diff --git a/v1/ingredient/migrations/0009_auto_20180330_1055.py b/v1/ingredient/migrations/0009_auto_20180330_1055.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ead9c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v1/ingredient/migrations/0009_auto_20180330_1055.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.0.1 on 2018-03-30 10:55
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ingredient', '0008_auto_20180129_1456'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='ingredient',
+            name='denominator',
+            field=models.FloatField(default=1, verbose_name='denominator'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='ingredient',
+            name='numerator',
+            field=models.FloatField(default=1, verbose_name='numerator'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/v1/ingredient/migrations/0010_auto_20180330_1058.py b/v1/ingredient/migrations/0010_auto_20180330_1058.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..317807d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v1/ingredient/migrations/0010_auto_20180330_1058.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.0.1 on 2018-03-30 10:58
+
+from django.db import migrations
+from fractions import Fraction
+
+
+def make_fraction(apps, schema_editor):
+    # We can't import the Ingredient model directly as it may be a newer
+    # version than this migration expects. We use the historical version.
+    Ingredient = apps.get_model('ingredient', 'Ingredient')
+    for i in Ingredient.objects.all():
+        fraction = Fraction(i.quantity).limit_denominator(100)
+        i.numerator = fraction.numerator
+        i.denominator = fraction.denominator
+        i.save()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ingredient', '0009_auto_20180330_1055'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(make_fraction),
+    ]
diff --git a/v1/ingredient/models.py b/v1/ingredient/models.py
index 0475db5..8489d26 100644
--- a/v1/ingredient/models.py
+++ b/v1/ingredient/models.py
@@ -31,11 +31,18 @@ class Ingredient(models.Model):
     Ingredients share a many to one relationship.
     Meaning each Ingredient Group will have many Ingredients.
     :title: = Title of the Ingredient (EX: Flour)
-    :quantity: = Title of the Ingredient (EX: 200, 15, 2)
-    :measurement: = Title of the Ingredient (EX: Liters, Cups, Grams, tablespoons)
+    :numerator: = Numerator of the quantity expressed as a fraction
+    :denominator: = Denominator of the quantity expressed as a fraction
+    :measurement: = Measurement of the Ingredient (EX: Liters, Cups, Grams, tablespoons)
+    :quantity: = Amount of the Ingredient Needed (EX: 200, 15, 2)
     """
+    # TODO: quantity is no longer used. (Apr. 5 2018)
+    # It is only here to allow for rollbacks to older version .
+    # It should be removed in future versions.
     title = models.CharField(_('title'), max_length=250)
     quantity = models.FloatField(_('quantity'), default=0)
+    numerator = models.FloatField(_('numerator'), default=1)
+    denominator = models.FloatField(_('denominator'), default=1)
     measurement = models.CharField(_('measurement'), max_length=200, blank=True, null=True)
     ingredient_group = models.ForeignKey(IngredientGroup, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='ingredients', null=True)
  
diff --git a/v1/ingredient/serializers.py b/v1/ingredient/serializers.py
index 2439d85..17f8646 100644
--- a/v1/ingredient/serializers.py
+++ b/v1/ingredient/serializers.py
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ class IngredientSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     """ Standard `rest_framework` ModelSerializer """
     class Meta:
         model = Ingredient
-        fields = ['id', 'quantity', 'measurement', 'title']
+        fields = [
+            'id',
+            'numerator',
+            'denominator',
+            'measurement',
+            'title'
+        ]
 
 
 class IngredientGroupSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):