Food Weights & Approximate Equivalents in Measure


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A

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Allspice 1 oz 4½ Tbsp
Almonds, blanched 1 lb 3 cups
Apples, whole 1 lb 3 to 4 medium
Apples, whole 1½ lb 1 quart, sliced
Apples, peeled, diced, ½-inch cubes   1 lb 4½ cups
Applesauce 1 lb 2 cups
Apples, canned, pie-pack 1½ lb 1 quart (4 cups)
Apricots, dried 1 lb 3 cups
Apricots, dried, cooked, no juice 1 lb 4½ to 5 cups
Apricots, fresh 1 lb 5 to 8 apricots
Apricots, canned, halves, no juice 1 lb 2 cups (12 to 20 halves)  
Apricots, pie-pack 1 lb 1¾ cups
Asparagus, fresh 1 lb 16 to 20 stalks
Asparagus, canned tips, drained 1 lb 17 to 19 stalks
Asparagus, canned, cuts, drained 1 lb 2½ cups
Avocado 1 lb 2 medium
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B

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Bacon, raw 1 lb 15 to 25 slices
Bacon, cooked 8 slices 1/2 cup crumbled
Bacon, cooked 1 lb 85 to 95 slices
Baking powder 1 oz 2 Tbsp
Baking powder 1 lb 2 cups
Bananas, fresh, with peeling 1 lb (3 med.) 3 medium
Bananas, peeled & diced 1 lb 2 to 2½ cups
Bananas, peeled & diced 1 lb 2 cups mashed
Barley, pearl 1 lb 2 cups
Beans, baked 1 lb 2 cups
Beans, dried, Lima 1 lb 2½ cups
Beans, 1 lb-dried, Lima, after cooking 2 lb, 9 oz 6 cups
Beans, Lima, fresh or canned 1 lb 2 cups
Beans, kidney, dried 1 lb 2-2/3 cups
Beans, kidney, 1 lb-dried, after cooking 2 lb, 6 oz 6 to 7 cups
Beans, navy, dried 1 lb 2-1/3 cups (6 cups cooked)
Beans, navy, 1 lb-dried, after cooking 2 lb, 3 oz 5½ to 6 cups
Beans, green snap, cut, cooked, no juice   1 lb 3 to 3½ cups cut
Bean sprouts, fresh 1 lb 1 quart (4 cups)
Beef, dried, solid pack 1 lb 1 quart (4 cups)
Beef, ground, raw 1 lb 3 cups
Beef, cooked, diced 1 lb 3 cups
Beets, medium 1 lb 3 to 4 beets
Beets, cooked, diced 1 lb 2½ to 2¾ cups
Beets, cooked, sliced 1 lb 2½ cups
Blackberries, fresh 1 lb 2 to 2½ cups
Blackberries, pie-pack 1 lb 2½ cups
Bran, dry 1 lb 2 quarts (8 cups)
Bran, all-bran 8 oz 1 quart (4 cups)
Bran, flakes 1 lb 3 quarts (12 cups)
Bread, loaf (average) 1 lb 18 slices, ½-inch each  
Bread, sandwich 2 lb 36 to 40 slices, thin
Bread, soft, broken 1 lb 2½ quarts (10 cups)
Bread, dry, broken 1 lb 8 to 9 cups
Bread, fresh 2 lb 1 lb dry crumbs
Bread crumbs, dry, ground 1 lb 4 cups
Bread crumbs, soft 1-1/2 slices 1 cup
Brussels sprouts, fresh 1 lb 1 quart (4 cups)
Butter 1 lb (4 sticks) 2 cups
Butter 1 oz. 2 tablespoons
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C

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Cabbage, fresh (raw), shredded 1 lb 1 quart (4 cups) lightly packed  
Cabbage, shredded, cooked 1 lb 1½ cups
Candied Fruit 8 oz. (1/2 lb.) 1 cup chunks
1-1/4 cup chopped
Cake crumbs, soft 1 lb 6 cups
Cantaloupe, whole 18 oz 1 melon, 4½-inch diameter
Carrots, raw 1-1/2 medium 1 cup grated
Carrots, raw 2 medium 1 cup sliced
Carrots, raw, diced 1 lb 3 to 3¼ cups
Carrots, raw, ground 1 lb 3 cups
Carrots, raw, whole 1 lb 4 to 5 medium
Carrots, cooked, diced 1 lb 3 cups
Cauliflower, raw, head 12 oz 1 small
Cauliflower, raw, florets 1 lb 3 cups
Celery cabbage, raw, shredded 1 lb 1 cup, sliced
Celery, raw 2 medium stalks 1 quart (4 cups)
Celery, raw, diced 1 lb 1 quart (4 cups)
Celery, raw, diced, depending on size 1 or 2 bunches 1 quart (4 cups)
Celery seed 1 oz 4 Tbsp
Cereal, flakes 3 cups flakes 1 cup crushed
Cheese, cottage 1 lb 2 cups
Cheese, grated or ground 1 lb 1 quart (4 cups)
Cheese, Philadelphia cream 8 oz.
3 oz.
1 cup
6 tablespoons
Cherries, fresh 4 cups w/pitts 2 cups pitted
Cherries, red, pie-pack, no juice 1 lb 3 cups (scant)
Cherries, glacé 1 lb 96 cherries or 2½ cups
Cherries, Royal Ann, canned, drained   1 lb 2¼ cups
Chicken, raw, ready to cook 4 to 4½ lb 1 quart cooked, diced
Chicken, cooked, cubed 1 lb 3 cups
Chili powder 1 oz 4 Tbsp
Chili sauce 14 oz 1¼ cups
Chocolate, baking 1 oz.
1 lb.
1 square
16 squares
Chocolate, grated 1 lb 3½ cups
Chocolate, melted 1 lb 2 cups (scant)
Chocolate cookie wafers 8 oz
1 cup fine crumbs
2 cups crumbs
19 wafers (approx.)
Cinnamon, ground 1 oz 4 Tbsp
Cinnamon, ground 1 lb 4 cups
Cinnamon stick ¾ oz 4 sticks, 5 inches long
Citron, dried, chopped 1 lb 2½ cups
Cloves, ground 1 oz 5 Tbsp
Cloves, whole 3 oz 1 cup
Cocoa 1 lb 4 cups
Coconut, prepared, shredded, dry 1 lb 6 to 7 cups
Coconut, moist, canned 1 lb 5-1/3 cups
Coffee, ground, medium-coarse 1 lb 5 to 5½ cups dry
40 cups brewed
Coffee, instant 1 lb ½ cup
Coffee, pulverized 1 lb 5 cups
Corn, fresh 2 medium ears 1 cup kernels
Corn, canned 1 lb 1¾ to 2 cups
Cornflakes 1 lb 4 quarts (16 cups)
Cornmeal, coarse 1 lb 3 cups
Corn meal, after cooking 1 lb 3 quarts (12 cups)
Corn syrup 1 lb 1-1/3 cups
Cornstarch 1 oz 3½ Tbsp
Cornstarch 1 lb 3½ cups
Crab, in shell 1 lb 3/4 to 1 cup cooked, flaked
Crab, in shell 2 lb 1 cup cooked meat
Crabmeat, flaked 1 lb 3½ cups
Crackers, graham 1 lb
14 squares
58 to 66 crackers
1 cup fine crumbs
Crackers, 2-5/8-inch square 12 oz 50 crackers
Crackers, 2 x 2-inch 1 lb 108 crackers
Cracker crumbs, medium-fine 1 lb 5 to 6 cups
Cranberries, raw 1 lb
1 quart
1 quart (4 cups)
6 to 7 cups cooked cranberry sauce
Cranberries, cooked 1 lb 1 quart (4 cups)
Cranberries, sauce, jellied 1 lb 2 cups
Cranberries, dehydrated, sliced 1 lb 8½ cups
Crawfish, whole, cooked 1 lb. not peeled 3 to 4 oz. tail meat peeled
Crawfish tails, cooked 1 lb. not peeled 1 to 2 cups meat peeled
Cream, heavy (whipping) 1 pint (2 cups) 1 quart (4 cups) whipped
Cream of tartar 1 oz 3 Tbsp
Cream of Wheat, uncooked 1 lb 2-2/3 cups
Cucumbers, fresh, diced 1 lb
1 medium-small
3 cups
1 cup small dice
Currants, diced 1 lb 3 cups
Curry powder 1 oz 4 Tbsp (¼ cup)
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D

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Dates, pitted     1 lb 2½ cups
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E

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Eggs, fresh, whole 1 lb 8 or 9 eggs
Eggs, fresh or frozen, whole 1 lb 2 cups (9 to 11 eggs)
Eggs, whites only, fresh or frozen   1 lb 2 cups (17 to 22 egg whites)  
Eggs, yolks only, fresh or frozen 1 lb 2 cups (19 to 22 egg yolks)
Eggs, hard cooked, chopped 1½ lb 1 quart (4 cups)
Eggs, dried 1 lb 4 cups
Eggs, frozen, whole 1 lb 2 cups (10 eggs)
Eggs, whites, dried 1 lb 5 cups
Eggs, yolks, dried 1 lb 5-2/3 cups
Eggplant, fresh 1 lb 8 slices 4 x ½-inch
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F

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Farina, cooked 6 oz ¾ cup
Farina, uncooked 1 lb 3 cups
Farina, 1 lb uncooked, after cooking   8 lb 3¾ quarts
Figs, dry, finely cut 1 lb 2½ cups
Flour, all-purpose 1 lb 4 cups
Flour, white, bread, unsifted 1 lb 3½ cups, scant
Flour, white, bread, sifted 1 lb 4 cups
Flour, cake, sifted 1 lb 4¾ cups
Flour, whole wheat 1 lb 3¾ cups
Flour, rye 1 lb 5¾ cups
Flour, soya, low fat 1 lb 5 cups
Fruit, canned 16 to 20 oz. can 1-3/4 to 2 cups drained
Fruit, frozen 10 oz. pkg. 1-1/4 cups drained
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G

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Gelatin, granulated ¼ oz 1 envelope (domestic), (1 Tbsp)
Gelatin, granulated 1 oz 4 Tbsp
Gelatin, granulated 1 lb 3 cups
Gelatin, prepared, flavored 1 lb 2-1/3 cups
Gelatin, sheet 1 sheet 1 tsp granulated or powdered
Ginger, ground 1 oz 5 Tbsp
Ginger, ground 1 lb 5 cups
Ginger, candied 1 oz 1 piece 2 x 2 x 3/8-inch
Grapefruit, medium 1 lb 1 grapefruit, 10 to 12 sections
Grapefruit, medium 2/3-cup juice
Grapefruit, medium, sections   1 gallon (16 cups) (238 sections)  
Grapenut cereal 1 lb 4 cups
Grapes, fresh, seeded, cut 1 lb 2¾ cups
Grapes, on stem 1 lb 1 quart (4 cups)
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H

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Ham, cooked, diced 1 lb 3 cups +
Ham, cooked, ground 1 lb 2 cups
Ham, 1 lb uncooked, after cooking 8 oz 1 cup cooked
Hominy, course 1 lb 2½ cups
Hominy grits, raw 1 lb 3 cups
Hominy grits, 1 lb raw, after cooking   6½ lb 3¼ quarts (13 cups)  
Honey 1 lb 1-1/3 cups
Horseradish, fresh 1 oz 2 Tbsp
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J

Food  Weight  Approx. Measure  
Jam 1 lb 1-1/3 cups
Jelly 1 lb 1½ cups
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L

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Lard 1 lb 2 cups
Lemons, medium 1 lb 4 to 5 lemons
Lemons, medium 6 medium lemons=1 cup juice
Lemons, large 1 large lemon=3 Tbsp grated peel  
Lemon juice 2 cups (8 to 10 lemons)
Lettuce, average head   9 oz 1 head
Lettuce, shredded 1 lb 6 to 8 cups
Lettuce, leaf 1 lb 25 to 30 salad garnishes  
Lime 1 medium   1-1/2 to 2 Tbsp. juice
1-1/2 tsp. grated peel
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M

FoodWeight Approx. Measure  
Macaroni, uncooked, 1-inch pieces 4 oz. (1 cup)
1 lb
2-1/4 cups cooked
4 cups uncooked
Macaroni, 1 lb uncooked, after cooking 4 lb cooked 2¼ quarts (9 cups)
Macaroni, cooked 1 lb 2½ cups
Margarine 1 lb 2 cups
Marshmallows, large (1¼-inch) 1 lb 80 pieces
Marshmallows, mineature 1/2 lb 4-1/2 cups
Marshmallow creme 7-1/2 oz. jar 2-1/2 cups
Mayonnaise 1 lb 2 cups (scant)
Meat, chopped, cooked 1 lb 2 cups
Milk, fluid, whole 1 lb, 1 oz 2 cups
Milk, sweetened condensed (canned) 1 lb 1½ cups
Milk, evaporated (canned) 13 oz. can
14-1/4 oz. can
1 lb
1-5/8 cups
1-2/3 cups
1¾ cups
Milk, dry, nonfat 1 lb 4 cups
Milk, dry, nonfat 1 oz 4 Tbsp
Mincemeat 1 lb 2 cups
Molasses 1 lb 1-1/3 cups
Mushrooms, whole, fresh 1 lb 6¾ cups whole
2 cups sliced
Mushrooms, fresh, 1 lb fresh, after sautéeing   1½ cups
Mushrooms, canned 1 lb 2 cups drained
Mustard, dry, ground 1 lb 4½ cups
Mustard, prepared 1 oz 4 Tbsp (¼ cup)
Mustard seed 1 oz 2½ Tbsp
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N

FoodWeight Approx. Measure  
Noodles, dry (uncooked) 1 lb 5-1/2 to 6 cups uncooked
9 cups cooked
Noodles, 1 lb dry, after cooking   3 lb 2¼ quarts (9 cups)
Nutmeats, almonds or peanuts 1 lb 3½ cups
Nutmeats, peacons or walnuts 1 lb 4 cups
Nutmeg, ground 1 oz 3½ Tbsp
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O

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Oats, rolled, quick, uncooked 1 lb 6 cups
Oats, rolled, quick, 1 lb dry, after cooking 2½ lb 4 quarts cooked (16 cups)  
Oil, vegetable 1 lb 2 to 2-1/8 cups
Olives, green, small size 1 quart 109 to 116 olives
Olives, ripe (black), small size 1 quart 152 olives
Olives 4½ lb 3 cups chopped
Onions, raw 1 lb 4 to 5 medium
Onions, raw, chopped 1 medium
1 lb
1/2 cup
2 to 3 cups
Onions, dehydrated, chopped 1 lb 7½ cups
Onions, dehydrated, chopped, 1 lb, after cooking 4½ to 5 lb 7½ to 11 cups
Onions, dehydrated, sliced 1 lb 12 cups
Onions, dehydrated, sliced, 1 lb dry, after cooking   4 lb, 6 oz to 5 lb   12 to 18 cups
Oranges, medium size 1 lb 2 ea.
Oranges, medium size, diced with juice 3 lb 1 quart (4 cups)
Oranges, medium size, diced with juice 3 lb 2 to 4=1 cup juice
Oranges, medium size, diced with juice 3 lb 2=1 cup bite size pieces
Oranges, medium size, diced with juice 3 lb 1=10 or 11 sections
Oranges, medium size, diced with juice 3 lb 1=4 Tbsp grated peel
Orange juice, fresh 1 medium orange 1/3 to 1/2 cup juice
Orange juice, frozen 6 oz
1 quart (32 oz)
2¼ cups reconstituted
3 quarts reconstituted
Oysters, 1 quart (4 cups) 2 lb 40 large, or 60 small
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P

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Paprika 1 oz 4 Tbsp
Parsley, coarsley chopped 1 oz 1 cup
Parsnips, raw 1 lb 4
Peanuts 1 lb 3¼ cups
Peanut Butter 1 lb 1¾ cups
Peaches, fresh, medium, whole 2 medium
1 lb
1 cup sliced
4 ea.
Peaches, canned, sliced, drained 1 lb 2 cups
Pears, fresh 2 medium 1 cup sliced
Peas, raw, in pod 1 lb 1 cup shelled
Peas, canned, drained 1¼ lb 2 to 2½ cups
Peas, dried, split 1 lb 2-1/3 cups
Peas, 1 lb dried, after cooking 2½ lb 5½ cups
Pears, fresh, whole 1 lb 3 to 4
Pears, canned, drained, diced 1 lb 2½ cups
Pears, canned, large halves, drained 1 lb, 14 oz 1 quart (9 halves)
Pecans, shelled 1 lb 3¾ cups
Peppers, bell 1 medium 1 cup chopped
Peppers, bell 1 lb 7 to 9 medium
Peppers, bell, chopped 1 lb 3 cups
Pepper, black, ground 1 oz 4 Tbsp (¼ cup)
Pepper, black, ground 1 lb 4 cups
Pickles, chopped 1 lb 3 cups
Pickles, halves, 3-inch 1 lb 1¾ cups
Pickles, halves, 3-inch 1 lb 3 cups or 36 halves
Pimiento, chopped 1 lb 2½ cups
Pineapple, canned tidbits 1 lb 2 cups
Pineapple, fresh 2 lb 1 pineapple, 2 to 3 cups
Pineapple, canned, slices, drained 1 lb 8 to 12 slices
Poppy seed 5 oz 1 cup
Potatoes, white, medium, raw 3 medium 2 cups cooked, cubed
1-3/4 cups mashed
3 cups grated, raw
Potatoes, white, medium, raw 1 lb 3 ea.
Potatoes, 2 lb raw, after cooking, diced and creamed or mashed   1 quart (4 cups)
Potatoes, sweet, raw 1 lb 3 medium
3 cups sliced
Potato chips 1 lb 4 to 5 quarts (16 to 20 cups)  
Potato chips ¾ to 1-oz 1 serving
Prunes, dried, medium size, dry 1 lb 2½ cups
Prunes, dried, 1 lb dry, after cooking 2 lb 3 to 4 cups
Prunes, cooked, pitted 1 lb 3¼ cups
Pumpkin, cooked 1 lb 2½ cups
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R

FoodWeight Approx. Measure  
Raisins, dry 1 lb 3 cups
Raisins, 1 lb dry, after cooking 1 lb, 12 oz 1 quart (4 cups)
Raspberries, raw 1 lb 3-3/8 cups
Rhubarb, raw, 1-inch pieces 1 lb 1 quart (4 cups)
Rhubarb, 1 lb raw, after cooking   1 lb 2½ cups
Rice, dry 1 lb 2 cups
Rice, 1 lb dry, after cooking 4 to 4½ lb 2 quarts (8 cups)
Rice, puffed cereal 1 oz 1-2/3 cups
Rutabaga, raw, cubed 1 lb 3-1/3 cups
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S

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Sage, finely ground 1 lb 8 cups
Sage, finely ground 1 oz ½ cup
Salad dressing, cooked 1 lb 2 cups
Salmon, canned 1 lb 2 cups
Salt, Kosher or coarse 1 oz 2 Tbsp
Salt, table 1 oz 1½ Tbsp
Sardines, canned 1 lb 48, 3-inches long
Sausage, links, small 1 lb 16 to 17
Sauerkraut 1 lb 3 cups packed
Scallions, fresh 9 with tops   1 cup finely sliced
Sesame seed 1 oz 3 Tbsp
Shortening, solid 1 lb 2¼ cups
Shrimp, small, cleaned 1 lb 3¼ cups
Soda, baking 1 oz 2-1/3 Tbsp
Sour cream 8 oz 1 cup
Spaghetti, dry 7 oz. 4 cups cooked (approx.)
Spaghetti, dry, 2-inch pieces 1 lb 5 cups
Spaghetti, 1 lb dry, after cooking   4 lb 2½ quarts (10 cups)
Spinach, raw 1 lb 5 quarts (20 cups) lightly packed  
Spinach, 1 lb raw, after cooking 13 oz 2¾ cups
Spinach, canned 1 lb 2 cups
Squash, summer, raw 2 lb 1 squash, 5-inches diameter
Squash, Hubbard, cooked 1 lb 2 cups
Starch, waxy maize 1 oz 3 Tbsp
Strawberries, raw 1 lb
1 qt.
2¼ cups
4 cups, sliced
Suet, ground 1 lb 3¾ cups
Sugar, brown 1 lb 3 cups loose
2-2/3 cups packed
Sugar cubes 1 lb 96 cubes
Sugar, granulated 1 lb 2 to 2-1/8 cups
Sugar, powdered, XXXX sifted 1 lb 3 cups
Sweetbreads, 5 lb after cooking 1¾ quarts (7 cups) cooked
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T

FoodWeight Approx. Measure
Tapioca, dry, quick cooking 1 lb 3 cups
Tapioca, pearl 1 lb 2¾ cups
Tapioca, 1 lb dry after cooking 7½ cups
Tea, dry 1 lb 6 cups dry
120 cups brewed
Tea, instant 1 oz ½ cup
Tomatoes, canned 1 lb 2 cups
Tomatoes, fresh 1 medium  
1 lb
1 cup diced
3 to 4 medium
Tomatoes, fresh, diced 1 lb 2¼ cups
Tomatoes, dehydrated, flaked 1 lb 2¾ cups
Tomatoes, dehydrated, flaked, 1 lb dry after reconstituting in 1 gallon water   1 lb 2¾ quarts (11 cups)
Turkey, raw, whole 14 lb 11 to 12 cups diced cooked meat  
Turnips, raw 1 lb 2 to 3 whole
Turnips, raw, cubed 1 lb 3-1/3 cups
Tuna, canned 1 lb 2 cups
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V

FoodWeight  Approx. Measure  
Vanilla extract   ½ oz 1 Tbsp
Vegetables, canned 16 oz. can 2 cups drained
Vegetables, frozen 10 oz. pkg. 2 cups thawed
Vinegar 16 oz 2 cups
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W

FoodWeight  Approx. Measure
Walnuts, English, 1 lb shelled   1 lb 4 cups
Watercress 1 lb 5 bunches
Watermelon 1 lb 1-inch slice, 6-inch diameter
Wheat, puffed cereal 1 lb 8 quarts (32 cups)
Wheat, rolled, dry 1 lb 14¾ cups
Wheat, shredded cereal 1 lb 15 or 16 biscuits
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Y

FoodWeight  Approx. Measure
Yeast, compressed cake 3/5 oz 1 cake
Yeast, dry ¼ oz 1 envelope (2-1/2 tsp.)
Yeast, dry 1 oz dry=2 oz compressed cake
Yeast, dry 1 small pkg dry=1 pkg compressed cake  
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