Common Food Equivalents and

You will find answers to food measurement questions such as: how many cups in a pound of flour?, how many chopped apples make a cup?, how many or how much should I buy for my recipe?, and many more.

Below are food equivalents in weight to measurable quantities for many common breakfast and brunch foods to help your cooking and baking go smoothly.

There are also common food substitutions listed in case you don't have an ingredient on hand. Print out this handy chart for reference and tape it to the inside of one of your kitchen cupboards. That way you can find it easily when you need it, but it will be out of sight.

You may also want to look at these baking weights and measures.

Common Cooking and Baking
Food Equivalents

Apples

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

Bananas

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

Berries

1 pint = 1-3/4 cups

Lemon Juice

1 medium lemon = 2-3 Tablespoons juice
5-8 medium lemons = 1 cup

Lemon Rind

1 medium lemon = 1 Tablespoon grated rind

Orange Juice

1 medium orange = 2-3 Tablespoons juice
3-4 medium oranges = 1 cup juice

Orange Rind

1 orange = 2 Tablespoons grated rind

Raisins

1 pound = 3 cups,loosely packed

Onions

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

Tomatoes

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

Eggs

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

6 eggs to a quart of milk = Perfect baked custard

Egg Whites

8-10 large egg whites = 1 cup
12-14 large egg yolks = 1 cup

Cheese

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

Cream Cheese

3 ounces = 6 Tablespoons

Cream, Heavy or whipping

1 cup = 2 cups whipped cream

Milk, Evaporated

6 ounce can = 2/3 cup
14 ounce can = 1 2/3 cup

Sour milk or Buttermilk

Don't have any buttermilk in the house? Try powdered buttermilk.

4 Tablespoons Powdered Buttermilk plus 1 cup of water = 1 cup buttermilk.

Or another alternative is to mix 1 cup sweet milk with one of the following:

1 Tablespoon vinegar or
1 Tablespoon lemon juice or
1-3/4 teaspoons cream of tartar

Baking Powder

1 cup = 5 1/2 ounces

Corn Starch

1 pound = 3 cups

Cracker Crumbs

23 soda crackers = 1 cup
38 saltine crackers = 1 cup crumbs
14-15 graham cracker squares = 1 cup
22 vanilla wafers = 1 cup crumbs

Bread

4 slices of bread = 1 cup 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

Flour

Below are the average food equivalents for flour.

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

Gelatin

3-1/4 oz. package flavored gelatin = 1/2 cup
1/4 oz. package unflavored gelatin = 1 Tablespoon = 1 envelope

Sugar

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

Vegetable shortening, Margarine, or Butter

1 stick = 1/2 cup
1 pound = 2 cups

Chocolate

1 ounce = 1 square
1 pound cocoa = 4 cups ground

Chocolate Chips

6 ounce package = 1 cup

Syrup

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