 Charts Index
| Ingredient | Amount | Equivalent |
| Bacon, sliced | 1 lb | thick: 10-15 slices | | average: 16-24 slices | | thin: 25 to 30 slices |
| Bacon, sliced cooked | 1 slice | 1 tbsp crumbled |
| 1 lb | 1 to 1 1/2 cups crumbled |
| Baked Beans | 1 gallon | 20 to 22 servings |
| Bananas | 1 med | 1 cup sliced |
| 1 lb | 3 or 4
medium |
| 1 3/4 cup mashed |
| Bananas, dried sliced | 1 lb | 4 to 4 1/2 cups |
| Basil | 1 oz dried | 3/4 cup |
| 1/2 oz fresh | 1 cup chopped leaves |
| Bay leaf | 1 whole | 1/8 to 1/4 tsp crushed | | 1/4 to 1/2 tsp broken |
| Beans, dried | 1 lb |
2 to 2 1/2 cups uncooked |
| 5 1/2 to 6 cups cooked |
| Beans, green, fresh | 1 lb | 14 oz trimmed | | 3 cups trimmed | | 2 1/2 cups cut, cooked |
| Beans, kidney | 1 lb uncooked |
2 to 2 1/2 cups uncooked |
| 5 to 6 cups cooked |
| Beans, lima, dry shelled | 1 lb
uncooked | 2 cups uncooked |
| 5 cups cooked |
| Beef, cooked, diced | 1 lb | 3 cups |
| Beef, ground | 1 lb | 2 cups raw | | 12 ounces cooked |
| Beef, roast | 1 lb | meat for 4-5 sandwiches |
| Beef, tenderloin | 5 lbs | 12 to 16 servings |
| Beer | 1 pony keg | 7 3/4 gal | | 82 12-oz cans |
| 1 keg | 15 1/2 gal | | 165 12-oz cans |
| Beets without tops | 1 lb | 2 cups cooked sliced/diced | | 10 med beets |
| Beet Greens | 1 lb | 1 1/2 cups cooked | | 8 oz. leaves |
| Berries | 1 pint | 2 to 3 cups |
| Bisquick | 1 box, 60 oz | 14 cups |
| Blackberries, fresh/frozen | 1 lb | 3 1/2 cups | | 1 pint | 2 to 3 cups |
| Black-Eyed Peas, dried | 1 lb | 2 to 2 1/2 cups dried | | 5 to 6 cups cooked | | 1 cup | 7 oz dry | | 2 1/2 cups cooked |
| Black-Eyed Peas, frozen | 10 oz | 1 1/2 cups |
| Black-Eyed Peas, in pod | 1 lb | 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups shelled |
| Blueberries | 1 lb | 3 1/2 cups | | 1 pint | 2 to 3 cups |
| Bread | 1 lb loaf | 16-18 slices | | 30 thin slices | | 12 cups croutons |
| Bread | 1 slice dry | 1/3 cup fine
crumbs |
| 1 slice soft | 3/4 cup coarse crumbs |
| 3/4 cup cubes |
| Bread Crumbs | 8 oz pkg | 2 cups |
| Broccoli, fresh |
1 lb | 2 cups florets | | 1 bunch | 3 cups cooked, chopped |
| Broccoli, frozen | 10 oz | 1 1/2 cups chopped |
| Brussels Sprouts, fresh | 1 lb | 4 cups cooked | | 1 qt | 1 1/4 lbs |
| Brussels Sprouts, frozen | 10 oz | 1 1/2-2 cups, cooked |
| Bulgur wheat | 1 lb | 2 3/4 cups uncooked |
| 8 cups cooked |
| Butter/Margarine | 1 stick | 4 ounces |
| 1/2 cup | | 8 tbsp | | 1/3 cup clarified |
| Butter/Margarine | 1 lb | 4 sticks | | 2 cups |
| Butter, soft | 8 oz | 1 cup |
Amounts can vary depending on food item size, peel, manufacturers' packing, etc.
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