 Charts Index
| Ingredient | Amount | Equivalent |
| Cabbage | 1 med head | 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 lbs |
| 1 lb raw | 3 1/2 to 4 1/2
cups shredded |
| 1 lb cooked | 1 1/2 to 2 cups shredded |
| Cantaloupe | 1 med | 3 lbs | | 4 to 4 1/2 cups cubed | | 25 balls (7/8") |
| Cardamom | 1 pod | 1 tsp ground | | 18-20 seeds |
| Carrots, canned | 16 oz | 2 cups sliced |
| Carrots, cooked | 1 lb | 1 1/3 cups puréed |
| Carrots, fresh | 1 lb | 5-7 med |
| 2 1/2 cups shredded/sliced | | 2 1/2 cups cooked |
| 24-36 baby | | 12-14 small |
| Cauliflower, fresh | 1 med head | 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 lbs |
| 1 lb | 1 1/2 cups, cut up | | 7 1/2 oz cooked |
| Celery | 1 bunch | 1 lb untrimmed | | 2 cups, sliced/diced | | 2-3 med ribs | 1 cup chopped or sliced |
| Cheese, firm (Cheddar,etc.) | 1 lb | 4 to 5 cup, shredded |
| 1 cup shredded | 4 oz (approximately) |
| Cheese, hard (Parmesan,etc.) | 8 oz | 1 1/2 cups, grated |
| Cherries, canned, tart | 16 oz pitted | 1 1/2 cups drained |
| Cherries, dried, tart | 3 oz | 1/2 cup |
| Cherries, fresh, sweet | 1 lb unpitted | 1 3/4 cups pitted |
| Cherries, frozen, tart | 1 lb pitted | 2 cups |
| Chicken, boned | 1 lb | 3 cups cooked, diced |
| Chicken, bone in | 3 lbs | 2 1/2 to 3 cups cooked, diced |
| Chicken Breast, half | 1 | 1/2 cup cooked, chopped |
| Chicken, canned | 5-oz can | 1/2 cup drained |
| Chicken, whole | 5 lb (capon) | 2 1/4 lbs cooked meat | | 2-3 lbs | 2-3 cups cooked, chopped |
| Chives, fresh | 1 tbsp | 1 tsp freeze-dried |
| Chocolate, unsweetened | 1 oz | 1 square | | 1 envelope liquid |
| Chocolate Wafers | 20 | 1 cup fine crumbs |
| Cinnamon, ground | 1 oz | 4 tbsp |
| Cinnamon, stick | 1" of stick | 1 tsp ground |
| Clams, in shell | 8 quarts | 1 quart, shucked |
| Clams, shucked | 1 quart | 2 to 3 cups, chopped |
| Cloves, whole | 1 tsp whole | 3/4 tsp ground |
| Coconut, fresh | 1 lb | 3 cups grated | | 1 med |
| Coconut, flaked | 3 1/2 oz can | 1 1/4 cups | | 7 ounce pkg | 2 1/2 cups |
| Coffee, ground | 1 lb | 80 tbsp | | 40 to 50 cups brewed |
| Coffee, instant | 4-oz jar | 2 1/2 cups | | 120 cups prepared |
| Collard Greens, fresh | 1 lb | 6 to 7 cups raw | | 1 1/2 cups cooked |
| Corn, canned, kernels | 15 1/4-oz can | 1 3/4 cups drained | | 16-oz can | 2 cups |
| Corn, creamed | 16-oz can | 2 cups drained |
| Corn, fresh | 3-4 ears | 1 cup kernels |
| Corn, frozen | 10 oz | 1 1/4 cups kernels | | 16 oz | 1 2/3 cups kernels |
| Cornbread | 8" square pan or 9" round skillet | 4 cups crumbled for stuffing |
| Cornflakes | 3 to 4 cups | 1 cup crumbs |
| Cornflakes | 16 oz | 16 cups |
| Cornmeal |
1 lb | 3 cups uncooked | | 16 cups cooked |
| Couscous, uncooked |
1 cup | 7 oz uncooked | | 2 1/2 to 3 cups cooked |
| Crab, in shell | 1 lb whole | 6-7 oz meat | | 2/3 cup flaked |
| Crabmeat, canned | 6 1/2 oz | 1 cup flaked |
| Cracker Meal | 14 oz box | 2 3/4 cups |
| Crackers, Ritz | 24 crackers | 1 cup fine crumbs | | 1 roll | 35 crackers | | 1 1/2 cups fine crumbs |
| Crackers, saltines | 30 crackers | 1 cup fine crumbs | | 1-lb pkg | 130-140 crackers | | 4 1/2 fine crumbs |
| Cranberries, dried | 6-oz pkg | 1 1/3 cups |
| Cranberries, fresh | 1 lb | 4 cup |
| Cream, whipping | 1 cup | 2 cups whipped |
| Cream Cheese | 3-oz pkg | 1/3 cup | | 8-oz pkg | 1 cup |
| Cucumber | 1 lb | 2 medium | | 2 1/2 to 3 cups peeled, sliced/chopped |
| Currants, dried | 16 oz pkg | 3 cups |
Amounts can vary depending on food item size, peel, manufacturers' packing, etc.
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