diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/commons/FormalIngredient.java b/commons/src/main/java/commons/FormalIngredient.java
index 19f514c..88d713a 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/commons/FormalIngredient.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/commons/FormalIngredient.java
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ 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);
+        this.amount = amount;
+        this.unitSuffix = unitSuffix;
+    }
+
     public FormalIngredient(Ingredient ingredient, double amount, String unitSuffix) {
         super(ingredient);
         this.amount = amount;
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/commons/RecipeIngredient.java b/commons/src/main/java/commons/RecipeIngredient.java
index 0e8653f..33d9b75 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/commons/RecipeIngredient.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/commons/RecipeIngredient.java
@@ -54,9 +54,14 @@ public abstract class RecipeIngredient {
         // for ORM
     }
 
-    public RecipeIngredient(
-                            Ingredient ingredient) {
-        //store it in the field
+    public RecipeIngredient(Ingredient ingredient) {
+        // Store it in the field
+        this.ingredient = ingredient;
+    }
+
+    public RecipeIngredient(Long id, Ingredient ingredient) {
+        // For testing
+        this.id = id;
         this.ingredient = ingredient;
     }
 
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/commons/VagueIngredient.java b/commons/src/main/java/commons/VagueIngredient.java
index ca63426..efa2fc3 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/commons/VagueIngredient.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/commons/VagueIngredient.java
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ public class VagueIngredient extends RecipeIngredient {
         this.description = description;
     }
 
+    public VagueIngredient(Long id, Ingredient ingredient, String description) {
+        super(id, ingredient);
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
     public VagueIngredient(Ingredient ingredient, String description) {
         super(ingredient);
         this.description = description;