diff --git a/lib/providers/nutrition.dart b/lib/providers/nutrition.dart
index dad470b6..a2f9abb2 100644
--- a/lib/providers/nutrition.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/nutrition.dart
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class NutritionPlansProvider with ChangeNotifier {
   late IngredientDatabase database;
   List<NutritionalPlan> _plans = [];
   List<Ingredient> ingredients = [];
-  
+
   // Track current search to prevent multiple concurrent requests
   String? _currentSearchQuery;
   int _searchCounter = 0;
@@ -306,9 +306,7 @@ class NutritionPlansProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     await database.deleteEverything();
   }
 
-
-
-  /// Saves an ingredient to the cache  
+  /// Saves an ingredient to the cache
   Future<void> cacheIngredient(Ingredient ingredient, {IngredientDatabase? database}) async {
     database ??= this.database;
 
@@ -344,7 +342,7 @@ class NutritionPlansProvider with ChangeNotifier {
       // Try to fetch from local db
       if (ingredientDb != null) {
         ingredient = Ingredient.fromJson(jsonDecode(ingredientDb.data));
-          ingredients.add(ingredient);
+        ingredients.add(ingredient);
         _logger.info("Loaded ingredient '${ingredient.name}' from db cache");
 
         // Prune old entries
@@ -427,7 +425,6 @@ class NutritionPlansProvider with ChangeNotifier {
 
     // TODO we should probably add it to ingredient cache.
     return Ingredient.fromJson(data['results'][0]);
-
   }
 
   /// Log meal to nutrition diary
diff --git a/test/nutrition/nutrition_provider_test.dart b/test/nutrition/nutrition_provider_test.dart
index 81a03bec..e7a1a75b 100644
--- a/test/nutrition/nutrition_provider_test.dart
+++ b/test/nutrition/nutrition_provider_test.dart
@@ -207,11 +207,13 @@ void main() {
         description: 'Old active plan',
         startDate: now.subtract(const Duration(days: 10)),
         endDate: now.add(const Duration(days: 10)),
+        creationDate: now.subtract(const Duration(days: 10)),
       );
       final newerPlan = NutritionalPlan(
         description: 'Newer active plan',
         startDate: now.subtract(const Duration(days: 5)),
         endDate: now.add(const Duration(days: 5)),
+        creationDate: now.subtract(const Duration(days: 1)),
       );
       nutritionProvider = NutritionPlansProvider(mockWgerBaseProvider, [
         olderPlan,
@@ -222,6 +224,19 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   group('Ingredient cache DB', () {
+    test('cacheIngredient saves to both in-memory and database cache', () async {
+      nutritionProvider.ingredients = [];
+      final ingredient = Ingredient.fromJson(ingredient59887Response);
+
+      await nutritionProvider.cacheIngredient(ingredient, database: database);
+
+      expect(nutritionProvider.ingredients.length, 1);
+      expect(nutritionProvider.ingredients.first.id, 59887);
+
+      final rows = await database.select(database.ingredients).get();
+      expect(rows.length, 1);
+      expect(rows.first.id, ingredient.id);
+    });
     test('that if there is already valid data in the DB, the API is not hit', () async {
       // Arrange
       nutritionProvider.ingredients = [];
diff --git a/test/nutrition/nutritional_meal_item_form_test.dart b/test/nutrition/nutritional_meal_item_form_test.dart
index 9b4a0100..eb28f0b0 100644
--- a/test/nutrition/nutritional_meal_item_form_test.dart
+++ b/test/nutrition/nutritional_meal_item_form_test.dart
@@ -331,5 +331,31 @@ void main() {
         verify(mockNutrition.addMealItem(any, meal1));
       },
     );
+
+    testWidgets('selecting ingredient from autocomplete calls cacheIngredient', (
+      WidgetTester tester,
+    ) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(createMealItemFormScreen(meal1, '', true));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+      clearInteractions(mockNutrition);
+
+      when(
+        mockNutrition.searchIngredient(
+          any,
+          languageCode: anyNamed('languageCode'),
+          searchEnglish: anyNamed('searchEnglish'),
+        ),
+      ).thenAnswer((_) => Future.value([ingredient1]));
+
+      await tester.enterText(find.byType(TextFormField).first, 'Water');
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle(const Duration(milliseconds: 600));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+      await tester.tap(find.byType(ListTile).first);
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+      verify(mockNutrition.cacheIngredient(ingredient1)).called(1);
+    });
   });
 }