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"Fruits & Vegetables"
| FOOD |
WEIGHT |
VOLUME EQUIVALENT |
| Apples |
1 pound |
3 medium (3 cups sliced) |
| Bananas |
1 pound |
3 medium (1 1/2 cups mashed) |
| Lemon Juice |
1 medium |
3 tablespoons lemon juice |
| Lemon, Peel |
1 medium |
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel |
| Lime Juice |
1 medium |
2 tablespoons lime juice |
| Lime, Peel |
1 medium |
1 teaspoon grated lime peel |
| Orange |
1 medium |
1/3 to 1/2 cup juice and 2 tablespoons grated peel |
| Raisins |
1 pound |
3 cups, loosely packed |
| Cabbage |
1 pound head |
4 1/2 cups shredded |
| Corn |
2 medium ears |
1 cup kernels |
| Green Pepper |
1 large |
1 cup diced |
| Lettuce |
1 pound head |
6 1/4 cups torn |
| Mushrooms |
3 cups raw |
1 cup cooked |
| Onion |
1 medium |
1/2 cup chopped |
| Peach |
2 medium |
1 cup sliced |
| Pear |
2 medium |
1 cup sliced |
| White Potatoes |
3 medium |
2 cups cubed or 1 3/4 cups mashed |
| Sweet Potatoes |
3 medium |
3 cups sliced |
| Strawberries |
1 quart |
4 cups sliced |
| Tomato |
2 1/2 pounds |
3 cups seeded, chopped, and drained |
| Tomato |
1 medium |
1/2 cup cooked |
"Nuts"
| FOOD |
WEIGHT |
VOLUME EQUIVALENT |
| Almonds in shell |
1 pound |
1 to 1 1/4 cups nutmeats |
| Almonds, shelled |
1 pound |
3 cups nutmeats |
| Brazil Nuts in shell |
1 pound |
1 1/2 cups nutmeats |
| Brazil Nuts, shelled |
1 pound |
3 1/4 cups nutmeats |
| Hazelnuts in shell |
1 pound |
1 1/2 cups nutmeats |
| Hazelnuts, shelled |
1 pound |
3 1/2 cups nutmeats |
| Pecans in shell |
1 pound |
2 1/4 cups nutmeats |
| Pecans, shelled |
1 pound |
4 cups nutmeats |
| Walnuts in shell |
1 pound |
2 cups nutmeats |
| Walnuts, shelled |
1 pound |
4 cups nutmeats |
"Dairy Products"
| FOOD |
WEIGHT |
VOLUME EQUIVALENT |
| Butter or Margarine |
1/4 pound |
1/2 cup |
| Cottage Cheese |
8 ounces |
1 cup |
| Heavy or whipping cream |
1 cup |
2 cups whipped |
| Sour Cream |
8 ounces |
1 cup |
| Egg Whites |
1 cup |
8-10 whites |
| Egg Yolks |
1 cup |
12 to 14 yolks |
| Evaporated Milk |
5 ounce can |
2/3 cup |
| Evaporated Milk |
12 ounce can |
1 2/3 cup |
| Sweetened Condensed Milk |
14 ounce can |
1 1/4 cups |
"Baking Products"
| FOOD |
WEIGHT |
VOLUME EQUIVALENT |
| Semisweet Chocolate |
6 ounces |
1 cup |
| Unsweetened Chocolate |
1 ounce |
1 square |
| Flaked Coconut |
3 1/2 ounce can |
1 1/3 cups |
| Shredded Coconut |
7 ounce bag |
2 2/3 cups |
| All-purpose flour |
1 pound |
3 1/2 to 4 cups |
| Gelatin |
1 envelope |
1 tablespoon |
| Honey |
16 ounces |
1 1/3 cups |
| Confectioner's Sugar |
1 pound |
about 3 3/4 cups |
| Granulated Sugar |
1 pound |
2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups |
| Corn Syrup |
16 ounces |
2 cups |
| Maple Syrup |
12 ounces |
1 1/2 cups |
| Coffee, ground |
1 pound |
80 tablespoons |
| Coffee, ground |
1/2 pound |
40 tablespoons |
| Coffee, ground |
4 ounces |
20 tablespoons |
| Graham Crackers |
14 squares |
1 cup crumbs |
| Saltine Crackers |
28 crackers |
1 cup crumbs |
| Vanilla Wafers |
22 wafers |
1 cup crumbs |
| Brown sugar |
1 pound |
2 1/4 cups, packed |
"Grains"
| FOOD |
WEIGHT |
VOLUME EQUIVALENT |
| Fresh Breadcrumbs |
1 slice bread with crust |
1/2 cup |
| Bread |
1 pound |
12 to 16 slices |
| Cornmeal |
1 pound |
3 cups |
| Oats, quick cooking |
1 cup |
1 3/4 cups cooked |
| Rice, long grain, precooked |
1 cup, 3 oz |
2 cups cooked |
| Popcorn |
1/4 cup |
5 cups popped |
| Rice, long grain |
1 cup, 7 oz |
3 cups cooked |
"Pastas"
| FOOD |
VOLUME EQUIVALENT |
| Spaghetti, Linguine, or Vermecilli |
| 4 ounces dry |
2 to 3 cups cooked |
| 8 ounces dry |
4 to 5 cups cooked |
| 16 ounces dry |
8 to 9 cups cooked |
| Macaroni, Penne, or Rotini |
| 4 ounces dry |
2 1/2 cups cooked |
| 8 ounces dry |
4 1/2 cups cooked |
| Fine or Medium Egg Noodles |
| 4 ounces dry |
2 to 3 cups cooked |
| 8 ounces dry |
4 to 5 cups cooked |
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