diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/onboarding/CategorySection.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/onboarding/CategorySection.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+  import StapleChip from './StapleChip.svelte';
+
+  type Ingredient = { id: string; name: string; isStaple: boolean };
+
+  let { name, ingredients, onToggle }: {
+    name: string;
+    ingredients: Ingredient[];
+    onToggle: (id: string, value: boolean) => void;
+  } = $props();
+</script>
+
+<div>
+  <p class="text-[10px] font-medium tracking-[.08em] uppercase text-[var(--color-text-muted)] mb-[8px]">
+    {name}
+  </p>
+  <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-[6px]">
+    {#each ingredients as ingredient (ingredient.id)}
+      <StapleChip
+        name={ingredient.name}
+        selected={ingredient.isStaple}
+        onToggle={(value) => onToggle(ingredient.id, value)}
+      />
+    {/each}
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/onboarding/CategorySection.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/onboarding/CategorySection.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import CategorySection from './CategorySection.svelte';
+
+const mockIngredients = [
+	{ id: '1', name: 'Olivenöl', isStaple: true },
+	{ id: '2', name: 'Butter', isStaple: false },
+	{ id: '3', name: 'Kokosöl', isStaple: false }
+];
+
+describe('CategorySection', () => {
+	it('renders the category name as a heading', () => {
+		render(CategorySection, {
+			props: { name: 'Öle & Fette', ingredients: mockIngredients, onToggle: vi.fn() }
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByText('Öle & Fette')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('renders a chip for each ingredient', () => {
+		render(CategorySection, {
+			props: { name: 'Öle & Fette', ingredients: mockIngredients, onToggle: vi.fn() }
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Olivenöl' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Butter' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Kokosöl' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('reflects isStaple state on each chip', () => {
+		render(CategorySection, {
+			props: { name: 'Öle & Fette', ingredients: mockIngredients, onToggle: vi.fn() }
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Olivenöl' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
+		expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Butter' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'false');
+	});
+
+	it('calls onToggle with ingredient id and new value when chip is clicked', async () => {
+		const { userEvent } = await import('@testing-library/user-event');
+		const user = userEvent.setup();
+		const onToggle = vi.fn();
+		render(CategorySection, {
+			props: { name: 'Öle & Fette', ingredients: mockIngredients, onToggle }
+		});
+
+		await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Butter' }));
+		expect(onToggle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('2', true);
+	});
+
+	it('renders an empty category without crashing', () => {
+		render(CategorySection, {
+			props: { name: 'Leer', ingredients: [], onToggle: vi.fn() }
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByText('Leer')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.queryByRole('button')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+});