Food Conversions from Pounds to Cups

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES


This is extremely useful information if you are costing out a menu or if you have a food service 'formula' recipe that lists ingredients by weight and you want to convert the recipe to cups etc. instead of pounds. Weights and their approximate measures and yield.

FOOD
WEIGHT
YIELD
     
Almonds, blanched 1 pound 1-1/2 cups
Apples 1-1/2 pounds 4 c. sliced
Apples, diced 1 pound 4 cups
Apples, canned pie pack 1-1/2 pounds 4 cups
Apple sauce 1 pound 2 cups
Apricots, diced, cooked 1 pound 5 cups
Apricots, fresh 1 pound 8 Apricots
Asparagus, fresh 1 pound 20 stalks
Asparagus, canned 1 pound 2-1/2 cups
     
Bacon, cooked, diced 1 pound 1-1/2 cups
Bacon, raw, diced 1 pound 2 cups or 20 slices
Baking powder 1 ounce 2-1/2 Tbsp.
Baking powder 1 pound 2-1/2 cups
Bananas 1 pound 3 medium
Bananas, mashed 1 pound 1-1/4 cups
Bananas, diced 1 pound 2-1/4 cups
Bananas, sliced 1 pound 2 cups
Beans, baked 1 pound 2 cups
Beans, kidney 1 pound 2 2/3 cups
Beans, lima, fresh 1-1/2 pound 4 cups
Beans, navy 1 pound 2 1/3 cups
Beans, navy, 1 pound Soaked and cooked weights 2-1/8 pound 6 cups
Beans, string l pound 3-1/2 cups
Beef, dried 1 pound 4 cups
Beef, ground raw 1 pound 2 cups
Beef, cooked, diced 1 pound 3 cups
Beets, cooked, diced 1 pound 2-1/4 cups
Beets, cooked, sliced 1-1/2 pounds 4 cups
Bran, all bran 1/2 pound 4 cups
Bran flakes 1 pound 12 cups
Bread, loaf 1 pound 18 slices
Bread, sandwich 2 pounds 38 slices
Bread, soft broken or stale 1 pound 9 cups
Bread crumbs, dry 1 pound 5 cups
Bread crumbs, fresh 1 pound 8 cups
Brussels sprouts 1 pound 4 cups
Butter 1 pound 2 cups
Butter 1 ounce 2 tablespoon
Butter, portion sliced 1 pound 48 pats
     
Cabbage, cooked 1 pound 1-1/2 cups
Cabbage, shredded 1 pound 7 cups
Carrots 1 pound 6 small
Carrots, cooked, diced 1 pound 3 cups
Carrots, raw, diced 1 pound 3 cups
Carrots, raw, ground 1 pound 3-1/4 cups
Celery, diced 1/2 in 1 pound 4-1/2 cups
Celery, diced 1/4 in 1 pound 4 cups
Celery, sliced, cooked 1 pound 1-1/2 cups
Celery Cabbage 1 pound 6 cups
Cheese, cottage 1 pound 2-1/4 cups
Cheese, diced 1 pound 3-1/2 cups
Cheese, Philadelphia cream 3 ounces 1/3 cup
Cheese, 5 pound Brick 1 pound 16 slices
Cottage cheese, No.10 dipper 1 pound 8-9 portions
Cottage cheese, No.16 dipper 1 pound 12-13 portions
Cottage cheese, No.30 dipper 1 pound 20 portions
Cherries, candied 1 pound 2-1/2 cups
Cherries, glace 1 pound 96 cherries
Cherries, red pie pack 1 pound 3 cups scant
Cherries, Royal Anne drained 1 pound 2-1/4 cups
Chicken, cooked 5 pounds 4-5 cups
Chicken, cooked and meat removed from bones 5 pounds 1-1/4 pounds
Chocolate 1 pound 16 squares (16 oz)
Chocolate, grated 1 pound 3-1/2 cups
Chocolate, grated 1 ounce 4 Tbsp.
Chocolate, melted 1 pound 2 cups scant
Citron, dried chopped 3 ounces 1 cup
Cocoa 1 pound 4 cups
Coconut, shredded 1 pound 7 cups
Coconut, moist canned 1 pound 5 cups
Coffee, coarse grind 1 pound 4 3/4 cups
Coffee, fine grind 1 pound 5 cups
Corn, canned 1 pound 1-3/4 cups
Cornflakes 1 pound 16 cups
Cornmeal 1 pound 3 cups
Corn syrup 11 ounces 1 cup
Corn syrup 1 pound 1 1/3 cups
Cornstarch 1 ounce 3 tablespoon
Cornstarch 1 pound 3 cups
Crackers, broken 1 pound 2-1/2 cups
Crackers, Graham 1 pound 48 crackers
Crackers, Soda 1 pound 104 crackers
Cracker crumbs, fine 10 ounces 4 cups
Cracker crumbs, fine 2-1/2 ounces 1 cup
Cranberries, raw 1 pound 4 cups
Cranberries, cooked 1 pound 4 cups
Cranberries, sauce, jellied 1 pound 2 cups
Cream of Tartar 1 ounce 3 tbsp
Cucumbers, diced 1 pound 3 cups
Cream of wheat 1 pound 2 2/3 cups
     
Dates 1 pound 2-1/2 cups
Dates, pitted 1 pound 3 cups or 50-60 medium
     
Eggs, 30 dozen case 41-43 pounds 360 eggs
Eggs, hard cooked 1 pound 8 eggs
Eggs, hard cooked, chopped 8 eggs 2 cups
Eggs, dried 1 pound 4 cups
Egg whites, dried 1 pound 8 cups
Egg yolks, dried 1 pound 4 3/4 cups
     
Flour, barley 1 pound 4 cups
Flour, rye 1 pound 4 cups
Flour, white, all purpose 1 pound 4 cups
Flour, white, all purpose 1 cup 4 ounces
Flour, whole wheat 1 cup 4 4/5 ounces
Flour, whole wheat 1 pound 4 cups
Flour, soya 1 pound 5 cups
Flour, cake, sifted 1 pound 4 1/4 cups
     
Macaroni, l in. pieces raw 4 cups 1 pound
Macaroni, 1 in. pieces 1 pound After cooking 2-3/4 quarts 5 pound
     
Noodles, raw 8-1/2 cups 1 pound
Noodles, 1 pound, after cooking 3 qt 4 pound
     
Rice raw 2 cups 2 pound And 10 ounces
Rolled Oats uncooked 4 3/4 cups 1 pound
     
Salt 1-1/2 Tbsp 1 ounce
Spaghetti raw 4 cups 1 pound
Spaghetti 1 pound After cooking 2 1/3 qt 3 pounds And 14 ounces
Sugar, Granulated 2-1/4 cups 1 pound
Sugar, cube sugar 96 to 100 1 pound
Sugar, Brown sugar (packed) 2-3/4 cups 1 pound
Sugar, Sifted powdered 3-1/2 cups 1 pound
     
Tea 6 cups 1 pound