From 3b920babe3f9dffda7c07f0509cdabc9f356d9b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hayden <64056131+hay-kot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:06:13 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=20feat:=20=E2=9C=A8=20Add=20brute=20strategy?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20to=20ingredient=20processor=20(#744)?=
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* fix UI column width

* words

* update parser to support diff strats

* add new model url

* make button more visible

* fix nutrition error

* feat(backend): :sparkles: add 'brute' strategy for parsing ingredients

* satisfy linter

* update UI for creation page

* feat(backend): :sparkles: log 422 errors in detail when not in PRODUCTION

* add strategy selector

Co-authored-by: Hayden <hay-kot@pm.me>
---
 Dockerfile                                    |   2 +-
 frontend/api/class-interfaces/recipes.ts      |  47 +++-
 .../components/global/BaseOverflowButton.vue  |  82 ++++++
 frontend/pages/admin/parser.vue               | 137 +++++++---
 .../pages/recipe/_slug/ingredient-parser.vue  | 233 ++++++++++++++++--
 frontend/pages/recipe/create.vue              |  31 ++-
 frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue          |   4 +-
 frontend/utils/icons/icons.ts                 |   2 +
 mealie/app.py                                 |   3 +
 mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py             |   2 +-
 mealie/routes/handlers.py                     |  33 +++
 mealie/routes/parser/ingredient_parser.py     |  22 +-
 mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_ingredient.py     |  35 ++-
 mealie/services/parser_services/__init__.py   |   1 +
 .../parser_services/_helpers/__init__.py      |   1 +
 .../parser_services/_helpers/string_utils.py  |  23 ++
 .../parser_services/brute/__init__.py         |   1 +
 .../services/parser_services/brute/process.py | 204 +++++++++++++++
 .../parser_services/crfpp/__init__.py         |   1 +
 .../parser_services/crfpp/pre_processor.py    |  40 ++-
 .../parser_services/crfpp/processor.py        |  20 +-
 .../services/parser_services/crfpp/utils.py   |  38 ++-
 .../parser_services/ingredient_parser.py      |  75 +++++-
 .../ingredient_parser_service.py              |  11 +-
 ...pp_parser.py => test_ingredient_parser.py} |  44 +++-
 25 files changed, 961 insertions(+), 131 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 frontend/components/global/BaseOverflowButton.vue
 create mode 100644 mealie/routes/handlers.py
 create mode 100644 mealie/services/parser_services/_helpers/__init__.py
 create mode 100644 mealie/services/parser_services/_helpers/string_utils.py
 create mode 100644 mealie/services/parser_services/brute/__init__.py
 create mode 100644 mealie/services/parser_services/brute/process.py
 rename tests/unit_tests/{test_crfpp_parser.py => test_ingredient_parser.py} (50%)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e45ad49fc882..1c8012b6e286 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ COPY --from=builder-base $POETRY_HOME $POETRY_HOME
 COPY --from=builder-base $PYSETUP_PATH $PYSETUP_PATH
 
 # copy CRF++ Binary from crfpp
-ENV CRF_MODEL_URL=https://github.com/hay-kot/mealie-nlp-model/releases/download/v1.0.0/model.crfmodel
+ENV CRF_MODEL_URL=https://github.com/mealie-recipes/nlp-model/releases/download/v1.0.0/model.crfmodel
 
 ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
 COPY --from=crfpp /usr/local/lib/ /usr/local/lib
diff --git a/frontend/api/class-interfaces/recipes.ts b/frontend/api/class-interfaces/recipes.ts
index 9e2926b65ef4..b9f58bfe1500 100644
--- a/frontend/api/class-interfaces/recipes.ts
+++ b/frontend/api/class-interfaces/recipes.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,43 @@ const routes = {
   recipesSlugCommentsId: (slug: string, id: number) => `${prefix}/recipes/${slug}/comments/${id}`,
 };
 
+export type Parser = "nlp" | "brute";
+
+export interface Confidence {
+  average?: number;
+  comment?: number;
+  name?: number;
+  unit?: number;
+  quantity?: number;
+  food?: number;
+}
+
+export interface Unit {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  fraction: boolean;
+  abbreviation: string;
+}
+
+export interface Food {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+}
+
+export interface Ingredient {
+  title: string;
+  note: string;
+  unit: Unit;
+  food: Food;
+  disableAmount: boolean;
+  quantity: number;
+}
+
+export interface ParsedIngredient {
+  confidence: Confidence;
+  ingredient: Ingredient;
+}
+
 export class RecipeAPI extends BaseCRUDAPI<Recipe, CreateRecipe> {
   baseRoute: string = routes.recipesBase;
   itemRoute = routes.recipesRecipeSlug;
@@ -84,11 +121,13 @@ export class RecipeAPI extends BaseCRUDAPI<Recipe, CreateRecipe> {
     return await this.requests.delete(routes.recipesSlugCommentsId(slug, id));
   }
 
-  async parseIngredients(ingredients: Array<string>) {
-    return await this.requests.post(routes.recipesParseIngredients, { ingredients });
+  async parseIngredients(parser: Parser, ingredients: Array<string>) {
+    parser = parser || "nlp";
+    return await this.requests.post<ParsedIngredient[]>(routes.recipesParseIngredients, { parser, ingredients });
   }
 
-  async parseIngredient(ingredient: string) {
-    return await this.requests.post(routes.recipesParseIngredient, { ingredient });
+  async parseIngredient(parser: Parser, ingredient: string) {
+    parser = parser || "nlp";
+    return await this.requests.post<ParsedIngredient>(routes.recipesParseIngredient, { parser, ingredient });
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/components/global/BaseOverflowButton.vue b/frontend/components/global/BaseOverflowButton.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c288cd4c568b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/global/BaseOverflowButton.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+  <template>
+  <v-menu offset-y>
+    <template #activator="{ on, attrs }">
+      <v-btn color="primary" v-bind="attrs" :class="btnClass" v-on="on">
+        <v-icon v-if="activeObj.icon" left>
+          {{ activeObj.icon }}
+        </v-icon>
+        {{ activeObj.text }}
+        <v-icon right>
+          {{ $globals.icons.chevronDown }}
+        </v-icon>
+      </v-btn>
+    </template>
+    <v-list>
+      <v-list-item-group v-model="itemGroup">
+        <v-list-item v-for="(item, index) in items" :key="index" @click="setValue(item)">
+          <v-list-item-icon v-if="item.icon">
+            <v-icon>{{ item.icon }}</v-icon>
+          </v-list-item-icon>
+          <v-list-item-title>{{ item.text }}</v-list-item-title>
+        </v-list-item>
+      </v-list-item-group>
+    </v-list>
+  </v-menu>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { defineComponent, ref } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
+
+const INPUT_EVENT = "input";
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  props: {
+    items: {
+      type: Array,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    value: {
+      type: String,
+      required: false,
+      default: "",
+    },
+    btnClass: {
+      type: String,
+      required: false,
+      default: "",
+    },
+  },
+  setup(props, context) {
+    const activeObj = ref({
+      text: "DEFAULT",
+      value: "",
+    });
+
+    let startIndex = 0;
+    props.items.forEach((item, index) => {
+      // @ts-ignore
+      if (item.value === props.value) {
+        startIndex = index;
+
+        // @ts-ignore
+        activeObj.value = item;
+      }
+    });
+    const itemGroup = ref(startIndex);
+
+    function setValue(v: any) {
+      context.emit(INPUT_EVENT, v.value);
+      activeObj.value = v;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      activeObj,
+      itemGroup,
+      setValue,
+    };
+  },
+});
+</script>
+
+
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/pages/admin/parser.vue b/frontend/pages/admin/parser.vue
index f2fd4c1d5bff..8a4c7bd20f79 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/admin/parser.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/admin/parser.vue
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
 <template>
-  <v-container>
+  <v-container class="pa-0">
     <v-container>
       <BaseCardSectionTitle title="Ingredients Natural Language Processor">
-        Mealie uses conditional random Conditional Random Fields (CRFs) for parsing and processing ingredients. The
-        model used for ingredients is based off a data set of over 100,000 ingredients from a dataset compiled by the
-        New York Times. Note that as the model is trained in English only, you may have varied results when using the
-        model in other languages. This page is a playground for testing the model.
+        Mealie uses Conditional Random Fields (CRFs) for parsing and processing ingredients. The model used for
+        ingredients is based off a data set of over 100,000 ingredients from a dataset compiled by the New York Times.
+        Note that as the model is trained in English only, you may have varied results when using the model in other
+        languages. This page is a playground for testing the model.
 
         <p class="pt-3">
           It's not perfect, but it yields great results in general and is a good starting point for manually parsing
-          ingredients into individual fields.
+          ingredients into individual fields. Alternatively, you can also use the "Brute" processor that uses a pattern
+          matching technique to identify ingredients.
         </p>
       </BaseCardSectionTitle>
 
+      <div class="d-flex align-center justify-center justify-md-start flex-wrap">
+        <v-btn-toggle v-model="parser" dense mandatory @change="processIngredient">
+          <v-btn value="nlp"> NLP </v-btn>
+          <v-btn value="brute"> Brute </v-btn>
+        </v-btn-toggle>
+
+        <v-checkbox v-model="showConfidence" class="ml-5" label="Show individual confidence"></v-checkbox>
+      </div>
+
       <v-card flat>
         <v-card-text>
           <v-text-field v-model="ingredient" label="Ingredient Text"> </v-text-field>
@@ -26,22 +36,29 @@
       </v-card>
     </v-container>
     <v-container v-if="results">
-      <v-row class="d-flex">
+      <div v-if="parser !== 'brute' && getConfidence('average')" class="d-flex">
+        <v-chip dark :color="getColor('average')" class="mx-auto mb-2">
+          {{ getConfidence("average") }} Confident
+        </v-chip>
+      </div>
+      <div class="d-flex justify-center flex-wrap" style="gap: 1.5rem">
         <template v-for="(prop, index) in properties">
-          <v-col v-if="prop.value" :key="index" xs="12" sm="6" lg="3">
-            <v-card>
+          <div v-if="prop.value" :key="index" class="flex-grow-1">
+            <v-card min-width="200px">
               <v-card-title> {{ prop.value }} </v-card-title>
               <v-card-text>
                 {{ prop.subtitle }}
               </v-card-text>
             </v-card>
-          </v-col>
+            <v-chip v-if="prop.confidence && showConfidence" dark :color="prop.color" class="mt-2">
+              {{ prop.confidence }} Confident
+            </v-chip>
+          </div>
         </template>
-      </v-row>
+      </div>
     </v-container>
     <v-container class="narrow-container">
       <v-card-title> Try an example </v-card-title>
-
       <v-card v-for="(text, idx) in tryText" :key="idx" class="my-2" hover @click="processTryText(text)">
         <v-card-text> {{ text }} </v-card-text>
       </v-card>
@@ -50,7 +67,8 @@
 </template>
     
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent, reactive, toRefs } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
+import { defineComponent, reactive, ref, toRefs } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
+import { Confidence, Parser } from "~/api/class-interfaces/recipes";
 import { useApiSingleton } from "~/composables/use-api";
 
 export default defineComponent({
@@ -62,8 +80,41 @@ export default defineComponent({
       loading: false,
       ingredient: "",
       results: false,
+      parser: "nlp" as Parser,
     });
 
+    const confidence = ref<Confidence>({});
+
+    function getColor(attribute: string) {
+      const percentage = getConfidence(attribute);
+
+      // @ts-ignore
+      const p_as_num = parseFloat(percentage?.replace("%", ""));
+
+      // Set color based off range
+      if (p_as_num > 75) {
+        return "success";
+      } else if (p_as_num > 60) {
+        return "warning";
+      } else {
+        return "error";
+      }
+    }
+
+    function getConfidence(attribute: string) {
+      attribute = attribute.toLowerCase();
+      if (!confidence.value) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // @ts-ignore
+      const property: number = confidence.value[attribute];
+      if (property) {
+        return `${(property * 100).toFixed(0)}%`;
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
     const tryText = [
       "2 tbsp minced cilantro, leaves and stems",
       "1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped",
@@ -78,23 +129,39 @@ export default defineComponent({
     }
 
     async function processIngredient() {
+      if (state.ingredient === "") {
+        return;
+      }
+
       state.loading = true;
-      const { data } = await api.recipes.parseIngredient(state.ingredient);
+
+      const { data } = await api.recipes.parseIngredient(state.parser, state.ingredient);
 
       if (data) {
         state.results = true;
 
+        confidence.value = data.confidence;
+
         // TODO: Remove ts-ignore
         // ts-ignore because data will likely change significantly once I figure out how to return results
         // for the parser. For now we'll leave it like this
-        // @ts-ignore
-        properties.comments.value = data.ingredient.note || null;
-        // @ts-ignore
-        properties.quantity.value = data.ingredient.quantity || null;
-        // @ts-ignore
-        properties.unit.value = data.ingredient.unit.name || null;
-        // @ts-ignore
-        properties.food.value = data.ingredient.food.name || null;
+        properties.comment.value = data.ingredient.note || "";
+        properties.quantity.value = data.ingredient.quantity || "";
+        properties.unit.value = data.ingredient.unit.name || "";
+        properties.food.value = data.ingredient.food.name || "";
+
+        for (const property in properties) {
+          const color = getColor(property);
+          const confidence = getConfidence(property);
+          if (color) {
+            // @ts-ignore
+            properties[property].color = color;
+          }
+          if (confidence) {
+            // @ts-ignore
+            properties[property].confidence = confidence;
+          }
+        }
       }
       state.loading = false;
     }
@@ -102,23 +169,37 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const properties = reactive({
       quantity: {
         subtitle: "Quantity",
-        value: "Value",
+        value: "" as any,
+        color: null,
+        confidence: null,
       },
       unit: {
         subtitle: "Unit",
-        value: "Value",
+        value: "",
+        color: null,
+        confidence: null,
       },
       food: {
         subtitle: "Food",
-        value: "Value",
+        value: "",
+        color: null,
+        confidence: null,
       },
-      comments: {
-        subtitle: "Comments",
-        value: "Value",
+      comment: {
+        subtitle: "Comment",
+        value: "",
+        color: null,
+        confidence: null,
       },
     });
 
+    const showConfidence = ref(false);
+
     return {
+      showConfidence,
+      getColor,
+      confidence,
+      getConfidence,
       ...toRefs(state),
       tryText,
       properties,
diff --git a/frontend/pages/recipe/_slug/ingredient-parser.vue b/frontend/pages/recipe/_slug/ingredient-parser.vue
index 3e8178c5e93f..dc9336aa9945 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/recipe/_slug/ingredient-parser.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/recipe/_slug/ingredient-parser.vue
@@ -1,23 +1,69 @@
 <template>
   <v-container v-if="recipe">
     <v-container>
-      <BaseCardSectionTitle title="Ingredients Processor"> </BaseCardSectionTitle>
+      <BaseCardSectionTitle title="Ingredients Processor">
+        To use the ingredient parser, click the "Parse All" button and the process will start. When the processed
+        ingredients are available, you can look through the items and verify that they were parsed correctly. The models
+        confidence score is displayed on the right of the title item. This is an average of all scores and may not be
+        wholey accurate.
+
+        <div class="mt-6">
+          Alerts will be displayed if a matching foods or unit is found but does not exists in the database.
+        </div>
+        <v-divider class="my-4"> </v-divider>
+        <div class="mb-n4">
+          Select Parser
+          <BaseOverflowButton
+            v-model="parser"
+            btn-class="mx-2"
+            :items="[
+              {
+                text: 'Natural Language Processor ',
+                value: 'nlp',
+              },
+              {
+                text: 'Brute Parser',
+                value: 'brute',
+              },
+            ]"
+          />
+        </div>
+      </BaseCardSectionTitle>
+
       <v-card-actions class="justify-end">
-        <BaseButton color="info">
+        <BaseButton color="info" @click="fetchParsed">
           <template #icon> {{ $globals.icons.foods }}</template>
           Parse All
         </BaseButton>
-        <BaseButton save> Save All </BaseButton>
+        <BaseButton save @click="saveAll"> Save All </BaseButton>
       </v-card-actions>
 
-      </v-card>
       <v-expansion-panels v-model="panels" multiple>
-        <v-expansion-panel v-for="(ing, index) in ingredients" :key="index">
-          <v-expansion-panel-header class="my-0 py-0">
-            {{ recipe.recipeIngredient[index].note }}
+        <v-expansion-panel v-for="(ing, index) in parsedIng" :key="index">
+          <v-expansion-panel-header class="my-0 py-0" disable-icon-rotate>
+            {{ ing.input }}
+            <template #actions>
+              <v-icon left :color="isError(ing) ? 'error' : 'success'">
+                {{ isError(ing) ? $globals.icons.alert : $globals.icons.check }}
+              </v-icon>
+              <div class="my-auto" :color="isError(ing) ? 'error-text' : 'success-text'">
+                {{ asPercentage(ing.confidence.average) }}
+              </div>
+            </template>
           </v-expansion-panel-header>
           <v-expansion-panel-content class="pb-0 mb-0">
-            <RecipeIngredientEditor v-model="ingredients[index]" />
+            <RecipeIngredientEditor v-model="parsedIng[index].ingredient" />
+            <v-card-actions>
+              <v-spacer></v-spacer>
+              <BaseButton
+                v-if="errors[index].foodError && errors[index].foodErrorMessage !== ''"
+                color="warning"
+                small
+                @click="createFood(ing.ingredient.food, index)"
+              >
+                {{ errors[index].foodErrorMessage }}
+              </BaseButton>
+            </v-card-actions>
           </v-expansion-panel-content>
         </v-expansion-panel>
       </v-expansion-panels>
@@ -26,19 +72,32 @@
 </template>
   
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent, reactive, ref, toRefs, useRoute, watch } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
+import { defineComponent, ref, useRoute, useRouter } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
+import { Food, ParsedIngredient, Parser } from "~/api/class-interfaces/recipes";
 import RecipeIngredientEditor from "~/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeIngredientEditor.vue";
 import { useApiSingleton } from "~/composables/use-api";
 import { useRecipeContext } from "~/composables/use-recipe-context";
+import { useFoods } from "~/composables/use-recipe-foods";
+import { useUnits } from "~/composables/use-recipe-units";
+import { RecipeIngredientUnit } from "~/types/api-types/recipe";
+
+interface Error {
+  ingredientIndex: number;
+  unitError: Boolean;
+  unitErrorMessage: string;
+  foodError: Boolean;
+  foodErrorMessage: string;
+}
+
 export default defineComponent({
   components: {
     RecipeIngredientEditor,
   },
   setup() {
-    const state = reactive({
-      panels: null,
-    });
+    const panels = ref<number[]>([]);
+
     const route = useRoute();
+    const router = useRouter();
     const slug = route.value.params.slug;
     const api = useApiSingleton();
 
@@ -48,14 +107,150 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     const ingredients = ref<any[]>([]);
 
-    watch(recipe, () => {
-      const copy = recipe?.value?.recipeIngredient || [];
-      ingredients.value = [...copy];
-    });
+    // =========================================================
+    // Parser Logic
+
+    const parser = ref<Parser>("nlp");
+
+    const parsedIng = ref<any[]>([]);
+
+    async function fetchParsed() {
+      if (!recipe.value) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const raw = recipe.value.recipeIngredient.map((ing) => ing.note);
+      const { response, data } = await api.recipes.parseIngredients(parser.value, raw);
+      console.log({ response });
+
+      if (data) {
+        parsedIng.value = data;
+
+        console.log(data);
+
+        // @ts-ignore
+        errors.value = data.map((ing, index: number) => {
+          const unitError = !checkForUnit(ing.ingredient.unit);
+          const foodError = !checkForFood(ing.ingredient.food);
+
+          let unitErrorMessage = "";
+          let foodErrorMessage = "";
+
+          if (unitError || foodError) {
+            if (unitError) {
+              if (ing?.ingredient?.unit?.name) {
+                unitErrorMessage = `Create missing unit '${ing?.ingredient?.unit?.name || "No unit"}'`;
+              }
+            }
+
+            if (foodError) {
+              if (ing?.ingredient?.food?.name) {
+                foodErrorMessage = `Create missing food '${ing.ingredient.food.name || "No food"}'?`;
+              }
+              panels.value.push(index);
+            }
+          }
+
+          return {
+            ingredientIndex: index,
+            unitError,
+            unitErrorMessage,
+            foodError,
+            foodErrorMessage,
+          };
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    function isError(ing: ParsedIngredient) {
+      if (!ing?.confidence?.average) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      return !(ing.confidence.average >= 0.75);
+    }
+
+    function asPercentage(num: number) {
+      return Math.round(num * 100).toFixed(2) + "%";
+    }
+
+    // =========================================================
+    // Food and Ingredient Logic
+
+    const { foods, workingFoodData, actions } = useFoods();
+    const { units } = useUnits();
+
+    const errors = ref<Error[]>([]);
+
+    function checkForUnit(unit: RecipeIngredientUnit) {
+      if (units.value && unit?.name) {
+        return units.value.some((u) => u.name === unit.name);
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    function checkForFood(food: Food) {
+      if (foods.value && food?.name) {
+        return foods.value.some((f) => f.name === food.name);
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    async function createFood(food: Food, index: number) {
+      workingFoodData.name = food.name;
+      await actions.createOne();
+      errors.value[index].foodError = false;
+    }
+
+    // =========================================================
+    // Save All Loginc
+    async function saveAll() {
+      let ingredients = parsedIng.value.map((ing) => {
+        return {
+          ...ing.ingredient,
+        };
+      });
+
+      console.log(ingredients);
+
+      ingredients = ingredients.map((ing) => {
+        if (!foods.value || !units.value) {
+          return ing;
+        }
+        // Get food from foods
+        const food = foods.value.find((f) => f.name === ing.food.name);
+        ing.food = food || null;
+
+        // Get unit from units
+        const unit = units.value.find((u) => u.name === ing.unit.name);
+        ing.unit = unit || null;
+        console.log(ing);
+
+        return ing;
+      });
+
+      if (!recipe.value) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      recipe.value.recipeIngredient = ingredients;
+      const { response } = await api.recipes.updateOne(recipe.value.slug, recipe.value);
+
+      if (response?.status === 200) {
+        router.push("/recipe/" + recipe.value.slug);
+      }
+    }
 
     return {
-      ...toRefs(state),
-      api,
+      parser,
+      saveAll,
+      createFood,
+      errors,
+      actions,
+      workingFoodData,
+      isError,
+      panels,
+      asPercentage,
+      fetchParsed,
+      parsedIng,
       recipe,
       loading,
       ingredients,
@@ -69,5 +264,3 @@ export default defineComponent({
 });
 </script>
   
-<style scoped>
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/pages/recipe/create.vue b/frontend/pages/recipe/create.vue
index dfd0ce876871..a74f76547315 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/recipe/create.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/recipe/create.vue
@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@
       <template #title> Recipe Creation </template>
       Select one of the various ways to create a recipe
     </BasePageTitle>
-    <v-tabs v-model="tab">
-      <v-tab href="#url">From URL</v-tab>
-      <v-tab href="#new">Create</v-tab>
-      <v-tab href="#zip">Import Zip</v-tab>
-    </v-tabs>
+    <BaseOverflowButton v-model="tab" rounded class="mx-2" outlined :items="tabs"> </BaseOverflowButton>
+  
     <section>
       <v-tabs-items v-model="tab" class="mt-10">
         <v-tab-item value="url" eager>
@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent, reactive, toRefs, ref, useRouter } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
+import { defineComponent, reactive, toRefs, ref, useRouter, useContext } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
 import { useApiSingleton } from "~/composables/use-api";
 import { validators } from "~/composables/use-validators";
 export default defineComponent({
@@ -137,6 +134,27 @@ export default defineComponent({
       loading: false,
     });
 
+    // @ts-ignore - $globals not found in type definition
+    const { $globals } = useContext();
+
+    const tabs = [
+      {
+        icon: $globals.icons.edit,
+        text: "Create Recipe",
+        value: "new",
+      },
+      {
+        icon: $globals.icons.link,
+        text: "Import with URL",
+        value: "url",
+      },
+      {
+        icon: $globals.icons.zip,
+        text: "Import with .zip",
+        value: "zip",
+      },
+    ];
+
     const api = useApiSingleton();
     const router = useRouter();
 
@@ -203,6 +221,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     }
 
     return {
+      tabs,
       domCreateByName,
       domUrlForm,
       newRecipeName,
diff --git a/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue b/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue
index 2716b180528c..a7cc6f220e5c 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
     <section>
       <ToggleState tag="article">
         <template #activator="{ toggle, state }">
-          <v-btn v-if="!state" text color="info" class="mt-2 mb-n3" @click="toggle">
+          <v-btn v-if="!state" color="info" class="mt-2 mb-n3" @click="toggle">
             <v-icon left>{{ $globals.icons.lock }}</v-icon>
             {{ $t("settings.change-password") }}
           </v-btn>
-          <v-btn v-else text color="info" class="mt-2 mb-n3" @click="toggle">
+          <v-btn v-else color="info" class="mt-2 mb-n3" @click="toggle">
             <v-icon left>{{ $globals.icons.user }}</v-icon>
             {{ $t("settings.profile") }}
           </v-btn>
diff --git a/frontend/utils/icons/icons.ts b/frontend/utils/icons/icons.ts
index e2a4d98f3729..2a28adc3b59f 100644
--- a/frontend/utils/icons/icons.ts
+++ b/frontend/utils/icons/icons.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   mdiDotsVertical,
   mdiPrinter,
   mdiShareVariant,
+  mdiChevronDown,
   mdiHeart,
   mdiHeartOutline,
   mdiDotsHorizontal,
@@ -210,4 +211,5 @@ export const icons = {
   forward: mdiArrowRightBoldOutline,
   back: mdiArrowLeftBoldOutline,
   slotMachine: mdiSlotMachine,
+  chevronDown: mdiChevronDown,
 };
diff --git a/mealie/app.py b/mealie/app.py
index 1a8a91c33125..638c7de8fa51 100644
--- a/mealie/app.py
+++ b/mealie/app.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
 from mealie.core.settings.static import APP_VERSION
 from mealie.routes import backup_routes, migration_routes, router, utility_routes
 from mealie.routes.about import about_router
+from mealie.routes.handlers import register_debug_handler
 from mealie.routes.media import media_router
 from mealie.routes.site_settings import settings_router
 from mealie.services.events import create_general_event
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ app = FastAPI(
 
 app.add_middleware(GZipMiddleware, minimum_size=1000)
 
+register_debug_handler(app)
+
 
 def start_scheduler():
     SchedulerService.start()
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py b/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
index bc0cc10b865b..2a9365631027 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class RecipeModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
         tools: list[str] = None,
         **_
     ) -> None:
-        self.nutrition = Nutrition(**nutrition) if self.nutrition else Nutrition()
+        self.nutrition = Nutrition(**nutrition) if nutrition else Nutrition()
         self.tools = [Tool(tool=x) for x in tools] if tools else []
         self.recipe_ingredient = [RecipeIngredient(**ingr, session=session) for ingr in recipe_ingredient]
         self.assets = [RecipeAsset(**a) for a in assets]
diff --git a/mealie/routes/handlers.py b/mealie/routes/handlers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bcc37b6d1d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/routes/handlers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, status
+from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+from mealie.core.config import get_app_settings
+from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+def log_wrapper(request: Request, e):
+
+    logger.error("Start 422 Error".center(60, "-"))
+    logger.error(f"{request.method} {request.url}")
+    logger.error(f"error is {e}")
+    logger.error("End 422 Error".center(60, "-"))
+
+
+def register_debug_handler(app: FastAPI):
+    settings = get_app_settings()
+
+    if settings.PRODUCTION:
+        return
+
+    @app.exception_handler(RequestValidationError)
+    async def validation_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: RequestValidationError):
+
+        exc_str = f"{exc}".replace("\n", " ").replace("   ", " ")
+        log_wrapper(request, exc)
+        content = {"status_code": status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, "message": exc_str, "data": None}
+        return JSONResponse(content=content, status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
+
+    return validation_exception_handler
diff --git a/mealie/routes/parser/ingredient_parser.py b/mealie/routes/parser/ingredient_parser.py
index bda6ed8cb110..fa89b64e4511 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/parser/ingredient_parser.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/parser/ingredient_parser.py
@@ -1,31 +1,25 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
-from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from mealie.schema.recipe import RecipeIngredient
+from mealie.schema.recipe import ParsedIngredient
+from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe_ingredient import IngredientRequest, IngredientsRequest
 from mealie.services.parser_services import IngredientParserService
 
 public_router = APIRouter(prefix="/parser")
 
 
-class IngredientsRequest(BaseModel):
-    ingredients: list[str]
-
-
-class IngredientRequest(BaseModel):
-    ingredient: str
-
-
-@public_router.post("/ingredients", response_model=list[RecipeIngredient])
+@public_router.post("/ingredients", response_model=list[ParsedIngredient])
 def parse_ingredients(
     ingredients: IngredientsRequest,
     p_service: IngredientParserService = Depends(IngredientParserService.private),
 ):
-    return {"ingredients": p_service.parse_ingredients(ingredients.ingredients)}
+    p_service.set_parser(parser=ingredients.parser)
+    return p_service.parse_ingredients(ingredients.ingredients)
 
 
-@public_router.post("/ingredient")
+@public_router.post("/ingredient", response_model=ParsedIngredient)
 def parse_ingredient(
     ingredient: IngredientRequest,
     p_service: IngredientParserService = Depends(IngredientParserService.private),
 ):
-    return {"ingredient": p_service.parse_ingredient(ingredient.ingredient)}
+    p_service.set_parser(parser=ingredient.parser)
+    return p_service.parse_ingredient(ingredient.ingredient)
diff --git a/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_ingredient.py b/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_ingredient.py
index e822e6e1c104..add5c31d0a67 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_ingredient.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_ingredient.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import enum
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from fastapi_camelcase import CamelModel
@@ -30,10 +31,40 @@ class IngredientUnit(CreateIngredientUnit):
 class RecipeIngredient(CamelModel):
     title: Optional[str]
     note: Optional[str]
-    unit: Optional[Union[CreateIngredientUnit, IngredientUnit]]
-    food: Optional[Union[CreateIngredientFood, IngredientFood]]
+    unit: Optional[Union[IngredientUnit, CreateIngredientUnit]]
+    food: Optional[Union[IngredientFood, CreateIngredientFood]]
     disable_amount: bool = True
     quantity: float = 1
 
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
+
+
+class IngredientConfidence(CamelModel):
+    average: float = None
+    comment: float = None
+    name: float = None
+    unit: float = None
+    quantity: float = None
+    food: float = None
+
+
+class ParsedIngredient(CamelModel):
+    input: Optional[str]
+    confidence: IngredientConfidence = IngredientConfidence()
+    ingredient: RecipeIngredient
+
+
+class RegisteredParser(str, enum.Enum):
+    nlp = "nlp"
+    brute = "brute"
+
+
+class IngredientsRequest(CamelModel):
+    parser: RegisteredParser = RegisteredParser.nlp
+    ingredients: list[str]
+
+
+class IngredientRequest(CamelModel):
+    parser: RegisteredParser = RegisteredParser.nlp
+    ingredient: str
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/__init__.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/__init__.py
index ff10630c0990..0e346812c50d 100644
--- a/mealie/services/parser_services/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+from .ingredient_parser import *
 from .ingredient_parser_service import *
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/_helpers/__init__.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/_helpers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..481851a81e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/_helpers/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .string_utils import *
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/_helpers/string_utils.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/_helpers/string_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb3c39a7c9fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/_helpers/string_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import re
+
+compiled_match = re.compile(r"(.){1,6}\s\((.[^\(\)])+\)\s")
+compiled_search = re.compile(r"\((.[^\(])+\)")
+
+
+def move_parens_to_end(ing_str) -> str:
+    """
+    Moves all parentheses in the string to the end of the string using Regex.
+    If no parentheses are found, the string is returned unchanged.
+    """
+    if re.match(compiled_match, ing_str):
+        match = re.search(compiled_search, ing_str)
+        start = match.start()
+        end = match.end()
+        ing_str = ing_str[:start] + ing_str[end:] + " " + ing_str[start:end]
+
+    return ing_str
+
+
+def check_char(char, *eql) -> bool:
+    """Helper method to check if a charaters matches any of the additional provided arguments"""
+    return any(char == eql_char for eql_char in eql)
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/brute/__init__.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/brute/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..016e9f2d7fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/brute/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .process import parse
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/brute/process.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/brute/process.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..502f862d859d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/brute/process.py
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+import string
+import unicodedata
+from typing import Tuple
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from .._helpers import check_char, move_parens_to_end
+
+
+class BruteParsedIngredient(BaseModel):
+    food: str = ""
+    note: str = ""
+    amount: float = ""
+    unit: str = ""
+
+    class Config:
+        anystr_strip_whitespace = True
+
+
+def parse_fraction(x):
+    if len(x) == 1 and "fraction" in unicodedata.decomposition(x):
+        frac_split = unicodedata.decomposition(x[-1:]).split()
+        return float((frac_split[1]).replace("003", "")) / float((frac_split[3]).replace("003", ""))
+    else:
+        frac_split = x.split("/")
+        if len(frac_split) != 2:
+            raise ValueError
+        try:
+            return int(frac_split[0]) / int(frac_split[1])
+        except ZeroDivisionError:
+            raise ValueError
+
+
+def parse_amount(ing_str) -> Tuple[float, str, str]:
+    def keep_looping(ing_str, end) -> bool:
+        """
+        Checks if:
+        1. the end of the string is reached
+        2. or if the next character is a digit
+        3. or if the next character looks like an number (e.g. 1/2, 1.3, 1,500)
+        """
+        if end >= len(ing_str):
+            return False
+
+        if ing_str[end] in string.digits:
+            return True
+
+        if check_char(ing_str[end], ".", ",", "/") and end + 1 < len(ing_str) and ing_str[end + 1] in string.digits:
+            return True
+
+    amount = 0
+    unit = ""
+    note = ""
+
+    did_check_frac = False
+    end = 0
+
+    while keep_looping(ing_str, end):
+        end += 1
+
+    if end > 0:
+        if "/" in ing_str[:end]:
+            amount = parse_fraction(ing_str[:end])
+        else:
+            amount = float(ing_str[:end].replace(",", "."))
+    else:
+        amount = parse_fraction(ing_str[0])
+        end += 1
+        did_check_frac = True
+    if end < len(ing_str):
+        if did_check_frac:
+            unit = ing_str[end:]
+        else:
+            try:
+                amount += parse_fraction(ing_str[end])
+
+                unit_end = end + 1
+                unit = ing_str[unit_end:]
+            except ValueError:
+                unit = ing_str[end:]
+
+    # i dont know any unit that starts with ( or - so its likely an alternative like 1L (500ml) Water or 2-3
+    if unit.startswith("(") or unit.startswith("-"):
+        unit = ""
+        note = ing_str
+
+    return amount, unit, note
+
+
+def parse_ingredient_with_comma(tokens) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+    ingredient = ""
+    note = ""
+    start = 0
+    # search for first occurrence of an argument ending in a comma
+    while start < len(tokens) and not tokens[start].endswith(","):
+        start += 1
+    if start == len(tokens):
+        # no token ending in a comma found -> use everything as ingredient
+        ingredient = " ".join(tokens)
+    else:
+        ingredient = " ".join(tokens[: start + 1])[:-1]
+
+        note_end = start + 1
+        note = " ".join(tokens[note_end:])
+    return ingredient, note
+
+
+def parse_ingredient(tokens) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+    ingredient = ""
+    note = ""
+    if tokens[-1].endswith(")"):
+        # Check if the matching opening bracket is in the same token
+        if (not tokens[-1].startswith("(")) and ("(" in tokens[-1]):
+            return parse_ingredient_with_comma(tokens)
+        # last argument ends with closing bracket -> look for opening bracket
+        start = len(tokens) - 1
+        while not tokens[start].startswith("(") and start != 0:
+            start -= 1
+        if start == 0:
+            # the whole list is wrapped in brackets -> assume it is an error (e.g. assumed first argument was the unit)  # noqa: E501
+            raise ValueError
+        elif start < 0:
+            # no opening bracket anywhere -> just ignore the last bracket
+            ingredient, note = parse_ingredient_with_comma(tokens)
+        else:
+            # opening bracket found -> split in ingredient and note, remove brackets from note  # noqa: E501
+            note = " ".join(tokens[start:])[1:-1]
+            ingredient = " ".join(tokens[:start])
+    else:
+        ingredient, note = parse_ingredient_with_comma(tokens)
+    return ingredient, note
+
+
+def parse(ing_str) -> BruteParsedIngredient:
+    amount = 0
+    unit = ""
+    ingredient = ""
+    note = ""
+    unit_note = ""
+
+    ing_str = move_parens_to_end(ing_str)
+
+    tokens = ing_str.split()
+
+    # Early return if the ingrdient is a single token and therefore has no other properties
+    if len(tokens) == 1:
+        ingredient = tokens[0]
+        # TODO Refactor to expect BFP to be returned instead of Tuple
+        return BruteParsedIngredient(food=ingredient, note=note, amount=amount, unit=unit)
+
+    try:
+        # try to parse first argument as amount
+        amount, unit, unit_note = parse_amount(tokens[0])
+        # only try to parse second argument as amount if there are at least
+        # three arguments if it already has a unit there can't be
+        # a fraction for the amount
+        if len(tokens) > 2:
+            try:
+                if unit != "":
+                    # a unit is already found, no need to try the second argument for a fraction
+                    # probably not the best method to do it, but I didn't want to make an if check and paste the exact same thing in the else as already is in the except  # noqa: E501
+                    raise ValueError
+                # try to parse second argument as amount and add that, in case of '2 1/2' or '2 ½'
+                amount += parse_fraction(tokens[1])
+                # assume that units can't end with a comma
+                if len(tokens) > 3 and not tokens[2].endswith(","):
+                    # try to use third argument as unit and everything else as ingredient, use everything as ingredient if it fails  # noqa: E501
+                    try:
+                        ingredient, note = parse_ingredient(tokens[3:])
+                        unit = tokens[2]
+                    except ValueError:
+                        ingredient, note = parse_ingredient(tokens[2:])
+                else:
+                    ingredient, note = parse_ingredient(tokens[2:])
+            except ValueError:
+                # assume that units can't end with a comma
+                if not tokens[1].endswith(","):
+                    # try to use second argument as unit and everything else as ingredient, use everything as ingredient if it fails  # noqa: E501
+                    try:
+                        ingredient, note = parse_ingredient(tokens[2:])
+                        if unit == "":
+                            unit = tokens[1]
+                        else:
+                            note = tokens[1]
+                    except ValueError:
+                        ingredient, note = parse_ingredient(tokens[1:])
+                else:
+                    ingredient, note = parse_ingredient(tokens[1:])
+        else:
+            # only two arguments, first one is the amount
+            # which means this is the ingredient
+            ingredient = tokens[1]
+    except ValueError:
+        try:
+            # can't parse first argument as amount
+            # -> no unit -> parse everything as ingredient
+            ingredient, note = parse_ingredient(tokens)
+        except ValueError:
+            ingredient = " ".join(tokens[1:])
+
+    if unit_note not in note:
+        note += " " + unit_note
+
+    return BruteParsedIngredient(food=ingredient, note=note, amount=amount, unit=unit)
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/__init__.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d1..2b0cd8e22b9b 100644
--- a/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .processor import *
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/pre_processor.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/pre_processor.py
index a389dc95b1a3..e8a8dc60cc45 100644
--- a/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/pre_processor.py
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/pre_processor.py
@@ -2,23 +2,25 @@ import re
 import unicodedata
 
 replace_abbreviations = {
-    "cup ": "cup ",
-    " g ": "gram ",
-    "kg ": "kilogram ",
-    "lb ": "pound ",
-    "ml ": "milliliter ",
-    "oz ": "ounce ",
-    "pint ": "pint ",
-    "qt ": "quart ",
-    "tbs ": "tablespoon ",
-    "tbsp ": "tablespoon ",
-    "tsp ": "teaspoon ",
+    "cup": " cup ",
+    "g": " gram ",
+    "kg": " kilogram ",
+    "lb": " pound ",
+    "ml": " milliliter ",
+    "oz": " ounce ",
+    "pint": " pint ",
+    "qt": " quart ",
+    "tbsp": " tablespoon ",
+    "tbs": " tablespoon ",  # Order Matters!, 'tsb' must come after 'tbsp' incase of duplicate matches
+    "tsp": " teaspoon ",
 }
 
 
 def replace_common_abbreviations(string: str) -> str:
+
     for k, v in replace_abbreviations.items():
-        string = string.replace(k, v)
+        regex = rf"(?<=\d)\s?({k}s?)"
+        string = re.sub(regex, v, string)
 
     return string
 
@@ -81,17 +83,3 @@ def pre_process_string(string: str) -> str:
         string = wrap_or_clause(string)
 
     return string
-
-
-def main():
-    # TODO: Migrate to unittests
-    print("Starting...")
-    print(pre_process_string("1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more"))
-    print(pre_process_string("1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt"))
-    print(pre_process_string("¼ cup michiu tou or other rice wine"))
-    print(pre_process_string("1 tbs. wine, expensive or other white wine, plus more"))
-    print("Finished...")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/processor.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/processor.py
index 6b05e244f94e..3382845cac7b 100644
--- a/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/processor.py
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/processor.py
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ CWD = Path(__file__).parent
 MODEL_PATH = CWD / "model.crfmodel"
 
 
+class CRFConfidence(BaseModel):
+    average: float = 0.0
+    comment: float = None
+    name: float = None
+    unit: float = None
+    qty: float = None
+
+
 class CRFIngredient(BaseModel):
     input: str = ""
     name: str = ""
@@ -19,15 +27,19 @@ class CRFIngredient(BaseModel):
     qty: str = ""
     comment: str = ""
     unit: str = ""
+    confidence: CRFConfidence
 
     @validator("qty", always=True, pre=True)
     def validate_qty(qty, values):  # sourcery skip: merge-nested-ifs
         if qty is None or qty == "":
             # Check if other contains a fraction
-            if values["other"] is not None and values["other"].find("/") != -1:
-                return float(Fraction(values["other"])).__round__(1)
-            else:
-                return 1
+            try:
+                if values["other"] is not None and values["other"].find("/") != -1:
+                    return float(Fraction(values["other"])).__round__(1)
+                else:
+                    return 1
+            except Exception:
+                pass
 
         return qty
 
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/utils.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/utils.py
index 7146e96d5e17..509ee1ac08dc 100644
--- a/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/utils.py
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/crfpp/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import re
+from statistics import mean
 
 from . import tokenizer
 
@@ -179,6 +180,9 @@ def import_data(lines):
     data = [{}]
     display = [[]]
     prevTag = None
+
+    confidence_all = [{}]
+
     #
     # iterate lines in the data file, which looks like:
     #
@@ -208,6 +212,8 @@ def import_data(lines):
             display.append([])
             prevTag = None
 
+            confidence_all.append({})
+
         # ignore comments
         elif line[0] == "#":
             pass
@@ -226,6 +232,18 @@ def import_data(lines):
             tag, confidence = re.split(r"/", columns[-1], 1)
             tag = re.sub("^[BI]\-", "", tag).lower()  # noqa: W605 - invalid dscape sequence
 
+            # ====================
+            # Confidence Getter
+            if prevTag != tag:
+                if confidence_all[-1].get(tag):
+                    confidence_all[-1][tag].append(confidence)
+                else:
+                    confidence_all[-1][tag] = [confidence]
+            else:
+                if confidence_all[-1].get(tag):
+                    confidence_all[-1][tag].append(confidence)
+                else:
+                    confidence_all[-1][tag] = [confidence]
             # ---- DISPLAY ----
             # build a structure which groups each token by its tag, so we can
             # rebuild the original display name later.
@@ -257,13 +275,23 @@ def import_data(lines):
     output = [
         dict([(k, smartJoin(tokens)) for k, tokens in ingredient.items()]) for ingredient in data if len(ingredient)
     ]
-    # Add the marked-up display data
-    for i, v in enumerate(output):
-        output[i]["display"] = displayIngredient(display[i])
+
+    # Preclean Confidence
+    for i, c in enumerate(confidence_all):
+        avg_of_all = []
+        for k, v in c.items():
+            v = [float(x) for x in v]
+            avg = round(mean(v), 2)
+            avg_of_all.append(avg)
+            confidence_all[i][k] = avg
+
+        if avg_of_all:
+            confidence_all[i]["average"] = round(mean(avg_of_all), 2)
 
     # Add the raw ingredient phrase
-    for i, v in enumerate(output):
-        output[i]["input"] = smartJoin([" ".join(tokens) for k, tokens in display[i]])
+    for i, _ in enumerate(output):
+        output[i]["input"] = smartJoin([" ".join(tokens) for _, tokens in display[i]])
+        output[i]["confidence"] = confidence_all[i]
 
     return output
 
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/ingredient_parser.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/ingredient_parser.py
index d1a084b1fc4e..98bbe5397826 100644
--- a/mealie/services/parser_services/ingredient_parser.py
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/ingredient_parser.py
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ from fractions import Fraction
 
 from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
 from mealie.schema.recipe import RecipeIngredient
-from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe_ingredient import CreateIngredientFood, CreateIngredientUnit
+from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe_ingredient import (
+    CreateIngredientFood,
+    CreateIngredientUnit,
+    IngredientConfidence,
+    ParsedIngredient,
+    RegisteredParser,
+)
 
-from .crfpp.processor import CRFIngredient, convert_list_to_crf_model
+from . import brute, crfpp
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -15,12 +21,41 @@ class ABCIngredientParser(ABC):
     Abstract class for ingredient parsers.
     """
 
+    def parse_one(self, ingredient_string: str) -> ParsedIngredient:
+        pass
+
     @abstractmethod
-    def parse(self, ingredients: list[str]) -> list[RecipeIngredient]:
+    def parse(self, ingredients: list[str]) -> list[ParsedIngredient]:
         ...
 
 
-class CRFPPIngredientParser(ABCIngredientParser):
+class BruteForceParser(ABCIngredientParser):
+    """
+    Brute force ingredient parser.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def parse_one(self, ingredient: str) -> ParsedIngredient:
+        bfi = brute.parse(ingredient)
+
+        return ParsedIngredient(
+            input=ingredient,
+            ingredient=RecipeIngredient(
+                unit=CreateIngredientUnit(name=bfi.unit),
+                food=CreateIngredientFood(name=bfi.food),
+                disable_amount=False,
+                quantity=bfi.amount,
+                note=bfi.note,
+            ),
+        )
+
+    def parse(self, ingredients: list[str]) -> list[ParsedIngredient]:
+        return [self.parse_one(ingredient) for ingredient in ingredients]
+
+
+class NLPParser(ABCIngredientParser):
     """
     Class for CRFPP ingredient parsers.
     """
@@ -28,7 +63,7 @@ class CRFPPIngredientParser(ABCIngredientParser):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def _crf_to_ingredient(self, crf_model: CRFIngredient) -> RecipeIngredient:
+    def _crf_to_ingredient(self, crf_model: crfpp.CRFIngredient) -> ParsedIngredient:
         ingredient = None
 
         try:
@@ -41,15 +76,37 @@ class CRFPPIngredientParser(ABCIngredientParser):
                 quantity=float(sum(Fraction(s) for s in crf_model.qty.split())),
             )
         except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to parse ingredient: {crf_model}: {e}")
             # TODO: Capture some sort of state for the user to see that an exception occured
-            logger.exception(e)
             ingredient = RecipeIngredient(
                 title="",
                 note=crf_model.input,
             )
 
-        return ingredient
+        return ParsedIngredient(
+            input=crf_model.input,
+            ingredient=ingredient,
+            confidence=IngredientConfidence(
+                quantity=crf_model.confidence.qty,
+                food=crf_model.confidence.name,
+                **crf_model.confidence.dict(),
+            ),
+        )
 
-    def parse(self, ingredients: list[str]) -> list[RecipeIngredient]:
-        crf_models = convert_list_to_crf_model(ingredients)
+    def parse(self, ingredients: list[str]) -> list[ParsedIngredient]:
+        crf_models = crfpp.convert_list_to_crf_model(ingredients)
         return [self._crf_to_ingredient(crf_model) for crf_model in crf_models]
+
+
+__registrar = {
+    RegisteredParser.nlp: NLPParser,
+    RegisteredParser.brute: BruteForceParser,
+}
+
+
+def get_parser(parser: RegisteredParser) -> ABCIngredientParser:
+    """
+    get_parser returns an ingrdeint parser based on the string enum value
+    passed in.
+    """
+    return __registrar.get(parser, NLPParser)()
diff --git a/mealie/services/parser_services/ingredient_parser_service.py b/mealie/services/parser_services/ingredient_parser_service.py
index ffeae1551817..4c2cd1d87590 100644
--- a/mealie/services/parser_services/ingredient_parser_service.py
+++ b/mealie/services/parser_services/ingredient_parser_service.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 from mealie.schema.recipe import RecipeIngredient
 from mealie.services._base_http_service.http_services import UserHttpService
 
-from .ingredient_parser import ABCIngredientParser, CRFPPIngredientParser
+from .ingredient_parser import ABCIngredientParser, RegisteredParser, get_parser
 
 
 class IngredientParserService(UserHttpService):
-    def __init__(self, parser: ABCIngredientParser = None, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        self.parser: ABCIngredientParser = parser() if parser else CRFPPIngredientParser()
+    parser: ABCIngredientParser
+
+    def __init__(self, parser: RegisteredParser = RegisteredParser.nlp, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        self.set_parser(parser)
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def set_parser(self, parser: RegisteredParser) -> None:
+        self.parser = get_parser(parser)
+
     def populate_item(self) -> None:
         """Satisfy abstract method"""
         pass
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_crfpp_parser.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_ingredient_parser.py
similarity index 50%
rename from tests/unit_tests/test_crfpp_parser.py
rename to tests/unit_tests/test_ingredient_parser.py
index d09525d39f5a..6f1942c6d97b 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_crfpp_parser.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_ingredient_parser.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from fractions import Fraction
 
 import pytest
 
+from mealie.services.parser_services import RegisteredParser, get_parser
 from mealie.services.parser_services.crfpp.processor import CRFIngredient, convert_list_to_crf_model
 
 
@@ -15,6 +16,12 @@ class TestIngredient:
     comments: str
 
 
+def crf_exists() -> bool:
+    import shutil
+
+    return shutil.which("crf_test") is not None
+
+
 # TODO - add more robust test cases
 test_ingredients = [
     TestIngredient("½ cup all-purpose flour", 0.5, "cup", "all-purpose flour", ""),
@@ -24,12 +31,6 @@ test_ingredients = [
 ]
 
 
-def crf_exists() -> bool:
-    import shutil
-
-    return shutil.which("crf_test") is not None
-
-
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not crf_exists(), reason="CRF++ not installed")
 def test_nlp_parser():
     models: list[CRFIngredient] = convert_list_to_crf_model([x.input for x in test_ingredients])
@@ -41,3 +42,34 @@ def test_nlp_parser():
         assert model.comment == test_ingredient.comments
         assert model.name == test_ingredient.food
         assert model.unit == test_ingredient.unit
+
+
+def test_brute_parser():
+    # input: (quantity, unit, food, comments)
+    expectations = {
+        # Dutch
+        "1 theelepel koffie": (1, "theelepel", "koffie", ""),
+        "3 theelepels koffie": (3, "theelepels", "koffie", ""),
+        "1 eetlepel tarwe": (1, "eetlepel", "tarwe", ""),
+        "20 eetlepels bloem": (20, "eetlepels", "bloem", ""),
+        "1 mespunt kaneel": (1, "mespunt", "kaneel", ""),
+        "1 snuf(je) zout": (1, "snuf(je)", "zout", ""),
+        "2 tbsp minced cilantro, leaves and stems": (2, "tbsp", "minced cilantro", "leaves and stems"),
+        "1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped": (1, "large", "yellow onion", "coarsely chopped"),
+        "1 1/2 tsp garam masala": (1.5, "tsp", "garam masala", ""),
+        "2 cups mango chunks, (2 large mangoes) (fresh or frozen)": (
+            2,
+            "cups",
+            "mango chunks, (2 large mangoes)",
+            "fresh or frozen",
+        ),
+    }
+    parser = get_parser(RegisteredParser.brute)
+
+    for key, val in expectations.items():
+        parsed = parser.parse_one(key)
+
+        assert parsed.ingredient.quantity == val[0]
+        assert parsed.ingredient.unit.name == val[1]
+        assert parsed.ingredient.food.name == val[2]
+        assert parsed.ingredient.note in {val[3], None}