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Note that the following yields are only approximations, because preparation techniques and the condition of fresh food vary greatly.

Food This Much Equals This Much
Apples 1 pound (3 Medium) 2 3/4-3 cups sliced
Bacon 8 slices 1/2 cup crumbled
Bananas 1 pound (3 medium) 2 1/2 cups sliced, 2 cups mashed
Barley     
*regular 1 cup, uncooked 4 cups cooked
*quick 1 cup, uncooked 3 cups cooked
Beans, dry   3 cups cooked
Bread Crumbs 1 slice dry 1/4-1/3 cup crumbs
  1 slice, soft 1/2-3/4 cup crumbs
Cabbage 1 pound 3 1/2-4 1/2 cups shredded
Candied Fruit 1/2 pound 1 1/4 cups cut up
or Peels
Cheese    
*American 1 pound 4-5 cups shredded
*Cheddar 1 pound 4 cups shredded
Coconut 1 pound 5 cups flaked or shredded
Chocolate    
*morsels or chips 6-oz package 1 cup
*cocoa 1 pound 4 cups
*chocolate, squares unsweetened 1/2 pound 8 (1-oz. ea) 
Citrus    
  1 lemon = 3 tablespoons juice
  1 orange  = 1/3 cup juice
Food This Much Equals This Much
Coffee 1 pound 40-50 servings
Cornmeal 1 pound  3 cups dry
  1 cup uncooked 4 cups cooked mush
Crackers    
*graham 10 crackers 1 cup fine crumbs
*soda 16 crackers 1 cup coarse crumbs
  22 crackers 1 cup fine crumbs
Cranberries, fresh uncooked 1 pound 4 cups
Cream, heavy whipping 1 cup (1/2 pint) 2 cups whipped
Dates, pitted and cut up 1 pound 2 1/2 cups
Eggs    
  1 large, whole = 2 ounces = 1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
  1 large, yolk = 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon
  1 large, white = 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
  1 cup, whites  = 8-10 egg whites
  1 cup, yolks = 12-14 egg yolks
Fat    
*butter or margarine, solid 1 pound (4 sticks) 2 cups
  1/4 pound (1 stick) 1/2 cup or 8 Tbsp
*butter, whipped 1 pound 3 cups
*oils 1 quart 4 cups
*shortening 1 pound 2 3/8 cups
Figs, dried and cut fine 1 pound 2 2/3 cups
Food This Much Equals This Much
Flour    
*corn 2 pounds 8 cups
*gluten, sifted 2 pounds 6 1/2 cups
*rice 2 pounds -sifted 7 cups; stirred, spooned 5 3/4 cups
*rye 2 pounds -light, sifted 10 cups
-dark, sifted 7 cups
*soy 2 pounds -full-fat, sifted 15 cups
-low-fat 11 cups
*Wheat 5 pounds -all-purpose, sifted 20 cups
  -all-purpose, sifted 2 pounds 8 cups
  -unsifted, spooned 2 pounds 7 cups
  -bread, sifted 2 pounds 8 cups
  -cake, sifted 2 pounds 9 1/4 cups
  -cake, spooned 2 pounds 8 1/4 cups
  -pastry, sifted 2 pounds 9 cups
  -self-rising, sifted 2 pounds 8 cups
  -whole-wheat, stirred 2 pounds 6 2/3 cups
Marshmallows    
*standard size 1 pound 4 cups
*miniature 1 pound 13 1/2 cups
Food This Much Equals This Much
Nuts    
*Almonds-in shell 1 pound 1-1 3/4 cups nutmeats
  -shelled 1 pound 3 cups blanched whole
*English walnuts    
  -in shell 1 pound 1 2/3 cups nutmeats
  -shelled 1 pound 4 1/2 cups halves, 3 2/3 cups chopped
*filberts    
  -in shell 1 pound 1 1/2 cups nutmeats
  -shelled 1 pound 3 1/4-3 1/2 cups nutmeats
*peanuts    
  -in shell 1 pound 2-2 1/4 cups nut meats
  -shelled 1 pound 3-3 1/4 cups nut meats
*pecans    
  -in shell 1 pound 2 1/4 cups nut meats
  -shelled 1 pound 4-4 1/2 cups halves, 3-3 3/4 cups chopped
Oats, rolled 1 cup uncooked 1 3/4 cups cooked
  1 ounce uncooked 1/3 cup uncooked
Onion 1 small 1/4 cup chopped
  1 medium 1/2 cup chopped
  1 large 1 cup chopped
Food This Much Equals This Much
Pasta     
*macaroni 1 pound 4 cups, uncooked
  1 cup uncooked 2-2 1/4 cups cooked
*noodles 1 cup uncooked 1 3/4 cups cooked
*spaghetti 1 pound 4 3/4 cups uncooked
  2-in. pieces 9-10 cups cooked
Popcorn 1/4 cup kernels 8 cups popcorn
  1/3 cup kernels 12 cups popcorn
Potatoes,white 1 pound 1 1/2-2 1/4 cups cooked, diced or sliced
  3 medium 1 3/4-2 cups mashed
Prunes, dried, whole and pitted 1 pound  2 1/4 cups
Raisins 15 oz. package 3 cups
  1 pound 3 1/4 cups
Rice    
*regular 1 cup uncooked 3 cups cooked
*minute 3/4 cup uncooked 1 1/3 cups cooked
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
Food This Much Equals This Much
Sugar     
*brown 1 pound 2 1/4 cups firmly packed
*confectioners', unsifted 1 pound approximately 3 3/4 to 4 cups
*granulated 1 pound 2 1/4 cups
  5 pounds 11 1/4 cups
Tea, loose 1 pound 200 cups
Tomatoes 1 pound (3 medium) 1 1/2 cups chopped, 3/4 cup sliced
Zucchini 1 medium (5-6 oz.) 1 cup loosely packed, grated

Volume to Weight Conversions
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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