diff --git a/src/modules/foods/dto/create-food.dto.ts b/src/modules/foods/dto/create-food.dto.ts
index 988ee06..48f74c8 100644
--- a/src/modules/foods/dto/create-food.dto.ts
+++ b/src/modules/foods/dto/create-food.dto.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ export class CreateFoodDto {
   @ApiProperty({ example: 50 })
   dailyStock: number;
 
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsInt()
+  @Min(0)
+  @Type(() => Number)
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ example: 50 })
+  availableStock?: number;
+
   @IsOptional()
   @IsBoolean()
   @ApiPropertyOptional({ example: false })
diff --git a/src/modules/foods/providers/food.service.ts b/src/modules/foods/providers/food.service.ts
index 0a6fdc6..8a74a4d 100644
--- a/src/modules/foods/providers/food.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/foods/providers/food.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Injectable, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { BadRequestException, Injectable, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { CreateFoodDto } from '../dto/create-food.dto';
 import { FindFoodsDto } from '../dto/find-foods.dto';
 import { FoodRepository } from '../repositories/food.repository';
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ export class FoodService {
   ) { }
 
   async create(restId: string, createFoodDto: CreateFoodDto) {
-    const { categoryId, dailyStock = 0, ...rest } = createFoodDto;
+    const { categoryId, dailyStock = 0, availableStock, ...rest } = createFoodDto;
+    const totalStock = dailyStock;
+    const resolvedAvailableStock = availableStock ?? dailyStock ?? 0;
+
     const restaurant = await this.restService.findOneOrFail(restId);
 
     const category = await this.categoryRepository.findOne({ id: categoryId, restaurant: { id: restId } });
@@ -60,8 +63,8 @@ export class FoodService {
       const food = em.create(Food, data);
       const newInventoryRecord = em.create(Inventory, {
         food: food,
-        availableStock: dailyStock,
-        totalStock: dailyStock,
+        availableStock: resolvedAvailableStock,
+        totalStock: totalStock,
       });
 
       await em.flush();
@@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ export class FoodService {
   }
 
   async update(restId: string, id: string, dto: Partial<CreateFoodDto>): Promise<Food> {
-    const { categoryId, dailyStock, ...rest } = dto;
+    const { categoryId, dailyStock, availableStock, ...rest } = dto;
     const food = await this.foodRepository.findOne({ id, restaurant: { id: restId } }, { populate: ['restaurant'] });
     if (!food) {
       throw new NotFoundException(FoodMessage.NOT_FOUND);
@@ -288,22 +291,38 @@ export class FoodService {
       this.em.assign(food, { category: category });
     }
 
-    // assign other fields from DTO (excluding dailyStock handled below)
+    // assign other fields from DTO (excluding stock fields handled below)
     this.em.assign(food, rest);
 
     // Persist food and update/create related inventory atomically
     await this.em.transactional(async em => {
       await em.persistAndFlush(food);
 
-      if (typeof dailyStock !== 'undefined') {
+      if (typeof dailyStock !== 'undefined' || typeof availableStock !== 'undefined') {
         const inventoryRecord = await em.findOne(Inventory, { food: food });
+        const newTotalStock = typeof dailyStock !== 'undefined'
+          ? dailyStock
+          : (inventoryRecord?.totalStock ?? 0);
+        const newAvailableStock = typeof availableStock !== 'undefined'
+          ? availableStock
+          : (inventoryRecord?.availableStock ?? 0);
+
+        if (newAvailableStock > newTotalStock) {
+          throw new BadRequestException('Available stock cannot exceed total stock');
+        }
+
         if (inventoryRecord) {
-          inventoryRecord.totalStock = dailyStock;
+          if (typeof dailyStock !== 'undefined') {
+            inventoryRecord.totalStock = dailyStock;
+          }
+          if (typeof availableStock !== 'undefined') {
+            inventoryRecord.availableStock = availableStock;
+          }
         } else {
           em.create(Inventory, {
             food: food,
-            availableStock: dailyStock,
-            totalStock: dailyStock,
+            availableStock: newAvailableStock,
+            totalStock: newTotalStock,
           });
         }
       }