Yields & Equivalents for Common Ingredients

Ingredient	Amount	Equivalent
Apples	1 cup sliced or chopped	1 medium (6 oz)
	1 lb	3 medium
Apricots, dried halves	1 cup	5 oz
Asparagus	16 - 20 stalks	1 lb
Bacon	1/2 cup crumbled	8 slices, crisply cooked
Bananas	1 cup sliced	1 medium or 2 small
	1 cup mashed	2 medium
Beans, dried	5 - 6 cups cooked	1 lb dried (2 1/4 cup)
Beans, green or wax	3 cups 1-inch pieces	1 lb
Bread, white	12 slices (1/2 inch)	1-lb loaf
	1 cup soft crumbs	1 1/2 slices
	1 cup dry crumbs	4 - 5 slices, oven-dried
Broccoli	1 bunch	1.5 lbs
	2 cups flowerets, 1-inch pieces or chopped	6 oz
Butter, margarine or spread	2 cups	1 lb
	1/2 cup	1 stick
Cabbage Green Slaw (bag)	1 medium head	1.5 lbs
	4 cups shredded	1 lb
	7 cups	16 oz
Carrots	1 medium	7 inches
	1 cup shredded	1 1/2 medium
	1 cup 1/4-inch slices	2 medium
Cauliflower	1 medium head	2 lbs (with leaves)
	3 cups flowerets	1 lb
Celery	1 medium bunch	2 lbs (11 inches)
	1 cup thinly sliced or chopped	2 medium stalks
Cheese - Hard (such as blue, Cheddar, feta, mozzarella, Swiss), shredded or crumbled	1 cup	4 oz
Cheese - Cottage	2 cups	16 oz
Cheese - Cream	1 cup	1 cup
Chocolate - Chips unsweetened	1 cup	6 oz
Chocolate - semisweet baking	1 square of bar	1 oz
Corn, sweet	1 medium ear	8 oz
	1 cup kernels	2 medium ears
Cream - Sour	1 cup	8 oz
Cream - Whipping (heavy)	1 cup (2 cups whipped)	1/2 pint
Crumbs - finely crushed Chocolate wafer cookie	1 1/2 cups	27 cookies
Crumbs - Graham cracker	1 1/2 cups	21 squares
Crumbs - Saltine cracker	1 cup	29 squares
Crumbs - Vanilla wafer cookie	1 1/2 cups	38 cookies
Eggs, large Whole	1 cup	4 large eggs
Eggs, large Whole	1 egg	1/4 cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product
Flour	3 1/2 cups	1 lb
Garlic	1/2 teaspoon finely chopped	1 medium clove
Jalapeño chili	1 Tbsp	1 medium, seeded and chopped
Lemons or Limes	1 1/2 - 3 tsp grated peel	1 medium
	2 - 3 Tbsp juice	1 medium
Lettuce - Iceberg or romaine	1 medium head	1 1/2 lbs
	2 cups shredded	5 oz
	6 cups bite-size pieces	1 lb
Marshmallows	1 large	10 miniature
Meat, cooked (beef, pork and poultry)	1 cup chopped or bite-size pieces	6 oz
Mushrooms - Fresh	6 cups sliced	1 lb
	2 1/2 cups chopped	8 oz
Mushrooms - Canned	4-oz can sliced, drained	2/3 cup fresh, sliced and cooked (5 oz uncooked)
Nuts (without shells) - Chopped, sliced or slivered	1 cup	4 oz
Nuts (without shells) - Whole or halves	3 - 4 cups	1 lb
Olives - Pimiento-stuffed	1 cup sliced	24 large or 36 small
Olives - Ripe, pitted	1 cup sliced	32 medium
Onions - Green, with tops	1 medium	1/2 oz
	2 Tbsp chopped	2 medium
	1/4 cup sliced	3 or 4 medium
Onions - Yellow or white	1 medium	3 oz
	1/2 cup chopped	1 medium
Oranges	1 - 2 Tbsp grated peel	1 medium
	1/3 - 1/2 cup juice	1 medium
Pasta - Macaroni	4 cups cooked	6 - 7 oz uncooked (2 cups)
Pasta - Noodles, egg	4 cups cooked	7 oz uncooked (4 to 5 cups)
Pasta - Spaghetti	4 cups cooked	7 - 8 oz uncooked
Peppers, bell	1/2 cup chopped	1 small
	1 cups chopped	1 medium
	1 1/2 cups chopped	1 large
Potatoes - New	10 - 12 small	1 1/2 lbs
Potatoes - Red, white, sweet or yams	1 medium	5 - 6 oz
Potatoes - Red or White	1 cup 1/2-inch pieces	1 medium
Rice - Brown	4 cups cooked	1 cup uncooked
Rice - Parboiled (converted)	3 - 4 cups cooked	1 cup uncooked
Rice - Precooked white (instant)	2 cups cooked	1 cup uncooked
Rice - Regular long grain	3 cups cooked	1 cup uncooked
Rice - Wild	3 cups cooked	1 cup uncooked
Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Jumbo	1 lb	21 - 25 count
Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Large	1 lb	31 - 35 count
Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Medium	1 lb	41 - 45 count
Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Small	1 lb	51 - 60 count
Shrimp (cooked without shells)	1 lb	1 1/3 lb uncooked (with shells)
Sugar - Brown	2 1/4 cups packed	1 lb
Sugar - Granulated	2 1/4 cups packed	1 lb
Sugar - Powdered	4 cups	1 lb
Tomatoes	3/4 cup chopped (1 medium)	5 oz
	1 cup chopped	1 large
	1/2 cup chopped	1 small