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Measure - Yield
Equivalencies |
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Note that the following yields are only
approximations, because preparation techniques and the condition of fresh food
vary greatly.
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Food
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This Much |
Equals This Much |
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Apples |
1 pound (3 Medium) |
2 3/4-3 cups sliced |
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Bacon |
8 slices |
1/2 cup crumbled |
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Bananas |
1 pound (3 medium) |
2 1/2 cups sliced, 2 cups mashed |
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Barley |
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*regular |
1 cup, uncooked |
4 cups cooked |
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*quick |
1 cup, uncooked |
3 cups cooked |
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Beans, dry |
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3 cups cooked |
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Bread Crumbs |
1 slice dry |
1/4-1/3 cup crumbs |
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1 slice, soft |
1/2-3/4 cup crumbs |
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Cabbage |
1 pound |
3 1/2-4 1/2 cups shredded |
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Candied Fruit |
1/2 pound |
1 1/4 cups cut up
or Peels |
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Cheese |
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*American |
1 pound |
4-5 cups shredded |
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*Cheddar |
1 pound |
4 cups shredded |
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Coconut |
1 pound |
5 cups flaked or shredded |
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Chocolate |
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*morsels or chips |
6-oz package |
1 cup |
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*cocoa |
1 pound |
4 cups |
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*chocolate, squares unsweetened
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1/2 pound |
8 (1-oz. ea) |
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Citrus |
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1 lemon |
= 3 tablespoons juice |
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1 orange |
= 1/3 cup juice |
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Food
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This Much |
Equals This Much |
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Coffee |
1 pound |
40-50 servings |
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Cornmeal |
1 pound |
3 cups dry |
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1 cup uncooked |
4 cups cooked mush |
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Crackers |
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*graham |
10 crackers |
1 cup fine crumbs |
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*soda |
16 crackers |
1 cup coarse crumbs |
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22 crackers |
1 cup fine crumbs |
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Cranberries, fresh uncooked |
1 pound |
4 cups |
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Cream, heavy whipping |
1 cup (1/2 pint) |
2 cups whipped |
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Dates, pitted and cut up |
1 pound |
2 1/2 cups |
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Eggs |
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1 large, whole |
= 2 ounces = 1/4 cup =
4 tablespoons |
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1 large, yolk |
= 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon |
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1 large, white |
= 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons |
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1 cup, whites |
= 8-10 egg whites
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1 cup, yolks |
= 12-14 egg yolks |
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Fat |
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*butter or margarine, solid |
1 pound (4 sticks) |
2 cups |
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1/4 pound (1 stick) |
1/2 cup or 8 Tbsp |
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*butter, whipped |
1 pound |
3 cups |
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*oils |
1 quart |
4 cups |
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*shortening |
1 pound |
2 3/8 cups |
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Figs, dried and cut fine |
1 pound |
2 2/3 cups |
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Food
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This Much |
Equals This Much |
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Flour |
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*corn |
2 pounds |
8 cups |
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*gluten, sifted |
2 pounds |
6 1/2 cups |
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*rice |
2 pounds |
-sifted 7 cups; stirred, spooned 5
3/4 cups |
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*rye |
2 pounds |
-light, sifted 10 cups
-dark, sifted 7 cups |
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*soy |
2 pounds |
-full-fat, sifted 15 cups
-low-fat 11 cups |
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*Wheat |
5 pounds |
-all-purpose, sifted 20 cups |
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-all-purpose, sifted |
2 pounds |
8 cups |
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-unsifted, spooned |
2 pounds |
7 cups |
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-bread, sifted |
2 pounds |
8 cups |
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-cake, sifted |
2 pounds |
9 1/4 cups |
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-cake, spooned |
2 pounds |
8 1/4 cups |
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-pastry, sifted |
2 pounds |
9 cups |
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-self-rising, sifted |
2 pounds |
8 cups |
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-whole-wheat, stirred |
2 pounds |
6 2/3 cups |
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Marshmallows |
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*standard size |
1 pound |
4 cups |
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*miniature |
1 pound |
13 1/2 cups |
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Food
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This Much |
Equals This Much |
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Nuts |
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*Almonds-in shell |
1 pound |
1-1 3/4 cups nutmeats |
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-shelled |
1 pound |
3 cups blanched whole |
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*English walnuts |
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-in shell |
1 pound |
1 2/3 cups nutmeats |
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-shelled |
1 pound |
4 1/2 cups halves, 3 2/3 cups chopped |
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*filberts |
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-in shell |
1 pound |
1 1/2 cups nutmeats |
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-shelled |
1 pound |
3 1/4-3 1/2 cups nutmeats |
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*peanuts |
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-in shell |
1 pound |
2-2 1/4 cups nut meats |
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-shelled |
1 pound |
3-3 1/4 cups nut meats |
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*pecans |
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-in shell |
1 pound |
2 1/4 cups nut meats |
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-shelled |
1 pound |
4-4 1/2 cups halves, 3-3 3/4 cups chopped |
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Oats, rolled |
1 cup uncooked |
1 3/4 cups cooked |
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1 ounce uncooked |
1/3 cup uncooked |
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Onion |
1 small |
1/4 cup chopped |
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1 medium |
1/2 cup chopped |
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1 large |
1 cup chopped |
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Food
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This Much |
Equals This Much |
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Pasta |
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*macaroni |
1 pound |
4 cups, uncooked |
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1 cup uncooked |
2-2 1/4 cups cooked |
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*noodles |
1 cup uncooked |
1 3/4 cups cooked |
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*spaghetti |
1 pound |
4 3/4 cups uncooked |
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2-in. pieces |
9-10 cups cooked |
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Popcorn |
1/4 cup kernels |
8 cups popcorn |
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1/3 cup kernels |
12 cups popcorn |
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Potatoes,white |
1 pound |
1 1/2-2 1/4 cups cooked, diced or sliced |
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3 medium |
1 3/4-2 cups mashed |
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Prunes, dried, whole and pitted |
1 pound |
2 1/4 cups |
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Raisins |
15 oz. package |
3 cups |
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1 pound |
3 1/4 cups |
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Rice |
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*regular |
1 cup uncooked |
3 cups cooked |
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*minute |
3/4 cup uncooked |
1 1/3 cups cooked |
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Shrimp, fresh |
3/4 pound raw in shell, (1) 7 oz. package, frozen
peeled, cooked or (1) 4 1/2 or 5 oz. can |
1 cup cooked and cleaned |
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Food
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This Much |
Equals This Much |
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Sugar |
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*brown |
1 pound |
2 1/4 cups firmly packed |
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*confectioners', unsifted |
1 pound |
approximately 3 3/4 to 4 cups |
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*granulated |
1 pound |
2 1/4 cups |
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5 pounds |
11 1/4 cups |
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Tea, loose |
1 pound |
200 cups |
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Tomatoes |
1 pound (3 medium) |
1 1/2 cups chopped, 3/4 cup sliced |
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Zucchini |
1 medium (5-6 oz.) |
1 cup loosely packed, grated |
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Volume to
Weight Conversions |
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ONE CUP OF |
U.S. WEIGHT |
METRIC |
| All-purpose flour |
4-1/4 ounces |
121 grams |
| Cake flour |
4 ounces |
114 grams |
| Bread flour |
4-1/2 ounces |
130 grams |
| Whole wheat flour |
4-2/3 ounces |
140 grams |
| Corn starch |
4-1/4 ounces |
120 grams |
| Dutch-processed
cocoa |
3-1/4 ounces |
92 grams |
| Non-alkalized cocoa |
3 ounces |
89 grams |
| Almonds, whole |
6 ounces |
168 grams |
| Almonds, chopped |
3 ounces |
85 grams |
| Almonds, sliced |
3 ounces |
85 grams |
| Almonds, slivered |
4-1/4 ounces |
119 grams |
| Almonds, ground |
3-3/4 ounces |
107 grams |
| Walnuts & pecans,
halves |
3-1/2 ounces |
100 grams |
| Walnuts & pecans,
chopped |
4 ounces |
115 grams |
| Hazelnuts, whole |
5 ounces |
140 grams |
| Sugar, granulated or
superfine |
7 ounces |
200 grams |
| Sugar, powdered |
4 ounces |
115 grams |
| Sugar, light brown,
packed |
7-2/3 ounces |
213 grams |
| Sugar, dark brown,
packed |
8-1/2 ounces |
240 grams |
| Butter, unsalted (2
sticks) |
8 ounces |
227 grams |
| Cocoa butter |
9 ounces |
256 grams |
| Vegetable shortening |
6-3/4 ounces |
191 grams |
| Water |
8-1/3 ounces |
236 grams |
| Cream, heavy or
whipping |
8 ounces |
232 grams |
| Milk, buttermilk |
8-1/2 ounces |
242 grams |
| Sour cream,
half-&-half |
8-1/2 ounces |
242 grams |
| Honey |
12 ounces |
340 grams |
| Corn Syrup |
11-1/2 ounces |
328 grams |
| 1 Egg, AA Large |
2 ounces |
57 grams |
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