Use this ingredient equivalent chart to find out how much of an ingredient you need when your recipe suggests an unfamiliar quantity.
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N - Ingredients |
Ingredient |
Amount |
Equivalents |
Navy Beans, dried |
1 lb. |
2 1/2 cups dried, 5 1/2 cups cooked |
Nectarines |
1 lb. |
3 to 4 medium whole, 2 1/2 cups sliced, 1 3/4 cups diced, 1 1/2 cups puréed |
Noodles, uncooked |
4 oz. |
1 cup uncooked, 2 cups cooked |
Noodles, uncooked |
1 lb. |
4 cups uncooked, 8 cups cooked |
Nutmeg, ground |
1 oz. |
3 1/2 tbsp. |
Nutmeg, whole |
1 |
2 tsp. grated |
Nutra Sweet |
2 oz. jar |
sweetens comparable to 2 1/3 cups sugar |
O - Ingredients |
Ingredient |
Amount |
Equivalents |
Oatmeal, quick-cooking |
1/2 cup uncooked |
7/8 cup cooked |
Oatmeal, quick-cooking |
18 oz. pkg. |
6 cups uncooked, 10 1/2 cups cooked |
Oatmeal, old fashioned |
1 cup uncooked |
1 3/4 cups cooked |
Oats, rolled |
1 cup |
1 3/4 cups cooked |
Oats, rolled |
1 lb. |
5 cups uncooked |
Oats, steel-cut |
1 cup uncooked |
3 cups cooked |
Oil, vegetable |
16 oz. |
2 cups |
Okra, canned |
16 oz. can |
1 3/4 cups chopped or sliced |
Okra, fresh |
1 lb. |
35 pods, 1 1/2 to 2 cups sliced |
Okra, frozen |
10 oz. |
1 1/4 cups chopped or sliced |
Olives, ripe, chopped |
4 1/2 oz. |
2/3 cup |
Olives, ripe, pitted |
15 large or 36 small |
1 cup chopped |
Olives, ripe, sliced |
2 1/4 oz. |
1/2 cup |
Olives, ripe, whole |
5 3/4 to 6 oz. can |
55 medium, 25 colossal, 18 super colossal |
Olives, Spanish, stuffed |
7 oz. jar |
approximately 65 |
Olives, Spanish, whole |
5 oz. jar |
approximately 20 |
Onion Powder |
1 tbsp. |
1 medium onion chopped, 4 tbsp. fresh chopped onion |
Onion Powder |
1 oz. |
3 tbsp. |
Onion Salt |
1 oz. |
2 1/2 tbsp. |
Onion Soup MIx |
1 envelope |
1/3 cup dry mix, 4 cups reconstituted |
Onions, dehydrated |
1/4 cup |
1 cup raw chopped onion |
Onions, dehydrated |
4 oz. |
1 1/2 cups dry |
Onions, flakes |
1 tbsp. |
1 small onion |
Onions, French fried |
2.8 oz. can |
1 3/8 cups |
Onions, French fried |
6 oz. can |
3 cups |
Onions, green w/tops |
1 bunch |
5 to 8 onions, 1 cup sliced, 1/3 cup - white part only |
Onions, white or yellow |
1 small |
3 oz., 1/3 to 1/2 cup chopped |
Onions, white or yellow |
1 medium |
4 to 5 oz., 1/2 to 2/3 cup chopped |
Onions, white or yellow |
1 large |
6 oz., 1 cup chopped |
Onions, white or yellow |
1 lb. |
2 large, 3 medium, 2 to 2 1/2 cups chopped, 3 to 4 cups sliced |
Orange juice, frozen |
6 oz. can |
6 cups reconstituted |
Orange peel, dried |
1 tbsp. |
2 to 3 tbsp grated orange peel, grated peel from 1 medium orange |
Orange peel, dried |
2 tsp. |
1 tsp. orange extract |
Oranges |
1 medium |
1/3 to 1/2 cup juice, 10 to 12 sections, 1/3 to 1/2 cup cut up sections, 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp. grated peel |
Oranges |
1 lb. |
3 medium, 1 cup juice, 1 to 1 1/2 cups sections, 1 to 1 1/2 cups cut up sections, 4 to 5 tbsp. grated peel, |
Oranges, mandarin |
11 oz. can |
1 1/4 cups |
Oranges, mandarin |
15 oz. can |
1 3/4 cups |
Oregano, dried leaves |
1 oz. |
3/4 cup |
Oregano, fresh |
1/2 oz. |
1/2 cup chopped |
Oreo Cookies |
12 cookies |
1 cup fine crumbs |
Oreo Cookies |
1 lb.-4 oz. pkg. |
51 cookies |
Orzo |
2 oz. |
1/3 cup uncooked, 1 cup cooked |
Oxtail |
1 tail |
1 1/2 to 2 lbs. |
Oysters, shucked |
1 cup |
13 to 19 medium |
Oysters, shucked |
1 qt. |
approximately 50 |
Oysters, shucked |
1 lb. |
1 pint |
Oysters, smoked |
8 oz. can |
2/3 cup drained |
P - Ingredients |
Ingredient |
Amount |
Equivalents |
Pancake Batter |
1 cup |
5 medium pancakes (5" dia.) |
Pancakes |
1 medium |
3 tbsp. batter |
Pancake Syrup |
2 to 2 1/2 oz. |
1 serving |
Pancake Syrup |
24 oz. btl. |
10 to 12 servings |
Papaya |
1 lb. |
1 medium, 2 cups sliced or cubed |
Paprika |
1 oz. |
4 tbsp. |
Parsley, dried |
1 tsp. |
1 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped, 2 sprigs fresh |
Parsley, dried |
1 oz. |
1 1/3 cups |
Parsley, fresh |
2 oz. bunch |
1 1/2 cups chopped |
Parsnips |
1 lb. |
4 medium whole, 2 cups diced & cooked |
Passion Fruit |
1 medium |
3 oz., 1 to 1 1/3 tbsp. pulp |
Passion Fruit |
5 to 6 medium |
1/2 cup pulp |
Pasta, medium shapes |
4 oz. |
1 cup dry, 2 cups cooked |
Pasta, long strands |
4 oz. |
3/4 inch diameter bunch - dry, 2 cups cooked |
Peaches, canned |
16 oz. can |
2 to 2 1/2 cups slices-drained, 6 to 10 halves |
Peaches, dried |
1 lb. |
3 cups dried, 5 1/4 cups cooked |
Peaches, fresh |
1 lb. |
4 medium whole, 2 cups peeled & sliced, 1 1/2 cups puréed pulp |
Peaches, frozen |
10 oz. |
1 cup slices drained, 1 1/4 cups slices w/juice |
Peach Pie Filling |
21 oz. can |
2 1/3 cups |
Peanut Butter |
18 oz. jar |
2 cups |
Peanuts, in shell |
1 lb. |
2/3 lb. shelled, 2 1/3 cups shelled |
Peanuts, shelled |
1 lb. |
3 1/2 cups |
Peanuts, Spanish |
7 oz. |
1 1/4 cups nuts |
Pears, canned |
16 oz. can |
2 to 2 1/2 cups slices-drained, 6 to 10 halves |
Pears, dried |
1 lb. |
2 3/4 cups dried, 5 1/2 cups cooked |
Pears, fresh |
1 lb. |
4 medium whole, 2 cups sliced or cooked |
Peas, canned |
16 oz. |
2 cups |
Peas, in pod |
1 lb. |
1 cup shelled |
Peas, frozen |
10 oz. |
1 1/2 to 2 cups |
Peas, shelled |
8 oz. |
1 cup |
Peas, split, dried |
1 lb. |
2 1/2 cups uncooked, 5 cups cooked |
Pecans, halves |
1 lb. |
4 cups |
Pecans, in shell |
1 lb. |
2 1/2 cups shelled nuts, 1/2 lb. shelled nuts |
Pecans, pieces |
2 oz. pkg. |
1/2 cup |
Pecans, pieces |
6 oz. pkg. |
1 1/2 cups |
Peppermint, dried |
1 tbsp. |
1 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint |
Peppermint, sliced |
3 1/2 oz. |
50 to 54 slices |
Pepper, ground |
1 oz. |
4 tbsp. |
Peppercorns |
1 oz. |
3 tbsp. |
Pepperoni, sliced |
3 1/2 oz. pkg. |
50 to 54 slices |
Peppers, sweet fresh |
1 small |
1/4 cup chopped |
Peppers, sweet fresh |
1 medium |
1/2 cup chopped |
Peppers, sweet fresh |
1 large |
1 cup chopped |
Peppers, sweet fresh |
1 lb. |
3 large or 5 medium, 3 to 4 cups chopped |
Peppers, sweet frozen |
10 oz. pkg. |
2 1/4 cups diced or strips |
Persimmon |
1 medium |
4 oz. edible meat of the fruit |
Persimmon |
9 oz. whole |
3/4 cup pulp |
Pesto Sauce |
7 oz. ctn. |
7/8 cup |
Pheasant |
1 average |
3 lbs. |
Phyllo Pastry |
1 lb. thin |
26 sheets - 12" x 17" |
Phyllo Pastry |
1 lb. med. |
20 sheets - 12" x 17" |
Phyllo Pastry |
1 lb. thick |
18 sheets - 12" x 17" |
Pickles |
1 oz. whole |
2 1/2 tbsp. chopped |
Pickles |
1 lb. |
3 cups chopped |
Pie Crust Mix |
11 oz. box |
2 2/3 cups, 2 single crusts |
Pie Filling |
20 to 21 oz. can |
1 pie - 9" |
Pimientos, diced |
2 oz. jar |
1/4 cup |
Pimientos, diced |
4 oz. jar |
1/2 cup |
Pineapple, chunks/crush |
8 oz. can |
3/4 cups, 1/4 cup juice |
Pineapple, chunks/crush |
20 oz. can |
2 cups, 1/2 cup juice |
Pineapple, fresh |
1 medium |
2 lbs, 3 cups chunks/cubes |
Pineapple, sliced |
8 oz. can |
4 slices |
Pineapple, sliced |
20 oz. can |
10 slices |
Pine Nuts |
5 oz. |
1 cup |
Pinto Beans, dried |
15 oz. can |
1 1/2 cups |
Pinto Beans, dried |
1 lb. |
2 cups dried, 5 cups cooked |
Pistachios, in shell |
1 lb. |
3 1/2 to 4 cups, 2 cups shelled |
Pistachios, in shell |
1 oz. |
20 nuts |
Pistachios, in shell |
1 cup |
1/2 cup shelled |
Pistachios, shelled |
1 lb. |
3 1/2 to 4 cups |
Pistachios, shelled |
1 cup |
4 1/2 oz. |
Pizza Sauce |
8 oz. jar |
3/4 cup |
Pizza Sauce |
15 oz. jar |
1 3/4 cups |
Plantains |
1/1/4 lb. |
2 medium, 2 1/2 cups sliced & cooked |
Plums, canned |
16 oz. can |
10 to 14 plums |
Plums, fresh |
1 lb. |
8 to 10 small, 6 medium, 5 large, 2 to 2 1/2 cups pitted, 2 cups cooked |
Pomegranates, fresh |
1 medium |
1/2 cup pulp & seeds |
Pomegranates, fresh |
3 to 4 large |
5 lbs., 1 qt. juice |
Popcorn, microwave |
3 1/2 oz. bag |
8 cups popped |
Popcorn, unpopped |
1/4 cup |
5 cups popped |
Popcorn, unpopped |
8 oz. |
1 cup unpopped, 20 cups popped |
Poppy Seeds |
1 oz. |
3 tbsp. |
Pork, boneless |
1 lb. |
2 cups ground |
Pork Loin, bone-in |
2 lbs. |
1 lb. cooked meat |
Potato Chips |
4 oz. |
2 cups coarsely crushed |
Potato Chips |
1 oz. |
1 serving |
Potatoes, dried hash browns |
2 cups |
rehydrated = 1 lb. frozen hash browns |
Potatoes, instant flakes |
1/3 cups |
1/2 cup prepared |
Potatoes, mashed |
1/2 cup |
1 medium potato |
Potatoes, new |
1 lb. |
9 to 12 small |
Potatoes, red |
1 lb. |
7 - 9 small, 5 to 6 medium |
Potatoes, white / russet |
1 lb. |
3 medium, 2 1/4 cups peeled & diced, 3 cups shredded, 1 3/4 cups mashed, 2 cups French fries |
Potatoes, white / russet |
1 medium |
1 cup grated, 1 cup frozen hash browns |
Potato Salad |
1 quart |
5 to 6 servings |
Potato Shoestrings |
1 1/2 oz. can |
1 cup |
Poultry Seasoning |
1 oz. |
1 tbsp. ground |
Pretzel Crumbs |
1/2 cup |
12 thin pretzels |
Prickly Pears |
1 large |
1/2 cup chopped or puréed |
Prickly Pears, chopped |
16 oz. jar |
2 cups drained |
Prunes, canned whole |
9 oz. can |
24 prunes |
Prunes, dried |
12 oz. pkg. |
54 prunes, 2 1/2 cups dried, 2 cups cooked & drained |
Pumpkin, canned |
16 to 17 oz. |
2 cups, makes 1 pie - 9" |
Pumpkin, fresh |
1 lb. |
1 cup cooked & mashed, 4 cups peeled & cubed, 11 oz. pulp |
Pumpkin, fresh |
5 lbs. |
1 medium, 4 1/2 cups cooked & puréed |
Q - Ingredients |
Ingredient |
Amount |
Equivalents |
Quail |
1 medium |
3 to 6 oz. |
Quail Eggs |
5 eggs |
comparable to weight of 1 chicken egg |
Quinces |
1 lb. |
3 to 4 medium, 1 1/2 cups chopped |
Quinoa, uncooked |
1 lb. |
3 cups uncooked, 9 cups cooked |
R - Ingredients |
Ingredient |
Amount |
Equivalents |
Rabbit |
1 average |
2 lbs., 1 1/2 cups cooked meat |
Radicchio, head |
1 medium |
8 leaves |
Radishes |
1 bunch |
12 radishes, 1 cup sliced |
Raisins, seedless |
16 oz. |
2 3/4 cups, 3 3/4 cups cooked |
Raspberries, fresh |
1 pint |
1 3/4 cups |
Raspberries, frozen |
10 oz. pkg. |
1 cup w/syrup |
Ravioli, fresh |
9 oz. |
3 cups cooked |
Rennet |
1 tablet |
1 tbsp. liquid rennet |
Red Beans, dried |
1 lb. |
2 1/2 cups dried, 6 cups cooked |
Rhubarb, fresh |
1 lb. |
4 to 8 stalks, 3 cups chopped, 2 cups cooked |
Rhubarb, fresh |
2 1/2 lbs. |
makes 1 pie - 9" |
Rhubarb, frozen |
12 oz. pkg. |
1 1/2 cups chopped/sliced and cooked |
Rice, aromatic-uncooked |
1 cup |
3 cups cooked |
Rice, brown-uncooked |
1 cup |
4 cups cooked |
Rice, instant |
1 lb. |
4 cups uncooked, 8 cups cooked |
Rice, converted |
1 cup |
3 1/4 cups cooked |
Rice, regular |
1 cup |
3 cups cooked |
Rice, wild |
1 lbs. |
3 cups uncooked, 9 to 10 cups cooked |
Ricotta Cheese |
8 oz. |
1 cup |
Rosemary, dried |
1 oz. |
9 tbsp. |
Rosemary, dried |
1 tsp. leaves |
3/4 tsp. crushed leaves |
Rosemary, fresh |
1 oz. |
1/3 cup leaves |
Rosemary, fresh |
4" stem |
1/4 tsp. dried leaves |
Rutabaga |
1 lb. |
2 1/2 cups cubed |
Rutabaga |
1 medium |
1 1/2 to 2 lbs., 4 to 5 cups cubed |
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