Helpful Hints: Common Food Equivalents

Helpful Hints: Common Food Equivalents

How much IS this anyway?

Baking:

1 pound brown sugar = 2-1/2 cups
1 pound cube sugar = 96-160 cubes
1 pound granulated sugar = 2 cups
1 pound powdered sugar = 3-1/2 cups

1 stick butter/margarine = 8 oz. = 1/2 cup
1 pound butter/margarine = 4 sticks = 32 oz. = 2 cups

6 oz. package chocolate chips = 1 cup

1 c. marshmallows = 80 miniature = 8 regular
10-1/2 oz. pkg. marshmallows = 5-1/2 c.

1 pound all-purpose = 3-1/2 to 4 cups
1 pound cake flour = 4 to 4 1/2 cups
1 pound graham flour = 3 1/2 cups
1 pound corn meal = 3 cups

1 lb. coconut = 3 c. grated

1 c. pancake batter = 5 medium pancakes (5")

1" vanilla bean, scraped = 1 t. extract

1/4 oz. pkg. active yeast = 2-1/4 t.
4 oz. jar active yeast = 14 T.

Crumbs

4 slices of bread = 1 cup crumbs
23 soda crackers = 1 cup crumbs
38 saltine crackers = 1 cup crumbs
14-15 graham cracker squares = 1 cup crumbs
22 vanilla wafers = 1 cup crumbs
3-4 c. Cornflakes = 1 c. crumbs
12 Oreo cookies = 1 c. crumbs

Pasta:

4 oz. (1 to 1-1/4 cup uncooked macaroni) = 2-1/4 cups cooked macaroni
7 ounces spaghetti = 4 cups cooked spaghetti
16 oz. lasagna = 16-24 noodles
16 oz. manicotti = 10-12 pieces


Cheese:

1/2 pound (8 oz. package) = 2 cups shredded
1 pound shredded cheese = 4 cups
4 ounces crumbled Bleu cheese = 1 cup
1 pound American Cheese = 2-2/3 cup cubed


Eggs & Egg Whites:

1 egg = 4 Tablespoons liquid
4-5 whole eggs = 1 cup
7-9 whites = 1 cup
12-14 yolks = 1 cup
8-10 large egg whites = 1 cup
12-14 large egg yolks = 1 cup


Veggies:

1 lb. red potatoes = 7-9 small = 5-6 medium
1 lb. new potatoes = 9-12 small
1 lb. white potatoes = 3 medium = 2-1/4 c. peeled, diced = 1-3/4 c. mashed

1 lb. tomatoes = 3 medium
4 cups grape tomatoes = about 100, or about 15 grape tomatoes per 1/2 cup

8 green onions chopped = 1 cup
1 medium onion = 1/2 cup chopped
1 large onion = 3/4 to 1 cup chopped

1 lb. asparagus = 16-20 spears = 3 c. trimmed

1 lb. avocados = 2 medium = 1-1/2 c. pulp

1 lb. carrots = 24-36 baby carrots = 5-7 medium carrots

2-3 medium ribs celery = 1 c. sliced or chopped

1 head garlic = 8-15 cloves
1 small clove = 1/2 t. minced = 1/8 t. garlic powder
1 large clove = 1-1/2 t. minced = 1/2 t. garlic powder

1 lb. fresh mushrooms = 2 c. sliced


Fruits:

1 medium lemon = 1 T. grated rind
1 medium lemon = 2-3 T. juice
5-8 medium lemons = 1 cup

1 pint berries = 1-3/4 cups

1 pound bananas = 3 medium = 1-1/3 cups mashed

1 medium apple = about 3/4 to 1 cup chopped
2 medium apples = about 1-1/2 cups
1 large apple = about 1 cup chopped
2 large apples = about 2-1/4 cups chopped

1 lb. peaches or pears = 4 medium = 2 c. peeled, sliced

1 medium pineapple = 2 lbs. = 3 c. chunks/cubes

Meats/Seafood/Etc.:

1 lb. bacon = 10-15 thick slices = 16-24 average slices = 25-30 thin slices
1 lb. cooked bacon = 1 - 1-1/2 c. crumbled bacon
1 lb. cooked ham = 3 c. diced

1 lb. ground beef = 2 c. raw = 12 oz. cooked
5 lb. beef tenderloin = 12-16 servings

5 lb. chicken = 2-1/4 lb. cooked meat
12-18 lb. turkey = 25 servings

2-1/2 lb. lobster = 2 c. cooked meat
1 lb. sea scallops = 30 scallops
1 lb. bay scallops = 75 scallops

Drinks:

1 keg beer = 7-3/4 gallons = 82 (12-oz.) cans
1 pony keg beer = 15-1/2 gallons = 165 (12-oz.) cans

1 lb. ground coffee = 80 T. = 40-50 c. brewed


Sources: http://www.breakfast-and-brunch-recipes.com/
http://southernfood.about.com/library/info/blequiva.htm