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padding-right: 5px;' role="checkbox" aria-checked="false"> <label for="morecheck"><b><span style="cursor: pointer;">[more...]</span></b></label> </div> <input type='checkbox' checked="checked" style='display: none' id=morecheck><div id='infomsg' style='background-color: #EEEEEE; text-align: left; padding: 0.5em;'> <ul><li> <span class="canonicalUrl">Canonical URL: https://schema.org/prepTime</span> </li>  <li><a href='https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+prepTime'>Check for open issues.</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div class="description">The length of time it takes to prepare the items to be used in instructions or a direction, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO 8601 duration format</a>.</div> </div>  <div class="jumptarget" id="values" title="Values"> <h3>Values expected to be one of these types</h3> <code><ul> <li> <a href="/Duration" class="core" title="Duration">Duration</a></li> </code></ul> </div> <div class="jumptarget" id="types" title="Used on"> <h3>Used on these types</h3> <code><ul> <li> <a href="/HowTo" class="core" title="HowTo">HowTo</a></li> <li> <a href="/HowToDirection" class="core" title="HowToDirection">HowToDirection</a></li> </code></ul> </div>       <div id="examplespannel" class="jumptarget" title="Examples"> <h3>Examples</h3> <div class="example-head"> <button class="clip clipbutton eg-0013" data-clipboard-target=".ds-tab.selected.eg-0013 .clipsource" title="Copy example to clipboard"> <img src="/docs/clipboard/clippy.svg" width="18" alt="Copy to clipboard" /> </button> <a id="eg-0013" title="Link: #eg-0013" href="#eg-0013" class="clickableAnchor" >Example 1</a> <div class="tooltip"> <span class="tooltiptext eg-0013">Copied</span> </div> </div> <div class='ds-selector-tabs ds-selector'> <div class='selectors'> <a data-selects='original_html' class='selected'>No Markup</a> <a data-selects='microdata' class=''>Microdata</a> <a data-selects='rdfa' class=''>RDFa</a> <a data-selects='jsonld' class=''>JSON-LD</a> <a data-selects='structure' class='extabs'>Structure</a> </div> <div class="ds-tab eg-0013 original_html selected"> <div class="ds-tab-note" >Example notes or example HTML without markup.</div> <pre class="ds-tab-content prettyprint lang-html linenums clipsource "> Mom's World Famous Banana Bread By John Smith, May 8, 2009 <img src="bananabread.jpg" alt="Banana bread on a plate" /> This classic banana bread recipe comes from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana bread. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Yield: 1 loaf Tags: Low fat Nutrition facts: 240 calories, 9 grams fat Ingredients: - 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed - 1 egg - 3/4 cup of sugar ... Instructions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour. 140 comments: From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe! ... </pre> </div> <div class="ds-tab eg-0013 microdata "> <div class="ds-tab-note" >Example encoded as <a class="ds-tab-note" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_(HTML)">Microdata</a> embedded in HTML.</div> <pre class="ds-tab-content prettyprint lang-html linenums clipsource "> <div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Recipe"> <span itemprop="name">Mom's World Famous Banana Bread</span> By <span itemprop="author">John Smith</span>, <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2009-05-08">May 8, 2009 <img itemprop="image" src="bananabread.jpg" alt="Banana bread on a plate" /> <span itemprop="description">This classic banana bread recipe comes from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana bread.</span> Prep Time: <meta itemprop="prepTime" content="PT15M">15 minutes Cook time: <meta itemprop="cookTime" content="PT1H">1 hour Yield: <span itemprop="recipeYield">1 loaf</span> Tags: <link itemprop="suitableForDiet" href="https://schema.org/LowFatDiet" />Low fat <div itemprop="nutrition" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/NutritionInformation"> Nutrition facts: <span itemprop="calories">240 calories</span>, <span itemprop="fatContent">9 grams fat</span> </div> Ingredients: - <span itemprop="recipeIngredient">3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed</span> - <span itemprop="recipeIngredient">1 egg</span> - <span itemprop="recipeIngredient">3/4 cup of sugar</span> ... Instructions: <span itemprop="recipeInstructions"> Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour. </span> 140 comments: <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/CommentAction" /> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="140" /> </div> From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe! ... </div> </pre> </div> <div class="ds-tab eg-0013 rdfa "> <div class="ds-tab-note" >Example encoded as <a class="ds-tab-note" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa">RDFa</a> embedded in HTML.</div> <pre class="ds-tab-content prettyprint lang-html linenums clipsource "> <div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="Recipe"> <span property="name">Mom's World Famous Banana Bread</span> By <span property="author">John Smith</span>, <meta property="datePublished" content="2009-05-08">May 8, 2009 <img property="image" src="bananabread.jpg" alt="Banana bread on a plate" /> <span property="description">This classic banana bread recipe comes from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana bread.</span> Prep Time: <meta property="prepTime" content="PT15M">15 minutes Cook time: <meta property="cookTime" content="PT1H">1 hour Yield: <span property="recipeYield">1 loaf</span> Tags: <link property="suitableForDiet" href="https://schema.org/LowFatDiet" />Low Fat <div property="nutrition" typeof="NutritionInformation"> Nutrition facts: <span property="calories">240 calories</span>, <span property="fatContent">9 grams fat</span> </div> Ingredients: - <span property="recipeIngredient">3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed</span> - <span property="recipeIngredient">1 egg</span> - <span property="recipeIngredient">3/4 cup of sugar</span> ... Instructions: <span property="recipeInstructions"> Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour. </span> 140 comments: <div property="interactionStatistic" typeof="InteractionCounter"> <meta property="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/CommentAction" /> <meta property="userInteractionCount" content="140" /> </div> From Janel, May 5 -- thank you, great recipe! ... </div> </pre> </div> <div class="ds-tab eg-0013 jsonld "> <div class="ds-tab-note" >Example encoded as <a class="ds-tab-note" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD">JSON-LD</a> in a HTML script tag.</div> <pre class="ds-tab-content prettyprint lang-html linenums clipsource "> <script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Recipe", "author": "John Smith", "cookTime": "PT1H", "datePublished": "2009-05-08", "description": "This classic banana bread recipe comes from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana bread.", "image": "bananabread.jpg", "recipeIngredient": [ "3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed", "1 egg", "3/4 cup of sugar" ], "interactionStatistic": { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/Comment", "userInteractionCount": "140" }, "name": "Mom's World Famous Banana Bread", "nutrition": { "@type": "NutritionInformation", "calories": "240 calories", "fatContent": "9 grams fat" }, "prepTime": "PT15M", "recipeInstructions": "Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.", "recipeYield": "1 loaf", "suitableForDiet": "https://schema.org/LowFatDiet" } </script> </pre> </div> <div class="ds-tab eg-0013 structure extabs" data-ex="eg-0013"> <div class="ds-tab-note" >Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.</div> <div class="ds-tab-content structureout extabs eg-0013" style="margin-left: 5px;"> </div> <div class="structuretext clipsource extabs eg-0013"></div> </div> <div class="payload eg-0013" style="display: none;">{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Recipe", "author": "John Smith", "cookTime": "PT1H", "datePublished": "2009-05-08", "description": "This classic banana bread recipe comes from my mom -- the walnuts add a nice texture and flavor to the banana bread.", "image": "bananabread.jpg", "recipeIngredient": [ "3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed", "1 egg", "3/4 cup of sugar" ], "interactionStatistic": { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/Comment", "userInteractionCount": "140" }, "name": "Mom's World Famous Banana Bread", "nutrition": { "@type": "NutritionInformation", "calories": "240 calories", "fatContent": "9 grams fat" }, "prepTime": "PT15M", "recipeInstructions": "Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix in the ingredients in a bowl. Add the flour last. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.", "recipeYield": "1 loaf", "suitableForDiet": "https://schema.org/LowFatDiet" }</div> </div> </div> </div>   <div id="footer"> <p><a href="/docs/terms.html">Terms and conditions</a></p> <div id="versioninfo"> <span class="sep">•</span> Schema.org <span class="sep">•</span> V29.0 <span class="sep">|</span> 2025-03-24 </div> </div> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-52672119-1', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>  <script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": { "brick": "https://brickschema.org/schema/Brick#", "csvw": "http://www.w3.org/ns/csvw#", "dc": "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/", "dcam": "http://purl.org/dc/dcam/", "dcat": "http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#", "dcmitype": "http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/", "dcterms": "http://purl.org/dc/terms/", "doap": "http://usefulinc.com/ns/doap#", "foaf": "http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/", "odrl": "http://www.w3.org/ns/odrl/2/", "org": "http://www.w3.org/ns/org#", "owl": "http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#", "prof": "http://www.w3.org/ns/dx/prof/", "prov": "http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#", "qb": "http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#", "rdf": "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#", "rdfs": "http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#", "schema": "https://schema.org/", "sh": "http://www.w3.org/ns/shacl#", "skos": "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#", "sosa": "http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/", "ssn": "http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/", "time": "http://www.w3.org/2006/time#", "vann": "http://purl.org/vocab/vann/", "void": "http://rdfs.org/ns/void#", "xsd": "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#" }, "@id": "schema:prepTime", "@type": "rdf:Property", "rdfs:comment": "The length of time it takes to prepare the items to be used in instructions or a direction, in [ISO 8601 duration format](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601).", "rdfs:label": "prepTime", "schema:domainIncludes": [ { "@id": "schema:HowToDirection" }, { "@id": "schema:HowTo" } ], "schema:rangeIncludes": { "@id": "schema:Duration" } } </script> </body> </html>

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