diff --git a/app/controllers/ingredients_controller.rb b/app/controllers/ingredients_controller.rb
index ab0cd0d..6989c14 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ingredients_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/ingredients_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class IngredientsController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :find_project_by_project_id, only: [:index, :create]
+  before_action :find_project_by_project_id, only: [:index, :create, :import]
   before_action :find_ingredient, only: [:destroy]
   before_action :authorize
 
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ class IngredientsController < ApplicationController
     redirect_to project_ingredients_url(@project)
   end
 
+  def import
+  end
+
   private
 
   def ingredient_params
diff --git a/app/models/ingredient.rb b/app/models/ingredient.rb
index d79ea5c..d65b3da 100644
--- a/app/models/ingredient.rb
+++ b/app/models/ingredient.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class Ingredient < ActiveRecord::Base
   enum group: {
-    meat: 0
+    other: 0,
+    meat: 1
   }
 
   belongs_to :project
@@ -27,8 +28,10 @@ class Ingredient < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   after_initialize do
     if new_record?
+      self.ref_amount ||= 100
       units = self.project.units
       self.ref_unit ||= units.find_by(shortname: 'g') || units.first
+      self.group ||= :other
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/ingredients/index.html.erb b/app/views/ingredients/index.html.erb
index d7d0ba1..8c55403 100644
--- a/app/views/ingredients/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/ingredients/index.html.erb
@@ -4,11 +4,34 @@
 
 <div class="contextual">
   <% if User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_common, @project) %>
+    <%= link_to t(".heading_import_ingredients"), '#', :class => 'icon icon-file',
+      :onclick => 'showAndScrollTo("import-ingredients", "filename"); return false;' %>
     <%= link_to t(".heading_new_ingredient"), '#', :class => 'icon icon-add',
       :onclick => 'showAndScrollTo("add-ingredient", "ingredient_name"); return false;' %>
   <% end %>
 </div>
 
+<div id="import-ingredients" style="display:none;">
+  <h2><%= t ".heading_import_ingredients" %></h2>
+
+  <%= form_tag import_project_ingredients_path(@project),
+               :multipart => true,
+               :id => 'import-form' do %>
+    <div class="box tabular">
+      <p>
+      <label><%= t ".label_import_select_csv_file" %></label>
+      <%= file_field_tag 'file' %>
+      </p>
+      <p>
+      <%= t ".import_hints" %>
+      </p>
+    </div>
+    <%= submit_tag l(:button_import) %>
+    <%= link_to l(:button_cancel), "#", :onclick => '$("#import-ingredients").hide()' %>
+  <% end %>
+  <hr>
+</div>
+
 <div id="add-ingredient" <%= 'style=display:none;' if @ingredient.errors.empty? %>>
   <h2><%= t ".heading_new_ingredient" %></h2>
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 8b9d343..53324f9 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -36,11 +36,17 @@ en:
   ingredients:
     index:
       heading: 'Ingredients'
+      heading_import_ingredients: 'Import'
       heading_new_ingredient: 'New ingredient'
+      label_import_select_csv_file: 'Select CSV file'
+      import_hints: 'CSV file has to include header with column names. Recognized column
+        names are: (1) ingredient attributes (name, ref_amount, ref_unit, group),
+        (2) quantities names with units short names in square brackets (e.g. proteins [g])'
     form:
       button_add_nutrient: 'Add nutrient'
       button_delete_nutrient: 'Delete'
       groups:
+        other: 'other'
         meat: 'meat'
   quantities:
     index:
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 9cfaa3e..884543f 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ resources :projects do
     resources :body_trackers, :only => [:index] do
       post 'defaults', on: :collection
     end
-    resources :ingredients, :only => [:index, :create, :destroy]
+    resources :ingredients, :only => [:index, :create, :destroy] do
+      post 'import', on: :collection
+    end
     resources :quantities, :only => [:index, :create, :destroy]
     resources :units, :only => [:index, :create, :destroy]
   end
diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index e649544..4772de5 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Redmine::Plugin.register :body_tracking do
     }, read: true
     permission :manage_common, {
       :body_trackers => [:defaults],
-      :ingredients => [:create, :destroy],
+      :ingredients => [:create, :destroy, :import],
       :quantities => [:create, :destroy],
       :units => [:create, :destroy],
     }, require: :loggedin