Ingredient Substitutions and Equivalents

This publication has useful information on substitutions and equivalents. However, remember your substituted ingredient may not perform just like the original in the recipe. Many substitutions or equivalents will perform the same: 4 ounces of spaghetti for 4 ounces of noodles. Other substitutes have similar properties but will not perform exactly the same. For example, 1 cup of white sugar and 1 cup of honey will make your dessert sweet, but the honey will also make the product brown more, add a flavor of its own, and require you to decrease other liquids in the recipe.

Each ingredient has a specific function, and substitutions could result in changes. Therefore, use substitutions for emergencies or when you don't mind a slight variation in the taste or substance.

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Equivalent Measures

This Much	Equals This Much
1 gallon	4 quarts
1 quart	2 pints		1/3 cup	5 1/3 tablespoons
1 pint	2 cups		1/4 cup	4 tablespoons
1 bushel	4 pecks		1/8 cup	2 tablespoons
1 peck	8 quarts		1/16 cup	1 tablespoon
1 cup	16 tablespoons		1 tablespoon	3 teaspoons
7/8 cup	14 tablespoons or 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons		3/4 tablespoon	2 1/4 teaspoons
3/4 cup	12 tablespoons		2/3 tablespoon	2 teaspoons
2/3 cup	10 2/3 tablespoons		1/2 tablespoon	1 1/2 teaspoons
5/8 cup	10 tablespoons		1/3 tablespoon	1 teaspoon
1/2 cup	8 tablespoons		1/4 tablespoon	3/4 teaspoon
			Pinch or dash	1/16 teaspoon

cup cup	lb pound	oz ounce	fl oz = fluid ounce
qt quart	tbsp tablespoon	tsp teaspoon

3/8 cup

6 tablespoons

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