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Yields

The following lists rule-of-thumb yields and equivalents for various ingredients and amounts often found in recipes. All measurements are listed in U.S. units (see Measurements section to convert)

• Apples

  1 cup sliced or chopped

  1 medium

  1 pound

  3 medium

• Apricots

  5 oz

  1 cup dried halves

• Asparagus

  1 pound

  16-20 stalks

• Bacon

  1/2 cup (crumbled)

  8 slices cooked crisp

• Bananas

  1 cup sliced

  1 medium or 2 small

  1 cup mashed

  2 medium

• Beans

  5-6 cups cooked

  1 pound dried

  1 pound dried

  1 1/2 - 2 1/3 cups dried, depending on bean size

• Berries

  3 1/2 cups

  1 quart

• Bread

  1 cup soft crumbs

  1 1/2 slices

  1 cup dry crumbs

  4-5 slices, oven dried

• Broccoli

  2 cups of flowerets, 1-inch pieces

  6 oz

  1 head

  1/2 pound

  1 bunch

  approx. 2 pounds/4 heads

• Brussels Sprouts

  1 cup

  8-12 sprouts

  1 cup

  95-110 grams

• Butter

  2 cups melted

  1 pound

  1/2 cup melted

  1 stick

  1 stick

  1/4 pound

• Canning Yields

  Listed below are the usual number of quart-sized bottled needed for canning one standard unit of fresh ingredient. For pint-sized bottles, double the number given below.

  Asparagus

  9 quarts/bushel

  Apples

  17 quarts/bushel

  Apricots

  22 quarts/bushel

  Beans (Lima)

  8 quarts/bushel

  Beans (Snap)

  15 quarts/bushel

  Beets

  17 quarts/bushel

  Berries

  21 quarts/crate

  Carrots

  20 quarts/bushel

  Cherries

  10 quarts/lug

  Corn

  8 quarts/bushel

  Grapes

  13 quarts/lug

  Nectarines

  20 quarts/bushel

  Peaches

  20 quarts/bushel

  Peas

  7 quarts/bushel

  Plums

  28 quarts/bushel

  Potatoes (Sweet)

  20 quarts/bushel

  Potatoes (White)

  10 quarts/bushel

  Tomatoes

  17 quarts/bushel

  Tomato Sauce

  4 quarts/bushel

  Spinach

  5 quarts/bushel

• Carrots

  1 cup shredded

  1 1/2 medium

  1 cup 1/4-inch slices

  2 medium

• Cauliflower

  3 cups flowerets

  1 pound

• Celery

  1 cup thinly sliced

  2 medium stalks

  1 cup chopped

  2 medium stalks

• Cheese (hard)

  1 cup shredded/crumbled

  4 oz

• Coffee

  1 cup

  1/4 oz - 1/2 oz beans

  1 cup

  1 - 2 scoops (tablespoons) grounds

  40-50 cup

  1 pound / 5 cups grounds

• Corn

  2 large ears

  1 1/2 cups kernels

  10 oz frozen

  1 3/4 cups kernels

• Corn Flakes

  1 cup crushed

  3 cups dry flakes

• Cottage Cheese

  2 cups

  16 oz

• Cream Cheese

  1 cup

  8 oz

• Chocolate Chips

  1 cup

  6 oz

• Coconut

  1 cup

  2 1/4 oz

• Cookie Crumbs

  1 cup

  20 cookies

• Corn Meal

  4 cups cooked

  1 cup uncooked

• Crabmeat

  1 cup cooked

  1 pound raw (in shell)

• Cranberries

  4 cups fresh

  1 pound

  1 cup chopped fresh

  1 cup whole

  1 cup dried

  4 oz

• Cracker Crumbs

  1 cup

  30 crackers

• Cucumbers

  1 cup chopped

  3/4 medium

• Dates

  2 cups pitted

  12 oz

  1 cup chopped

  6 oz

• Eggs

  1 cup whole

  4 large eggs

  1 cup whites

  7-8 large eggs

  1 cup yolks

  8-9 large eggs

  1 oz whites

  1 medium egg

  1 large egg

  1/4 fat-free cholesterol-free egg product

• Flour

  1 cup

  1/3 pound

  4 cups sifted

  1 pound

• Fruit (canned)

  12 cups (24 servings)

  1 six- to seven- pound can (depending on fruit)

• Garlic

  1/2 teaspoon chopped

  1 medium clove

  1 bulb

  12 cloves

• Gelatin

  1 tablespoon

  1 envelope

• Graham Crackers

  1 cup crumbs

  14 squares

• Green Beans

  3 cups, 1-inch pieces

  1 pound

• Ice

  1 cup (melted)

  12-24 cubes

  1 cup (melted)

  1 tray

  1 cube

  10-20 ml (melted)

• Leeks

  2 cups sliced

  1 medium

• Lemons / Limes

  2 teaspoons grated peel

  1 medium

  2-3 tablespoons juice

  1 medium

• Lettuce

  12 ounces loose

  1/2 medium head

  2 cups shredded

  5 oz (1/4 head)

  6 cups bite-size

  1 pound (2/3 head)

• Macaroni

  2 cups cooked

  4 oz uncooked

  2 cups cooked

  1 cup uncooked

• Marshmallows

  1 large

  10 miniature

• Meat

  1 cup bite-size

  6 oz

• Mushrooms

  6 cups sliced

  3 pounds

  1 cup chopped

  3 oz

• Noodles (generic)

  2 cups cooked

  4 oz uncooked

  2 cups cooked

  1-2 cup uncooked

• Nuts

  1 cup chopped

  4 oz

  3 cups whole

  1 pound

• Onions (Green)

  1 tablespoons chopped

  1 medium

  1/4 cup sliced

  4 medium

• Onions (Yellow/White/Red)

  1/2 cup chopped

  1 medium

  2 cups chopped

  3 cups sliced

  2 cups chopped

  1 pound

• Oranges

  2 tablespoon grated peel

  1 medium

  1/2 cup juice

  1 medium

• Parsnips

  3 cups, 1/2 inch

  1 1/4 pound

• Pasta

  4 cups cooked

  7 oz dried

• Peaches

  2 cups sliced

  3 medium

• Pears

  2 cups sliced

  3 medium

• Peas

  1 cup shelled

  1 pound in pods

• Peppermint Candies

  1/4 cup chopped

  12 candies

• Peppers (bell/green/red)

  1 cup chopped

  2 small

  1 cup chopped

  1 medium

• Pineapples

  1 cup cubed

  1/4 medium

• Prunes

  10 grams

  1-3 prunes or plums (before drying/pitting)

• Pomegranates

  1 1/3 cup seeds

  1 medium

• Potatoes (red/white)

  1 cup, 1/2 inch pieces

  1 medium

• Pumpkin

  1 cup mashed

  1 pound raw

  1 cup mashed

  1 cup canned

• Rhubarb

  3 cups, 1-inch pieces

  1 pound

• Rice (long grain)

  3 cups cooked

  1 cup uncooked (cook in 1 1/2 cups water)

  10 servings

  2/3 pounds uncooked

• Rutabagas

  2 cups, 1/2-inch pieces

  12 oz

• Shortening

  2 1/3 cups

  1 pound

• Shrimp

  1 pound raw with shells

  24 jumbo

  1 pound raw with shells

  32 large

  1 pound raw with shells

  44 medium

  1 pound raw with shells

  55 small

  1 pound cooked

  1 1/3 pounds raw with shells

• Spaghetti

  4 cups cooked

  7 oz dry

• Spinach

  4 cups leaves

  6 oz

  2 cups shredded

  2 1/2 oz

• Squash

  2 cups, 1/4 inch slices

  1 medium

• Strawberries

  4 cups sliced

  1 quart

• Sugar (brown/granulated)

  2 1/4 cups

  1 pound

• Sugar (powdered)

  2 cups

  1/2 pound

• Sugar Substitutes

  1 packet

  1 gram Splenda, approx 3 grams others

  1 pound

  448 Splends packets, approx 150 packets other brands

• Tea (leaves)

  50 servings

  1 cup leaves

  2 servings

  1/3 oz leaves

• Tomatoes

  1 cup chopped

  1 large

• Turnips

  1 cup, 1/2-inch pieces

  1 medium

• Vanilla Wafers

  1 cup crumbs

  22 wafers

• Vegetables

  1 serving

  1/4 - 1/2 pound fresh

• Whipped Cream

  25 servings (whipped)

  1 pint liquid cream

• Yeast

  1/4 oz

  1 package

  1/4 oz

  2 1/4 teaspoons

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