Equivalents and Yields
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Ever see a recipes calling for apples by cup and wonder how many pounds to buy? Ever wonder what the equivalent of 2 cups dried beans is when converted to precooked?

This table covers many examples of food yield and measure equivalents. We will add to this table as we get suggestions for common yield questions.

Equivalents And Yields
Food		Amount		Equivalent Measure
Apples		1 pound		3 cups pared, sliced
Bananas		1 pound		3-4 medium or 1 ¾ cup mashed
Beans, green, fresh		1 pound		3 cups uncooked or 2 1/2cup cooked
Beans, dried		1 pound		2 cups uncooked or 6 cups cooked
Berries		1 quart		3 ½ cups
Bread crumbs, soft		1 slice bread		½ cup
Broccoli		1 pound		2 cups cooked
Butter		¼ pound		8 Tablespoons or ½ cup
Cabbage		1 pound		4 cups shredded
Carrots		1 pound		2 ½ cups diced
Cheese		¼ pound		1 cup shredded
Cheese, cottage		½ pound		1 cup
Chicken, broiler, fryer		3 ½ pounds		2 cups cooked, diced meat
Chocolate		1 ounce		4 Tablespoons, grated
Coffee		1 pound		45 6-ounce cups
Coffee, instant		2 ounces		25 6-ounce cups
Crackers, graham		16		1 ¼ cup crumbs
Egg whites, large		8		About 1 cup
Flour, all-purpose		1 pound		4 cups sifted
Lemon		1 medium		2-3 Tablespoons juice; 2 teaspoons grated rind
Milk, instant, nonfat dry		1 pound		4 quarts
Mushrooms, fresh		½ pound		1 cup sliced, cooked
Oatmeal		1 cup		2 ¼ cup cooked
Onion		1 medium		½ cup chopped
Orange		1 medium		6-8 Tablespoons juice; 2-3 Tablespoons grated rind
Peach or pear		¼ pound		½ cup sliced
Peas, dried		1 pound		2 ¼ cups uncooked or 5 cups cooked
Pecans, in shell		1 pound		2 ¼ cup chopped nutmeats
Pepper, green		1 large		1 cup diced
Potatoes, 3 medium		1 pound		2 ¼ cup cooked or 1 ¾ cup mashed
Prunes, dried		1 pound		2 ¼ cups or 4 cups cooked
Raisins		1 pound		2 ¾ cups
Rice		½ pound		1 cup or 3 cups cooked
Spaghetti		1 pound		6-8 cups cooked
Spinach		1 pound		1 ½ cup cooked
Sugar, brown		1 pound		2 ¼ cups (firmly packed)
Sugar, confectioner's		1 pound		3 ½ cups
Sugar, granulated		1 pound		2 cups