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Equivalent Food Measures Chart

Ingredient

Volume

Weight

Count


Almonds




Unblanched Whole

1 cup/250 mL

6 oz/170 g


Ground

2 2/3 cups/650 mL

1 lb/500 g


Slivered

5 2/3 cups/1.4 L

1 lb/500 g


Blanched Whole

1 cup / 250 mL

5 1/3 oz/150 g






Apples

3 cups/750 mL chopped

1 lb/500 g

3 medium

Applesauce

2 cups/500 mL

1 lb/500 g


Apricots

2 cups/500 mL

1 lb/500 g

8-10 medium

Apricots Dried

3 cups/750 mL

1 lb/500 g


Asparagus

3 cups/750 mL

1 lb/500 g

16-20 medium





Bananas

2 cups / 500 mL sliced

1 lb/500 g

3 medium

1 1/2 cups/375 mL diced

1 lb/500 g

3 medium


1 cup/250 mL mashed

1 lb/500 g

3 medium





Baking Powder

2 1/3 cups / 580 mL

1 lb/500 g






Beans-Dried Kidney Lima, Navy

2 2/3 cups/650 mL

1 lb/500 g


Beans, Green or Yellow

4 cups/1000 mL

1 lb/500 g

1" pieces





Blue Berries

3 cups/ 750 mL Fresh

1 lb/500 g






Bread Crumbs

5 cups/1 L dried crumbs

1 lb/500 g



10 cups/2 L soft cubes

1 lb/500 g






Butter

2 cups/500 mL

1 lb/500 g


Cabbage, Head, Shredded

6 1/2 cups/1625 mL

1 lb/500 g






Carrots, Shredded

3 cups/750 mL

1 lb/500 g

5 medium

Carrots, Diced

2 1/2 cups/625 mL

1 lb/500 g

5 medium





Cauliflower - florets

2 1/2 - 3 cups/600-750 mL

1 lb/500 g


- chopped

1 1/2 - 2 cups/375-500 mL

1 lb/500 g






Celery - sliced or diced

4 cups / 1000 mL

1 lb/500 g






Cheese




Standard - Shredded

4 cups/1000 mL

1 lb/500 g


Cottage

1 cup/250 mL

1/2 lb/250 g


Cream

2 cups/500 mL

1 lb/500g






Chicken




Hen not drawn meat


1-11/4 lb/500-625 g

5-6 lb/2500-3000 g

Yield Fat


6 oz/170 g

5-6 lb/2500-3000 g

Yield Cubed Cooked

3 cups/750 mL


5-6 lb/2500-3000 g





Chocolate Chips/Bakers Chocolate


1 oz/28 g

1 square


1 cup/250 mL chips

6 oz/170 g






Cocoa

4 cups/1 L

1 lb/500 g






Coconut

1 1/3 cups/325 mL shredded

4 oz/113 g



6-7 cups/1500-1625 ml

1 lb/500 g






Coffee

5 cups/1250 mL

1 lb/500 g


Cornstarch

3 1/8 cups/ 780 mL

1 lb/500 g


Cornflakes

18 cups/4500 mL

1 lb/500 g


Corn Syrup

1 1/3 cups/2330 mL

1 lb/500 g


Cranberries

5 cups/1300 mL

1 lb/500 g


Dates

2 1/2 cups/625 mL

1 lb/500 g






Eggs




Whole




Large

1 cup/250 mL


5

Medium

1 cup/250 mL


6

Small

1 cup/250 mL


7

Egg Whites




large

1 cup/250 mL


8

Medium

1 cup/250 mL


10-11

Small

1 cup/250 mL


11-12

Egg Yolks




Large

1 cup/250 mL


12

Medium

1 cup/250 mL


13-14

Small

1 cup/250 mL


15-16





Fish

3 cups/750 mL flaked

1 lb/500 g






Flour




All Purpose

3 1/2 cups/875 mL

1 lb/500 g


Cake and Pastry

4 3/4 cups/1200 mL

1 lb/500 g


Graham

4 1/3 cups/1100 mL

1 lb/500 g


Rye

4 1/4 cups/1000mL

1 lb/500 g


Whole Wheeat

4 1/4 cups/1000mL

1 lb/500 g






Grapes Yield Cut, Seeded

2 3/4 cups/ 440 mL

1 lb/500 g


Green Peppers

3 1/2 cups/875 mL chopped

1 lb/500 g

7 medium





Ham, Cooked Ground

3 cups/750 ml

1 lb/500 g


Ham, Cooked Diced

4 cups/1000 mL

1 lb/500 g






Lard

2 cups/500 mL

1 lb/500 g






Lemons


1 lb/500 g

4

Lemon Juice

1 cup/250 mL


4-5


3 Tbsp/45 mL


1

Lemon Rind

3 Tbsp/45 mL

1 oz/28 g



1/2-1 Tbsp/15-23 mL


1





Lettuce, Head


1 lb/500 g

12-16 leaves





Lime

2 Tbsp/30 mL juice


1 medium


2 tsp/10 mL grated peel


1 medium





Macaroni

5 cups/1300 mL

1 lb/500 g






Marshmallows




Whole


1 lb/500 g

64

Miniture

5 cups/1300 mL

10.5 oz/300 g






Meat




Cubed

2 cups/500 mL cooked

1 lb/500 g



2 1/2 cups/625 mL uncooked

1 lb/500 g


Ground

3 cups/750 mL cooked

1 lb/500 g



2 cups/500 mL uncooked

1 lb/500 g






Milk




Powdered Whole

3 1/2 cups/875 mL

1 lb/500 g


Powdered Skim

4 cups/1000 mL

1 lb/500 g






Molasses

1 1/2 cups/375 mL

1 lb/500 g


Mushrooms, Fresh Sliced

5 3/4 cups/1425 mL

1 lb/500 g


Nuts, Chopped

4 cups/1000 mL

1 lb/500 g


Oatmeal

5 cups/1250 mL

1 lb/500 g


Olives, Stuffed, Sliced

1 2/3 cups/415 mL

1 lb/500 g





Onions




Green, Sliced

1/2 cup/125 mL


1 bunch

Cooking, Chopped, Uncooked

1/2 cup/125 mL


1 medium





Oranges


1 lb/ 500 g

3-4

Juice

1/3-1/2 cup/80-125 mL

1 lb/500 g oranges


rind

1-2 Tbsp/23-46 mL

1 lb/500 g oranges






Parsely, Chopped

5 Tbsp/75 mL

1 oz/30 g


Peaches, Fresh Sliced

2 cups/500 mL

1 Lb/500 g


Peanut Butter

1 3/4 cups/425 mL

1 Lb/500 g


Peas, Fresh

3 cups/750 mL

1 lb/500 g






Pickles

3 cups/750 mL chopped

1 lb/500 g



2 3/4 cups/675 mL relish

1 lb/500 g




1 lb/500 g

16 x 3" pieces





Potatoes




Unpeeled


1 lb/500 g

3-4

Raw, Cubed

2 2/3 cups/650 mL

1 lb/500 g

3-4

Raw, Diced

4 cups/1000 mL

1 lb/500 g

3-4

Mashed

2 cups/500 mL

1 lb/500 g

3-4





Prunes, Cooked, Unpitted

4 cups/1000mL

Yield from 1 lb/500 g


Prunes, Cooked, Pitted

2 cups/500 mL

Yield from 1 lb/500 g






Radishes

4 cups/1000 mL sliced

1 lb/500 g

108





Raisins Seeded

2 1/5 cups/625 mL

1 lb/500 g


Raisins, Seedless

3 cups

1 lb/500 g






Rhubarb

4 cups/1000 mL 3/4" pieces

1 lb/500 g






Rice




Raw

2 1/8 cups/500 mL

1 lb/500 g


Cooked

6-8 cups/1500-2000 mL

yield from 1 lb/500 g






Salmon, Canned

2 cups/500 mL

1 lb/500 g


Salt

5 tsp/25 mL

1 oz/30 g






Spinach- Raw

10 cups/2500 mL

1 lb/500g


Cooked

1 1/2 cups/375 mL

yield from 1 lb/500 g






Sugar




Brown, Light Pack

3 cups/750 mL

1 lb/500 g


Brown, Firm Pack

2 cups/500 mL

1 lb/500 g


White

2 1/4 cups/550 mL

1 lb/500 g


Icing

4 1/4 cups/1000 ml

1 lb/500 g






Tomatoes




Whole


1 lb/ 500 g

3 medium

Sliced 1/4 "

2 cups/500 mL

1 lb/ 500 g


Cubed 1/8's

1 1/2 cups/375 mL

1 lb/500 g






Tuna, Canned

2 cups/500 mL

1 lb/500 g






Turkey




Drawn Meat Yield


20 lb/10 Kg bird

yield 7 1/2 lb/3.4 Kg

Market Dressed Sliced Meat


24-26 lb/10-11 Kg bird

yield 6 lb/2.7 Kg





Walnuts




Whole/Halves

4 cups/1000 mL

1 lb/500 g


Chopped

3 cups/750 mL

1 lb/500 g