Use these handy charts to determine how many cups in a pound, how many teaspoons in a “pinch”, and things like that.
Common Measurement Conversions
Measurement | Equivalent |
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A “pinch” | 1/8 teaspoon |
1 tablespoon | 3 teaspoons |
1/4 cup | 4 tablespoons |
1/2 cup | 8 tablespoons |
3/4 cup | 12 tablespoons |
1 cup | 16 tablespoons |
2 cups | 1 pint |
4 cups | 1 quart |
4 quarts | 1 gallon |
8 quarts | 1 peck |
4 pecks | 1 bushel |
16 ounces (oz) | 1 pound (lb) |
32 ounces (oz) | 1 quart |
1 ounce (oz) liquid | 2 tablespoons |
8 ounces (oz) liquid | 1 cup |
Food Quantity Conversions
Food Item | Quantity | Equivanlent |
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Apple | 1 (medium) | 1 cup |
Banana (mashed) | 1 (medium) | 1/3 cup |
Bread | 1 slice | 1/4 cup dry crumbs |
Butter | 1 stick (1/4 lb) | 1/2 cup |
Cheese (cubed) | 1 pound | 2 3/4 cups |
Cheese (grated) | 1 pound | 5 cups |
Chocolate (baking) | 1 piece | 1 ounce |
Cocoa Powder | 1 pound | 4 cups |
Coconut (shredded) | 1/2 pound | 3 cups |
Coffee (ground) | 1 pound | 5 cups |
Cornmeal | 1 pound | 1 cups |
Crackers (graham)/td> | 14 squares | 1 cup crumbs |
Crackers (saltine) | 28 crackers | 1 cup crumbs |
Cream Cheese | 3 oz | 6 1/2 tablespoons |
Egg (whites) | 8-10 | 1 cup |
Eggs (whole) | 4-5 | 1 cup |
Flour (white, sifted) | 1 pound | 4 cups |
Gelatin (unflavored) | 1/4 ounce | 1 tablespoon |
Lemon | 1 (medium) | 3 tablespoons |
Marshmallows | 16 (regular) | 1/4 pound |
Milk (powdered) | 1 cup | 3 cups whipped |
Noodles (macaroni, cooked) | 8 ounce package | 6 cups |
Noodles (spaghetti, cooked) | 8 ounce package | 7 cups |
Nuts (chopped) | 1/4 pound | 1 cup |
Onion (chopped) | 1 (medium) | 1/2 cup |
Orange | 3-4 (medium) | 1 cup |
Raisins | 1 pound | 3 1/2 cups |
Rice (white) | 1 cup dry | 3 cups cooked |
Rice (wild) | 1 cup dry | 4 cups cooked |
Sugar (brown) | 1 pound | 2 1/2 cups |
Sugar (powdered) | 1 pound | 3 1/2 cups |
Sugar (white) | 1 pound | 2 cups |