 Charts Index
| Ingredient | Amount | Equivalent |
| Navy Beans, dried | 1 lb | 2 1/2 cups dried | | 5 1/2 cups cooked |
| Noodles, uncooked | 1 cup | 1 1/4 cups cooked |
| 1 lb | 10 cups uncooked | | 12 cups cooked |
Nutmeg, whole | 1 whole | 2 tsp grated |
Nuts, in shell | 1 lb | 1/2 lb shelled | | 4 cups chopped | | 3 cups ground |
Oats, rolled | 1 cup | 1 3/4 cups cooked | | 1 lb | 5 cups uncooked |
| Oats, steel-cut | 1 cup uncooked | 3 cups cooked |
| Okra, canned | 16-oz | 1 3/4 cups chopped/sliced |
| Okra, fresh | 1 lb | 35 pods | | 1 1/2-2 cups sliced |
| Okra, frozen | 10 oz | 1 1/4 cups chopped/sliced |
| Olives, ripe, chopped | 4 1/2-oz can | 2/3 cup |
| Olives, ripe, pitted | 15 lg or 36 small | 1 cup chopped |
| Olives, ripe, sliced | 2 1/4-oz can | 1/2 cup |
| Olives, Spanish, stuffed | 7-oz jar | approx 65 |
| Onion powder | 1 tbsp | equal to 1
medium onion, chopped |
| 4 tbsp fresh chopped onion |
| Onions, dehydrated | 1/4 cup | equal to 1 cup chopped raw |
| Onions, French fried | 2.8-oz can | 1 3/8 cups |
| Onions, green w/tops | 1 bunch | 5 to 8
|
| 1 cup sliced |
| Onions, white or yellow | 1 small | 3 oz
|
| 1/3-1/2 cup chopped |
| Onions, white or yellow | 1 med | 4-5 oz
|
| 1/2-1/3 cup chopped |
| Onions, white or yellow | 1 lb | 2 large/3 med
|
| 2 to 2 1/2 cup chopped |
| Oranges | 1 medium | 1/3 to 1/2
cup juice |
| 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp grated peel | | 1/3-1/2 cup sections | | 1 lb | 3 med | | 1 cup juice |
| 1-1 1/2 cups sections | | 4-5 tbsp grated peel |
| Orange peel, dried | 1 tbsp | 2
to 3 tbsp grated orange peel |
| grated peel of 1 medium orange |
| 2 tsp | 1 tsp orange extract |
| Oreo Cookies | 12 cookies | 1 cup fine crumbs |
| Oysters, shucked | 1 lb | 12 med | | 1 pint |
| Pancake Batter | 1 cup | 5 med pancakes (5-inch) |
| Papaya | 1 lb | 1 med | | 2 cups sliced/cubed |
| Parsley, dried | 1 tsp | 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped | | 2 sprigs fresh |
| Parsley, fresh | 1 bunch, 2 oz | 1 1/2 cups chopped |
| Parsnips | 1 lb | 4 medium parsnips |
| 2 cup cooked, diced |
| Peaches, canned slices | 16 oz | 2-2 1/2 cups drained |
| Peaches, dried | 1 lb | 3 cups dried |
| 5 1/4 cups cooked |
| Peaches, fresh | 1 lb | 4 medium |
| 2 cups peeled, sliced |
| Peaches, frozen | 10 oz | 1 cup slices drained |
| 1 1/4 cups slices w/juice |
| Peanut Butter | 18-oz jar | 2 cups |
| Peanuts, in shell | 1 lb | 2/3 lb shelled |
| 2 1/3 cups nuts |
| Peanuts, Spanish | 7 oz | 1 1/4 cups nuts |
| Pears, canned slices | 16 oz | 2-2 1/2 cups drained |
| Pears, dried | 1 lb | 2 3/4 cup dried |
| 5 1/2 cups cooked |
| Pears, fresh | 1 lb | 4 medium |
| 2 cups sliced or cooked |
| Pecans, halves | 1 lb | 4 cups |
| Pecans, in shell | 1 lb | 2 1/2 cups shelled nuts | | 1/2 lb shelled nuts |
| Pecans, pieces | 2-oz pkg | 1/2 cup | | 6-oz pkg | 1 1/2 cups |
| Peppermint, dried | 1 tbsp | 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint |
| Pepperoni, sliced | 3 1/2-oz pkg | 50-54 slices |
| Peppers, sweet fresh | 1 small | 1/4 cup chopped | | 1 med | 1/2 cup chopped | | 1 lg | 1 cup chopped | | 1 lb | 3 lg or 5 med | | 3-4 cups chopped |
| Peppers, sweet frozen | 10-oz pkg | 2 1/4 cups diced |
| Persimmon | 1 med | 4 oz edible flesh |
| Pheasant | 1 avg | 3 lbs |
| Pickles | 1 lb | 3 cups chopped |
| Pimientos, diced | 2-oz jar | 1/4 cup |
| 4-oz jar | 1/2 cup |
| Pineapple, chunks or crushed | 8-oz can | 3/4 cup, 1/4 cup juice |
| 20-oz can | 2 cups, 1/2 cup juice |
| Pineapple, fresh | 1 med | 2 lbs |
| 3 cups chunks/cubes |
| Pineapple, sliced | 8-oz can | 4 slices |
| 20-oz can | 10 slices |
| Pine Nuts | 5 oz | 1 cup |
| Pinto Beans, dried | 1 lb | 2 cups dried |
| 5 cups cooked |
| Pistachios, shelled | 1 lb | 3 1/2-4 cups nuts |
| Pistachios, in shell | 1 lb | 3 1/2-4 cups | | 2 cups shelled |
| Plantains | 1 1/4 lb | 2 med |
| 2 1/2 cups cooked slices |
| Plums, fresh | 1 lb | 8 to 10
small | | 6 med | | 5 lg | | 2-2 1/2 cups pitted | | 2 cups cooked |
| Pomegranates, fresh | 1 med | 1/2 cup pulp & seeds | | 3-4 lg | 5 lbs | | 1 qt juice |
| Popcorn, unpopped | 3 tbsp | 4 cups popped |
| Poppy Seeds | 1 oz | 3 tbsp |
| Pork, boneless | 1 lb | 2 cups ground |
| Pork Loin, bone in | 2 lbs | 1 lb cooked meat |
| Potato Chips | 4 oz | 2 cups coarsely crushed |
| Potatoes, instant | 1/3 cup flakes | 1/2 cup prepared |
| Potatoes, new | 1 lb | 9-12 small |
| Potatoes, red | 1 lb | 7-9 small | | 5-6 med |
| Potatoes, white or russet | 1 lb | 3 medium |
| 2 1/4 cups peeled, diced | | 3 cups shredded |
| 2 cups French fries | | 1 3/4 cups mashed |
| Prickly Pears | 1 lg | 1/2 cup chopped or puréed |
| Prunes, dried | 12-oz pkg | 2 1/2 cups dried |
| Pumpkin, fresh | 1 lb | 1 cup cooked, mashed | | 4 cups peeled & cubed | | 5 lbs | 1 med | | 4 1/2 cups cooked, puréed |
| Quinces | 1 lb | 3-4 med | | 1 1/2 cup chopped |
Amounts can vary depending on food item size, peel, manufacturers' packing, etc.
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