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Food Measurements And Yields
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Recipes can call for things like
1 onion, chopped, or they can be
very exact and state 1/2 cup onion,
chopped. Use this reference chart
to determine the approximate measure or yield
of common grocery items.
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Food |
Weight or Count |
Approximate
Measure or Yield |
| Apples |
1 pound (3 medium) |
3 cups sliced |
| Bacon |
8 slices cooked |
1/2 cup crumbled |
| Bananas |
1 pound (3 medium) |
2 1/2 cups sliced
about 2 cups mashed |
| Beans, dried |
1 pound |
6 cups cooked |
| Beans, green or wax |
1 pound |
3 cups cut |
| Beef, cooked |
5 oz. |
1 cup cubed |
| Bell Pepper |
1 medium |
1 cup chopped |
| Bread |
1 pound
About 1 1/2 slices
1 slice |
12 to 16 slices
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1/3 cup
dry crumbs |
| Butter or margarine |
1 pound
Size of an egg
2 tablespoons |
2 cups or 4 sticks
About 1/4 cup
1
ounce |
| Cabbage, raw |
1 pound |
4 cups shredded |
| Candied fruit or peels |
1/2 pound (8 ounces) |
1 cup unchopped
1 1/4 cups chopped |
| Canned fruit |
16 to 20 oz. can |
1 3/4 to 2 cups drained fruit |
| Canned vegetables |
16 oz. can |
2 cups drained vegetables |
| Carrots |
1/2 pound
2 medium
1 1/2 medium |
1 1/4 cups chopped
1 cup sliced
1 cup
shredded |
| Cauliflorets |
1 pound |
3 cups |
| Cereal, flakes |
3 cups uncrushed |
1 cup crushed |
| Celery |
2 medium stalks |
1 cup sliced |
| Cheese, American |
1 pound |
About 4 cups shredded |
| Cheese, Cheddar |
1 pound
4 ounces |
About 4 cups shredded
1 cup |
| Cheese, Cottage |
1 pound
8 ounces |
2 cups
1 cup |
| Cheese, Cream |
3-ounce package
8-ounce package |
6 tablespoons
1 cup |
| Cherries |
4 cups unpitted |
2 cups pitted |
| Chocolate, baking |
1 square |
1 ounce |
| Chocolate Chips (morsels) |
6-ounce package
12-ounce package |
1 cup
2 cups |
| Chocolate Wafers |
1 cup fine |
19 wafers |
| Cocoa |
1 pound |
4 cups |
| Coconut, flaked or shredded |
1 pound
4 ounces |
5 cups
1 1/3 ups |
| Coffee |
1 pound |
80 tablespoons
40 cups perked |
| Cookies, Chocolate Wafers |
19 wafers |
1 cup crumbs |
| Cookies, Vanilla Wafers |
22 wafers |
1 cup finely crushed |
| Corn |
2 medium ears |
1 cup kernels |
| Cornmeal |
1 pound |
3 cups |
| Crab, in shell |
1 pound |
3/4 to 1 cup flaked |
| Crackers, graham |
14 squares |
1 cup fine crumbs |
| Crackers, saltine |
28 squares |
1 cup finely crushed |
| Cranberries |
1 quart
1 pound |
6 to 7 cups cranberry sauce
4 cups |
| Crawfish, whole |
1 pound unpeeled |
3 to 4 ounces peeled tail meat |
| Crawfish, tails |
1 pound unpeeled |
1 to 2 cups meat |
| Cream, whipping |
1 cup
|
2 cups whipped |
| Cucumber |
1 small to medium |
1 cup chopped |
| Dates, pitted |
1 cup (1/2 pint) |
3 cups chopped |
| Dates, unpitted |
1 pound
8-ounce package |
1 1/2 cups chopped
1 cup |
| Eggs, whole |
5 large
9 medium |
1 pound
1 cup |
| Eggs, whites |
8 to 11 |
1 cup |
| Eggs, yolks |
12 to 14 |
1 cup |
| Flour, all-purpose |
1 pound
1 ounce |
4 cups, unsifted
4 tablespoons |
| Flour, cake |
1 pound |
4 3/4 to 5 cups sifted |
| Flour, whole wheat |
1 pound |
3 1/2 cups unsifted |
| Frozen fruit |
10 ounce package |
1 1/4 cups |
| Frozen vegetables |
9 to 10 ounce pakage |
2 cups thawed vegetables |
| Gelatine, Knox |
1 envelope
2 envelopes |
2 1/4 teaspoons
1 1/2 tablespoons |
| Green bell pepper |
1 large |
1 cup diced |
| Lemon |
1 medium |
2 to 3 tablespoons juice
2 teaspoons grated
rind |
| Lettuce |
1 pound head |
6 1/4 cups torn |
| Lime |
1 medium |
1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons juice
1 1/2 teaspoons
grated rind |
| Macaroni |
4 ounces (1 cup) |
2 1/4 cups cooked |
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1 pound |
9 cups cooked |
| Marshmallow Fluff (Creme) |
1 tablespoon
1 (7 1/2 oz.) jar
1 (16 1/2 oz.)
tub |
1 marshmallow
2 1/2 cups Fluff or 32
marshmallows
5 cups or 5 1/2 dozen marshmallows |
| Marshmallows |
11 large
10 miniature |
1 cup
1 large marshmallow |
| Marshmallows, miniature |
1/2 pound |
4 1/2 cups |
| Milk, evaporated |
5.33-ounce can
13-ounce can |
2/3 cup
1 5/8 cups |
| Milk, fresh |
1 pound |
2 cups |
| Milk, sweetened condensed |
14-ounce can |
1 1/4 cups |
| Mushrooms, fresh |
3 cups (8 ounces) |
1 cup sliced |
| Noodles |
1 pound dry |
9 cups cooked |
| Nuts, almonds |
1 pound unshelled
1 pound shelled |
1 to 1 3/4 cups nutmeats
3 1/2 cups
nutmeats |
| Nuts, peanuts |
1 pound unshelled
1 pound shelled |
2 1/4 cups nutmeats
3 cups nutmeats |
| Nuts, pecans |
1 pound unshelled
1 pound shelled |
2 1/4 cups nutmeats
4 cups |
| Nuts, walnuts |
1 pound unshelled
1 pound shelled |
1 2/3 cups nutmeats
4 cups nutmeats |
| Oats, quick-cooking |
1 cup |
1 3/4 cups cooked |
| Onion |
1 medium |
1/2 cup chopped |
| Orange |
1 medium |
1/3 to 1/2 cup juice
2 tablespoons grated rind
(zest) |
| Pasta |
1 pound
1 1/2 pounds |
Appetizer or side dish for 6 people
with a
light sauce
Main dish for 6 people with a
substantial sauce
Main
dish for 6 people with a light sauce |
| Peaches |
2 medium |
1 cup sliced |
| Pears |
2 medium |
1 cup sliced |
| Peas in the pod |
1 pound |
1 cup shelled |
| Potatoes, white |
3 medium |
2 cups cubed cooked
1 3/4 cups mashed
3 cups
grated |
| Potatoes, sweet |
3 medium |
3 cups sliced |
| Prunes |
1 (12-ounce) package |
2 cups pitted |
| Raisins, seedless |
1 pound |
3 cups |
| Rice, long-grain |
1 cup
1 pound |
3 to 4 cups cooked
2 1/2 cups uncooked or 8 cups
cooked |
| Rice, pre-cooked (instant) |
1 cup |
2 cups cooked |
| Rice, wild |
1 cup |
3 cups cooked |
| Salt, coarse or kosher |
1 ounce |
2 tablespoons |
| Salt, table |
1 ounce |
1 1/2 tablespoons |
| Scallions (green onions) |
9 (with tops) |
1 cup sliced |
| Shortening |
2 cups |
1 pound (16 ounces) |
| Shrimp, raw in shell |
1 1/2 pounds |
2 cups (3/4 pound) cleaned, cooked |
| Sour Cream |
8 ounces |
1 cup |
| Spaghetti, uncooked |
7 ounces |
About 4 cups cooked |
| Strawberries |
1 quart |
4 cups sliced |
| Sugar, brown |
1 pound |
2 2/3 cups firmly packed |
| Sugar, granulated |
1 pound |
2 cups |
| Sugar, powdered (confectioners') |
1 pound |
2 1/2 cups unsifted
4 cups sifted |
| Tea |
1 pound |
120 servings |
| Tomato |
1 medium |
1 cup chopped |
| Vanilla Wafers |
22 wafers |
1 cup crumbs |
| Whipping cream |
1 cup |
2 cups whipped |
| Yeast |
1 cake
1/4 ounce package |
1 package active dry yeast
2 1/2
teaspoons |
| Zucchini |
1 medium |
2 cups sliced |
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