diff --git a/cookbook/helper/dal.py b/cookbook/helper/dal.py
index 3b74b227..ab13f599 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/dal.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/dal.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from dal import autocomplete
 
-from cookbook.models import Keyword, RecipeIngredient, Recipe, Unit
+from cookbook.models import Keyword, RecipeIngredient, Recipe, Unit, Ingredient
 
 
 class KeywordAutocomplete(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ class KeywordAutocomplete(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
 class IngredientsAutocomplete(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         if not self.request.user.is_authenticated:
-            return RecipeIngredient.objects.none()
+            return Ingredient.objects.none()
 
-        qs = RecipeIngredient.objects.all()
+        qs = Ingredient.objects.all()
 
         if self.q:
-            qs = qs.filter(name__istartswith=self.q)
+            qs = qs.filter(name__icontains=self.q)
 
         return qs
 
diff --git a/cookbook/migrations/0024_auto_20200216_2313.py b/cookbook/migrations/0024_auto_20200216_2313.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc3a9744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/migrations/0024_auto_20200216_2313.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.2 on 2020-02-16 22:13
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('cookbook', '0023_auto_20200216_2311'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name='recipeingredient',
+            old_name='name',
+            new_name='ingredient',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/cookbook/models.py b/cookbook/models.py
index 83420cf1..db62a162 100644
--- a/cookbook/models.py
+++ b/cookbook/models.py
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ class Ingredient(models.Model):
 
 
 class RecipeIngredient(models.Model):
-    name = models.ForeignKey(Ingredient, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True)
+    ingredient = models.ForeignKey(Ingredient, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True)
     recipe = models.ForeignKey(Recipe, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     unit = models.ForeignKey(Unit, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True)
     amount = models.DecimalField(default=0, decimal_places=2, max_digits=16)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return str(self.amount) + ' ' + str(self.unit) + ' ' + str(self.name)
+        return str(self.amount) + ' ' + str(self.unit) + ' ' + str(self.ingredient)
 
 
 class Comment(models.Model):
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/forms/edit_internal_recipe.html b/cookbook/templates/forms/edit_internal_recipe.html
index a88248f2..7df768b1 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/forms/edit_internal_recipe.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/forms/edit_internal_recipe.html
@@ -49,7 +49,15 @@
 
     <script>
 
-        let select2Editor = function (cell, onRendered, success, cancel, editorParams) {
+        let select2UnitEditor = function (cell, onRendered, success, cancel, editorParams) {
+            return select2Editor(cell, onRendered, success, cancel, editorParams, '{% url 'dal_unit' %}')
+        };
+
+        let select2IngredientEditor = function (cell, onRendered, success, cancel, editorParams) {
+            return select2Editor(cell, onRendered, success, cancel, editorParams, '{% url 'dal_ingredient' %}')
+        };
+
+        let select2Editor = function (cell, onRendered, success, cancel, editorParams, url) {
 
             let editor = document.createElement("select");
             editor.setAttribute("class", "form-control");
@@ -61,7 +69,7 @@
                 select_2.select2({
                     tags: true,
                     ajax: {
-                        url: '{% url 'dal_unit' %}',
+                        url: url,
                         dataType: 'json'
                     }
                 });
@@ -79,7 +87,6 @@
                 });
             });
 
-
             //add editor to cell
             return editor;
         };
@@ -133,12 +140,12 @@
                     },
                     {
                         title: "{% trans 'Ingredient' %}",
-                        field: "name",
+                        field: "ingredient__name",
                         validator: "required",
-                        editor: "input"
+                        editor: select2IngredientEditor
                     },
                     {title: "{% trans 'Amount' %}", field: "amount", validator: "required", editor: "input"},
-                    {title: "{% trans 'Unit' %}", field: "unit__name", validator: "required", editor: select2Editor},
+                    {title: "{% trans 'Unit' %}", field: "unit__name", validator: "required", editor: select2UnitEditor},
                     {
                         formatter: function (cell, formatterParams) {
                             return "<span style='color:red'><i class=\"fas fa-trash-alt\"></i></span>"
@@ -176,7 +183,7 @@
 
             document.getElementById("new_empty").addEventListener("click", function () {
                 data.push({
-                    name: "{% trans 'Ingredient' %}",
+                    ingredient__name: "{% trans 'Ingredient' %}",
                     amount: "100",
                     unit__name: "g",
                     id: Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000000),
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html b/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html
index 0b0a8cd9..7dfc0fe8 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
                                         </div>
 
                                     </td>
-                                    <td style="font-size: large">{{ i.name }}</td>
+                                    <td style="font-size: large">{{ i.ingredient.name }}</td>
                                 </tr>
                             {% endfor %}
                         </table>
diff --git a/cookbook/views/edit.py b/cookbook/views/edit.py
index 85d8309b..4c09e1cb 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/edit.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/edit.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from django.views.generic import UpdateView, DeleteView
 from cookbook.forms import ExternalRecipeForm, KeywordForm, StorageForm, SyncForm, InternalRecipeForm, CommentForm, \
     MealPlanForm, UnitMergeForm
 from cookbook.models import Recipe, Sync, Keyword, RecipeImport, Storage, Comment, RecipeIngredient, RecipeBook, \
-    RecipeBookEntry, MealPlan, Unit
+    RecipeBookEntry, MealPlan, Unit, Ingredient
 from cookbook.provider.dropbox import Dropbox
 from cookbook.provider.nextcloud import Nextcloud
 
@@ -78,23 +78,31 @@ def internal_recipe_update(request, pk):
             RecipeIngredient.objects.filter(recipe=recipe_instance).delete()
 
             for i in form_ingredients:
-                ingredient = RecipeIngredient()
-                ingredient.recipe = recipe_instance
-                ingredient.name = i['name']
-                if isinstance(i['amount'], str):
-                    ingredient.amount = float(i['amount'].replace(',', '.'))
+                recipe_ingredient = RecipeIngredient()
+                recipe_ingredient.recipe = recipe_instance
+
+                if Ingredient.objects.filter(name=i['ingredient__name']).exists():
+                    recipe_ingredient.ingredient = Ingredient.objects.get(name=i['ingredient__name'])
                 else:
-                    ingredient.amount = i['amount']
+                    ingredient = Ingredient()
+                    ingredient.name = i['ingredient__name']
+                    ingredient.save()
+                    recipe_ingredient.ingredient = ingredient
+
+                if isinstance(i['amount'], str):
+                    recipe_ingredient.amount = float(i['amount'].replace(',', '.'))
+                else:
+                    recipe_ingredient.amount = i['amount']
 
                 if Unit.objects.filter(name=i['unit__name']).exists():
-                    ingredient.unit = Unit.objects.get(name=i['unit__name'])
+                    recipe_ingredient.unit = Unit.objects.get(name=i['unit__name'])
                 else:
                     unit = Unit()
                     unit.name = i['unit__name']
                     unit.save()
-                    ingredient.unit = unit
+                    recipe_ingredient.unit = unit
 
-                ingredient.save()
+                recipe_ingredient.save()
 
             recipe.keywords.set(form.cleaned_data['keywords'])
 
@@ -105,9 +113,7 @@ def internal_recipe_update(request, pk):
     else:
         form = InternalRecipeForm(instance=recipe_instance)
 
-    ingredients = RecipeIngredient.objects.select_related('unit__name').filter(recipe=recipe_instance).values('name',
-                                                                                                               'unit__name',
-                                                                                                               'amount')
+    ingredients = RecipeIngredient.objects.select_related('unit__name', 'ingredient__name').filter(recipe=recipe_instance).values('ingredient__name', 'unit__name', 'amount')
 
     return render(request, 'forms/edit_internal_recipe.html',
                   {'form': form, 'ingredients': json.dumps(list(ingredients)),