diff --git a/src/Roux/Parser.hs b/src/Roux/Parser.hs
index 120caa8..6389c9e 100644
--- a/src/Roux/Parser.hs
+++ b/src/Roux/Parser.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module Roux.Parser (
 ) where
 
 import Control.Monad (join)
+import Data.Char (isDigit)
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmpty ((:|)))
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
@@ -200,19 +201,36 @@ pQuantityBody = do
             Just q -> return (Just q)
             Nothing -> P.parserFail ("invalid quantity: " <> content)
 
--- | Parse a quantity text like @2@, @1%kg@, @=1%tsp@, @1\/2%tbsp@.
+{- | Parse a quantity text like @2@, @1%kg@, @=1%tsp@, @1\/2%tbsp@, or
+@1,1\/2cups@ (unit without @%@ separator).
+-}
 parseQuantityText :: Text -> Maybe Quantity
 parseQuantityText t =
     let (fixed, rest) = case T.uncons t of
             Just ('=', rest') -> (True, T.strip rest')
             _ -> (False, T.strip t)
-        (amountStr, unit) = case T.break (== '%') rest of
-            (a, u) | T.null u -> (a, Nothing)
-            (a, u) -> (a, Just (T.drop 1 u))
-     in case parseRational (T.strip amountStr) of
-            Just a -> Just (Quantity a unit fixed)
+        (amountPart, unitPart) = case T.break (== '%') rest of
+            (a, u)
+                | T.null u -> splitAmountUnit a
+                | otherwise -> (a, Just (T.strip (T.drop 1 u)))
+     in case parseRational (T.strip amountPart) of
+            Just a -> Just (Quantity a unitPart fixed)
             Nothing -> Nothing
 
+{- | Split text into amount and optional trailing unit (no @%@ separator).
+Handles @"1,1\/2cups"@ → @("1,1\/2", Just "cups")@.
+-}
+splitAmountUnit :: Text -> (Text, Maybe Text)
+splitAmountUnit t =
+    let (numeric, trailing) = T.span isNumericChar t
+     in if T.null trailing
+            then (numeric, Nothing)
+            else (numeric, Just (T.strip trailing))
+
+-- | Characters that can appear in a quantity number.
+isNumericChar :: Char -> Bool
+isNumericChar c = isDigit c || c `elem` ['.', ',', '/', ' ', '-', '+']
+
 -- | Parse a rational number from text.  Handles @1\/2@, @3@, @1,1\/2@.
 parseRational :: Text -> Maybe Rational
 parseRational t =
diff --git a/test/Roux/ParserSpec.hs b/test/Roux/ParserSpec.hs
index 13169ac..a3e34fe 100644
--- a/test/Roux/ParserSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Roux/ParserSpec.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module Roux.ParserSpec (spec) where
 
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmpty ((:|)))
 import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as NE
+import Data.Ratio ((%))
 import qualified Data.Text.IO as TIO
 import Test.Hspec (Spec, describe, expectationFailure, it, shouldBe)
 
@@ -371,6 +372,27 @@ spec = do
                             expectationFailure
                                 ("expected SecStep as third body item, got body=" <> show body)
 
+    describe "Quantities" $ do
+        it "parses compound quantity (1,1/2) with unit attached" $ do
+            let input = "@water{1,1/2cups}"
+            case parseCookFile input of
+                Left err -> expectationFailure ("parse failed: " <> err)
+                Right recipe -> do
+                    let items = stepItems recipe
+                    items
+                        `shouldBe` [ StepIngredient (Ingredient "water" (Just (Quantity (3 % 2) (Just "cups") False)) Nothing)
+                                   ]
+
+        it "parses quantity with trailing unit (no %)" $ do
+            let input = "@gelatine{3tsp}"
+            case parseCookFile input of
+                Left err -> expectationFailure ("parse failed: " <> err)
+                Right recipe -> do
+                    let items = stepItems recipe
+                    items
+                        `shouldBe` [ StepIngredient (Ingredient "gelatine" (Just (Quantity 3 (Just "tsp") False)) Nothing)
+                                   ]
+
     describe "Recipe references" $ do
         it "parses a recipe reference" $ do
             let input = "Pour over with @./sauces/Hollandaise{150%g}."