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Food Equivalents
Use this chart to determine the equivalents of some common ingredients. All measurements are approximate.
- Bacon
Amount Equivalent 1 slice
1 tbsp (15 mL) cooked and crumbled
1 lb (500 g)
1 ½ cups (375 mL) cooked and crumbled
- Baking Powder
Amount Equivalent 1/6 oz (5 g)
1 tsp (5 mL)
- Baking Soda
Amount Equivalent 1/7 oz (4 g)
1 tsp (5 mL)
- Bananas
Amount Equivalent 1 lb (500 g)
- 3 to 4 medium
- 2 cups (500 mL) sliced
- 1 ¾ cups (425 mL) mashed
- Barley, pearl
Amount Equivalent 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
3 ½ to 4 cups (875 mL to 1 L) cooked
- Beans, dried
Amount Equivalent 8 oz (250 g)
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
2 to 3 cups (500 to 750 mL) cooked
- Bread Crumbs
Dry bread crumbs are powdered like fine sand; fresh bread crumbs are soft and the size of peas.
Amount Equivalent Dry 1 slice
¼ cup (50 mL) dry bread crumbs
Fresh 1 slice
½ cup (125 mL) fresh bread crumbs
- Bulgur
Amount Equivalent Fine ¾ cup (175 mL) uncooked
2 ½ cups (625 mL) cooked
Medium ¾ cup (175 mL) uncooked
2 cups (500 mL) cooked
Coarse ¾ cup (175 mL) uncooked
1 ¾ cup (425 mL) cooked
Toasted Cracked Wheat 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
2 cups (500 mL) cooked
- Candied Fruit
Amount Equivalent Cherries 1 lb (500 g)
2 cups (500 mL)
Crystallized Ginger 4 oz (125 g)
1 cup (250 mL)
Mixed Fruit 1 lb (500 g)
2 cups (500 mL)
Peel (lemon, orange, citron) 1 lb (500 g)
2 cups (500 mL)
Pineapple 1 lb (500 g)
2 cups (500 mL)
- Cheese
Amount Equivalent Blue 4 oz (125 g)
1 cup (250 mL) crumbled
Cheddar 1 lb (500 g)
4 cups (1 L) shredded
Feta 4 oz (125 g)
1 cup (250 mL) crumbled
Mozzarella 1 lb (500 g)
3 ½ cups (875 mL) shredded
Parmesan 2 ¼ oz (65 g)
½ cup (125 mL) grated
- Chocolate Chips
Amount Equivalent 6 oz (175 g)
1 cup (250 mL)
12 oz (350 g)
2 cups (500 mL)
- Coffee
Amount Equivalent 1 lb (500 g)
5 to 5 ½ cups (1.25 to 1.375 L) grounds
1 lb (500 g)
40 to 50 brewed cups (6 oz / 170 mL each)
- Coconut
Amount Equivalent Flaked - 3 oz (85 g)
- 7 oz (200 g)
- 1 cup (250 mL)
- 2 ½ cups (625 mL)
Medium - 4 oz (125 g)
- 7 oz (200 g)
- 1 cup (250 mL)
- 1 ¾ cups (425 mL)
- Cookie Crumbs
Amount Equivalent Chocolate Wafers 18 wafers
1 cup (250 mL) crumbs
Gingersnaps 22 cookies
1 cup (250 mL) crumbs
Graham Wafers 14 wafers
1 cup (250 mL) crumbs
Vanilla Wafers 30 wafers
1 cup (250 mL) crumbs
- Couscous
Amount Equivalent 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
2 ½ cups (625 mL) cooked
- Cornstarch
1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch will thicken 1 cup (250 mL) liquid.
Amount Equivalent ⅛ oz (4 g)
1 tsp (5 mL)
⅓ oz (10 g)
1 tbsp (15 mL)
- Cream Cheese
Amount Equivalent 4 oz (125 g)
½ cup (125 mL)
8 oz (250 g)
1 cup (250 mL)
- Dried Fruit
Amount Equivalent Apricots 1 lb (500 g)
2 ½ to 3 cups (625 to 750 mL)
Currants 1 lb (500 g)
3 cups (750 mL)
Dates 1 lb (500 g)
2 ½ cups (625 mL) chopped
Figs 1 lb (500 g)
3 cups (750 mL) chopped
- Egg
To measure half an egg, beat 1 whole egg, then measure out 1 ½ tbsp (22 mL).
Amount Equivalent Whole - 1 large egg
- 5 large eggs
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) whole egg
- 6 medium eggs = 7 small eggs = 1 cup (250 mL) whole egg
White - 1 large egg
- 7 egg whites
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) white
- 1 cup (250 mL) whites
Yolk - 1 large egg
- 14 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) yolk
- 1 cup (250 mL) yolks
- Fats
Amount Equivalent Butter - 1 lb (500 g)
- 1 stick
- 2 cups (500 mL) = 4 sticks
- ½ cup (125 mL) = ¼ lb (125 g) = 8 tbsp (125 mL)
Margarine - 1 lb (500 g)
- 1 square
- 2 cups (500 mL) = 4 squares
- ½ cup (125 mL) = ¼ lb (125 g) = 8 tbsp (125 mL)
Lard 1 lb (500 g)
2 ⅓ cups (575 mL)
Shortening 1 lb (500 g)
2 ⅓ cups (575 mL)
Suet 1 lb (500 g) ground
3 ¾ cups (925 mL)
- Flour
Amount Equivalent All-purpose 1 lb (500 g)
3 ½ cups (875 mL)
Bread 1 lb (500 g)
3 ¾ cups (925 mL)
Cake and Pastry 1 lb (500 g)
4 ½ cups (1.125 L) sifted
Self-rising 1 lb (500 g)
3 ½ cups (875 mL)
Whole Wheat 1 lb (500 g)
4 cups (1 L)
- Gelatin
1 tbsp (15 mL) unflavored gelatin will gel 2 cups (500 mL) liquid.
Amount Equivalent ¼ oz (7 g) pkg
1 tbsp (15 mL)
- Honey
Amount Equivalent 1 lb (500 g)
1 ⅓ cups (325 mL)
- Lemons
Amount Equivalent Juice 1 medium lemon
3 tbsp (45 mL) juice
Peel 1 medium lemon
1 to 2 tsp (5 to 10 mL) grated lemon peel
- Lentils, red or green
Amount Equivalent 1 lb (500 g)
2 ¼ cups (550 mL) uncooked yields 5 cups (1.25 L) cooked
- Limes
Amount Equivalent Juice - 1 medium lime
- 1 Key lime
- 1 to 2 tbsp (15 to 25 mL) juice
- 2 tsp to 1 tbsp (10 to 15 mL) juice
Peel - 1 medium lime
- 1 Key lime
- 1 to 2 tsp (5 to 10 mL) grated lime peel
- ¾ to 1 tsp (3 to 5 mL) grated lime peel
- Marshmallows
Amount Equivalent 1 pkg (400 g)
- 54 regular
- 45 jumbo
- 710 miniature
1 regular (7 g)
13 miniature
1 jumbo (9 g)
16 miniature
- Milk Powder
Amount Equivalent Buttermilk 3 tbsp (40 mL)
1 cup (250 mL) reconstituted
Skim - ⅓ cup (75 mL)
- 1 ⅓ cups (325 mL)
- 1 cup (250 mL) reconstituted
- 4 cups (1 L) reconstituted
- Nuts
Amount Equivalent Almonds 1 lb (500 g)
- 3 cups (750 mL) whole
- 4 cups (1 L) slivered
- 4 ½ cups (1.125 L) sliced
- 5 cups (1.25 L) ground
Brazil Nuts 1 lb (500 g)
3 cups (750 mL) whole
Cashews 1 lb (500 g)
3 ⅓ cups (825 mL) whole
Hazelnut 1 lb (500 g)
3 ½ cups (875 mL) whole
Peanuts 1 lb (500 g)
3 ½ to 4 cups (875 mL to 1 L) whole
Pecans 1 lb (500 g)
4 cups (1 L) halves = 3 ¾ cups (925 mL) chopped
Walnuts 1 lb (500 g)
3 ¾ cups (925 mL) halves = 3 ½ cups (875 mL) chopped
- Oats, rolled (quick-cooking, old-fashioned)
Amount Equivalent 1 lb (500 g) uncooked
5 cups (1.25 L) uncooked
1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
1 ¾ cups (425 mL) cooked
- Oranges
Amount Equivalent Juice 1 medium orange
⅓ to ½ cup (75 to 125 mL) juice
Peel 1 medium orange
2 to 3 tbsp (25 to 45 mL) grated orange peel
- Pasta
Amount Equivalent Long (spaghetti, fettuccine) 4 oz (125 g) uncooked long pasta
Has about the same diameter as a 25-cent coin
Short-shaped (macaroni, penne) - 4 oz (125 g)
- 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
- 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
- 2 cups (500 mL) cooked
- Quinoa
Amount Equivalent 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
3 ½ to 4 cups (875 mL to 1 L) cooked
- Raisins, seedless
Amount Equivalent 1 lb (500 g)
4 cups (1 L)
- Rice
Amount Equivalent Brown 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
3 cups (750 mL) cooked
Long Grain White 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
3 cups (750 mL) cooked
Short Grain White 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
3 cups (750 mL) cooked
Wild 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked
3 ⅔ cups (900 mL) cooked
- Split Peas
Amount Equivalent 1 lb (500 g)
2 ¼ cups (550 mL) dried yields 5 cups (1.25 L) cooked
- Sugar
Amount Equivalent Brown 1 lb (500 g)
2 ¼ cups (550 mL)
Granulated (white) - 1 lb (500 g)
- 1 tsp (5 mL)
- 2 cups (500 mL)
- two ½ inch (1.25 cm) sugar cubes
Icing (confectioners', powdered) 1 lb (500 g)
3 ½ to 4 cups (875 mL to 1 L)
Superfine (berry, castor) 1 lb (500 g)
2 ⅓ cups (575 mL)
- Whipping Cream
Amount Equivalent 1 cup (250 mL) unwhipped
2 cups (500 mL) whipped
- Yeast
Amount Equivalent ¼ oz (7 g) pkg active dry yeast
- 2 ¼ tsp (11 mL)
- 0.6 oz (17 g) cake compressed fresh yeast
¼ oz (7 g) pkg instant yeast
2 ¼ tsp (11 mL)
