Produce conversion chart
These measurements can help you to know what is called for in a recipe if you need to divide it or are substituting another ingredient.
If a recipe calls for:
It measures about:
Apple - 1 medium 1 cup sliced apple
Banana - 1 medium 1/3 cup mashed
Bell Pepper - 1 large 1 cup chopped pepper
Bell Pepper - 1 medium 3/4 cup chopped pepper
Bell Pepper - 1 small 1/2 cup chopped pepper
Bread - 2 slices fresh 1 cup soft bread crumbs or bread cubes
Cabbage - 1 small 4 cups shredded cabbage
Carrot - 1 large 1 cup grated raw carrot
Cheese - 8 ounces 2 cups shredded
Eggs - 6-7 large 1 cup egg whites
Green Beans - 1 pound 4 cups cooked cut fresh green beans
Lemon - 1 medium 1 tsp grated lemon rind or 2 TBSP juice
Mushrooms - 8 ounces 3 1/4 cups
Onion - 1 large 1 cup chopped onion
Onion - 1 medium 3/4 cup chopped onion
Onion - 1 small 1/2 cup chopped onion
Orange - 1 medium 4 tsp grated orange rind or 1/3 cup juice
Peach - 1 medium 1/2 cup sliced peaches
Potato - 1 medium 1 cup raw sliced potato
Strawberries - 1 pint 2 cups sliced
Tomato - 1 large 1 cup chopped tomato
Tomatos - 16 oz can 2 cups chopped tomato
Walnuts/Pecans - 1 pound shelled 2 cups chopped
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