diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/commons/FormalIngredient.java b/commons/src/main/java/commons/FormalIngredient.java
index 2c5c055..75697a5 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/commons/FormalIngredient.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/commons/FormalIngredient.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package commons;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
 
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@ public class FormalIngredient extends RecipeIngredient implements Scalable<Forma
     private double amount;
     private String unitSuffix;
 
+    private static final int tbspToPoundConvert = 32;
+    private static final int tbspToCupConvert = 16;
+    private static final int tbspToOunceConvert = 2;
+    private static final int OunceToPoundConvert = 16;
+    private static final DecimalFormat numberFormat = new DecimalFormat("#.00");
+
+
     public double getAmount() {
         return amount;
     }
@@ -31,6 +39,8 @@ public class FormalIngredient extends RecipeIngredient implements Scalable<Forma
         this.unitSuffix = unitSuffix;
     }
 
+
+
     public FormalIngredient(Long id, Ingredient ingredient, double amount, String unitSuffix) {
         // For testing
         super(id, ingredient);
@@ -55,8 +65,54 @@ public class FormalIngredient extends RecipeIngredient implements Scalable<Forma
         }
         return amount * unit.get().conversionFactor;
     }
+
+    public String normalisedUnit(){
+        Optional<Unit> unit = Unit.fromString(unitSuffix);
+        if (unit.isEmpty() || !unit.get().isFormal() || unit.get().conversionFactor <= 0) {
+            return numberFormat.format(amount) + unitSuffix;
+        }
+
+        Unit currentUnit = unit.get();
+        double baseAmount = amount * currentUnit.conversionFactor;
+
+        switch (currentUnit){
+            case GRAMME -> {
+                if(baseAmount >= Unit.TONNE.conversionFactor){
+                    return numberFormat.format(baseAmount /Unit.TONNE.conversionFactor) + Unit.TONNE.suffix;
+                }if(baseAmount >=Unit.KILOGRAMME.conversionFactor) {
+                    return numberFormat.format(baseAmount / Unit.KILOGRAMME.conversionFactor) + Unit.KILOGRAMME.suffix;
+                }
+            }
+
+            case MILLILITRE -> {
+                if (baseAmount >= Unit.LITRE.conversionFactor) {
+                    return numberFormat.format(baseAmount /Unit.LITRE.conversionFactor) + Unit.LITRE.suffix;
+                }
+            }
+
+            case TABLESPOON -> {
+                if(amount>=tbspToPoundConvert){
+                    return numberFormat.format(amount/tbspToPoundConvert) + Unit.POUND.suffix;
+                }
+                if(amount>=tbspToCupConvert){
+                    return numberFormat.format(amount /tbspToCupConvert) + Unit.CUP.suffix;
+                }
+                if(amount>=tbspToOunceConvert){
+                    return numberFormat.format(amount /tbspToOunceConvert) + Unit.OUNCE.suffix;
+                }
+            }
+
+            case OUNCE -> {
+                if (baseAmount >= OunceToPoundConvert) {
+                    return numberFormat.format(amount / OunceToPoundConvert) + Unit.POUND.suffix;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return numberFormat.format(amount) + currentUnit.suffix;
+    }
+
     public String toString() {
-        return amount + unitSuffix + " of " + ingredient.name;
+        return normalisedUnit()+ " of " + ingredient.name;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/commons/src/test/java/commons/FormalIngredientTest.java b/commons/src/test/java/commons/FormalIngredientTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94edcd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/src/test/java/commons/FormalIngredientTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package commons;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+class FormalIngredientTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void normaliseGramsToTest(){
+        Ingredient ingredient = new Ingredient("Bread", 1, 2, 3);
+        FormalIngredient toKg = new FormalIngredient(ingredient,1_000,"g");
+        FormalIngredient toTonne = new FormalIngredient(ingredient,1_000_000,"g");
+
+
+        assertEquals(toKg.normalisedUnit(),"1.00kg");
+        assertEquals(toTonne.normalisedUnit(),"1.00t");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void normaliseMillilitresToLitresTest(){
+        Ingredient ingredient = new Ingredient("Bread", 1, 2, 3);
+        FormalIngredient toKg = new FormalIngredient(ingredient,1_000,"ml");
+
+        assertEquals(toKg.normalisedUnit(),"1.00l");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void normaliseOunceToPoundTest(){
+        Ingredient ingredient = new Ingredient("Bread", 1, 2, 3);
+        FormalIngredient toPound = new FormalIngredient(ingredient,16,"oz");
+
+        assertEquals(toPound.normalisedUnit(),"1.00lb");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void normaliseTablespoonToTest(){
+        Ingredient ingredient = new Ingredient("Bread", 1, 2, 3);
+        FormalIngredient toCup = new FormalIngredient(ingredient,16,"tbsp");
+        FormalIngredient toPound = new FormalIngredient(ingredient,32,"tbsp");
+        FormalIngredient toOunce = new FormalIngredient(ingredient,2,"tbsp");
+
+        assertEquals(toCup.normalisedUnit(),"1.00cup(s)");
+        assertEquals(toPound.normalisedUnit(),"1.00lb");
+        assertEquals(toOunce.normalisedUnit(),"1.00oz");
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    void noNormaliseTest(){
+        Ingredient ingredient = new Ingredient("Bread", 1, 2, 3);
+        FormalIngredient informal = new FormalIngredient(ingredient,10,"<NONE>");
+        FormalIngredient toSmall = new FormalIngredient(ingredient,10,"g");
+
+        assertEquals(informal.normalisedUnit(),"10.00<NONE>");
+        assertEquals(toSmall.normalisedUnit(),"10.00g");
+    }
+}
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