Making Bulk Ingredients and Starting Materials

In Figgro, bulk ingredients and starting materials refer to the foundational inventory items used at the very beginning of the production process—before any transformation, blending, or packaging takes place.

Watch Video: Duration 4:56min Making Bulk and Starting Materials

Bulk Ingredients

• Definition – Large-quantity, unprocessed or semi-processed materials intended for use across multiple production runs.

• Examples – Bulk cannabis flower, extracted oil, distillate, flavor additives, sweeteners, carrier oils, or other non-cannabis inputs purchased in high volumes.

• Role in Production – Serve as primary input materials that will be portioned or measured according to recipes for different products.

Starting Materials

• Definition – The first tangible inputs that initiate a manufacturing process, often raw or minimally processed.

• Examples – Seeds, clones, bulk biomass, solvent, raw concentrates, or base powders for edibles.

• Role in Production – Represent the “first step” in the product lifecycle; every production batch originates from one or more starting materials.

Connection to Recipes in Figgro

• Recipes in Figgro define exactly how much of each bulk ingredient or starting material is required to produce a specific product or batch.

• Bulk ingredients and starting materials are linked to recipe line items, ensuring accurate material consumption tracking during manufacturing.

• This enables cost per unit calculations and supports compliance by maintaining traceability from the original material to the finished good.

Connection to Bills of Materials (BOM) in Figgro

• BOMs list all raw materials, bulk ingredients, packaging components, and labor steps required to complete a finished product.

• Bulk ingredients and starting materials appear in the raw materials section of the BOM.

• Figgro automatically consumes inventory from these lots/batches when a job run is executed, ensuring accurate stock levels and full chain-of-custody traceability.