturbhāgaḥ sūpaḥ sūpaṣoḍaśo lavaṇasyāṃśaḥ caturbhāgaḥ sarpiṣas tailasya vaikamāryabhaktaṃ puṃsaḥ
For a man’s standard meal: one prastha of rice; soup (sūpa) equal to one-fourth of that; salt at one-sixteenth of the soup; and ghee/oil at one-fourth of the soup measure.
By fixing a recipe-like ration formula, it makes per-capita costing and store-issue auditing straightforward.