diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/IngredientController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/IngredientController.php
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+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/IngredientController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Ingredient;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class IngredientController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function create()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the specified resource.
+     *
+     * @param  \App\Models\Ingredient  $ingredient
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function show(Ingredient $ingredient)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
+     *
+     * @param  \App\Models\Ingredient  $ingredient
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function edit(Ingredient $ingredient)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the specified resource in storage.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @param  \App\Models\Ingredient  $ingredient
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, Ingredient $ingredient)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+     *
+     * @param  \App\Models\Ingredient  $ingredient
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function destroy(Ingredient $ingredient)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Ingredient.php b/app/Models/Ingredient.php
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/app/Models/Ingredient.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class Ingredient extends Model
+{
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * The attributes that are mass assignable.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected array $fillable = [
+        'name',
+        'unit',
+        'calories',
+        'protein',
+        'fat',
+        'carbohydrates',
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/database/factories/IngredientFactory.php b/database/factories/IngredientFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..272367a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/IngredientFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use App\Models\Ingredient;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+class IngredientFactory extends Factory
+{
+    /**
+     * The name of the factory's corresponding model.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $model = Ingredient::class;
+
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function definition()
+    {
+        return [
+            //
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2020_12_21_214128_create_ingredients_table.php b/database/migrations/2020_12_21_214128_create_ingredients_table.php
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index 0000000..f805fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2020_12_21_214128_create_ingredients_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class CreateIngredientsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('ingredients', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('name');
+            $table->string('unit')->nullable();
+            $table->unsignedFloat('calories')->default(0);
+            $table->unsignedFloat('protein')->default(0);
+            $table->unsignedFloat('fat')->default(0);
+            $table->unsignedFloat('carbohydrates')->default(0);
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('ingredients');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
index 57b73b5..bae579c 100644
--- a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
      */
     public function run()
     {
-        // \App\Models\User::factory(10)->create();
+        $this->call(IngredientSeeder::class);
     }
 }
diff --git a/database/seeders/IngredientSeeder.php b/database/seeders/IngredientSeeder.php
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+++ b/database/seeders/IngredientSeeder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Seeders;
+
+use App\Models\Ingredient;
+use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
+
+class IngredientSeeder extends Seeder
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the database seeds.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $default_ingredients = [
+            [
+                'name' => 'black beans',
+                'unit' => 'cup',
+                'calories' => 236,
+                'protein' => 15.9,
+                'fat' => 0.972,
+                'carbohydrates' => 42.3
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => 'egg white',
+                'calories' => 17.2,
+                'protein' => 3.6,
+                'fat' => 0.056,
+                'carbohydrates' => 0.241
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => 'milk, whole',
+                'unit' => 'cup',
+                'calories' => 146,
+                'protein' => 8,
+                'fat' => 7.81,
+                'carbohydrates' => 11.4
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => 'rice, brown (cooked)',
+                'unit' => 'cup',
+                'calories' => 238,
+                'protein' => 5.32,
+                'fat' => 1.87,
+                'carbohydrates' => 49.6
+            ],
+        ];
+        Ingredient::factory()->createMany($default_ingredients);
+    }
+}