Weights, Measures, and Equivalents

Food Almonds, ground

American 1 cup (1 c)

Imperial scant 3 oz

Metric (approx) scant 75 g

Apple, 1 medium, sliced

5 oz

125 g

Banana, 1 medium, sliced

6oz

175 g

Barley, pearl (uncooked)

6oz

175 g

Beetroot, 1 medium, sliced

5 oz

125 g

Beans, dry

1 c

8 oz

225 g

Breadcrumbs, soft fresh

2 oz

50 g

„ fine dry

1 c

4 oz

100 g

Butter

8oz

225 g

1 stick

4 oz

100 g

Cabbage, raw shredded

generous 3 oz

75 g

Carrot, 1 medium, sliced

5 oz

125 g

Cheese - Cheddar, grated

4 oz

100 g

Parmesan, grated

3 oz

75 g

Cream, curd, cottage

8 oz

225 g

Chicken, raw or cooked, chopped

8oz

225 g

Chocolate, plain dessert

1 square

1 oz

25 g

Cocoa powder

1 c

scant 4 oz

scant 100 g

Coconut, desiccated

generous 2 oz

50 g

Corn flour {US: cornstarch)

1 c

scant 4 oz

100 g

Cornmeal

4 oz

100 g

Courgettes, 1 medium, sliced

1 ½ c

5 oz

125 g

Crackers (US), crushed

1 c

3 oz

75 g

Cranberries, whole or chopped

1 c

generous 3 oz

generous 75 g

Cream, single, double, or whipping (1 c unwhipped = 2 c whipped)

1 c

8oz

225ml

Cucumber, 1 medium, sliced or chopped

5 oz

125 g

Currants

1 c

5 oz

125 g

Cut mixed peel (US: candied fruit)

5 oz

125 g

Dates, chopped or whole

7 oz

200 g

Graham crackers (UK: digestive)

1 c

generous 3 oz

generous 75 g

Eggs - whites, 8 to 10

1 c

8 oz

225 g

„ -yolks, 12 to 15

1 c

8 oz

225 g

Flour - plain, self-raising, or light

„ - brown (85% wholewheat type)

4 oz

100 g

„ - 100% wholewheat (US: Graham)

5 oz

125 g

Gelatine, powdered

1 envelope

scant ^ oz

scant 7 g

Herbs, fresh (parsley etc)

2 oz

50 g

Lemon, 1 medium

2 tbsp juice and 1 tsp grated rind

Lemon juice

8 fl oz

225ml

Lentils, uncooked

1 c

generous 5 oz

125 g

Liquids - milk, water, wine, vinegar

1 c

8floz

225ml

1pt

16floz

450ml

1qt

32floz

900ml

1gal

approx. 6 pts

3-75 litters

Macaroni, uncooked

generous 4 oz

generous 100 g

Mayonnaise

6 oz

175 g

Meat, raw or cooked, chopped

1 c

8oz

225 g

thinly sliced

1 ½ c

8 oz

225 g

Mincemeat

1 c

10 oz

275 g

Mushrooms, raw, sliced

2-3 oz

50-75 g

Nuts, broken or coarsely chopped -walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds

4 oz

100 g

peanuts, pecans

5 oz

125 g

Oatmeal (UK: porridge oats)

3 oz

75 g

Oil

1 c

8floz

225ml

Onion, chopped

5 oz

125 g

Oysters, raw, shelled

1 pt

16 oz

450 g

Potatoes, 1 medium, raw, sliced or diced

1 c

6-7 oz

175-200 g

,, cooked, mashed

1 c

8oz

225 g

Peanut butter

1 c

8 oz

225 g

Pepper, red or green, sliced

1 c

4-5 oz

100-125 g

chopped

1 c

5-6 oz

125-175 g

Pumpkin, tinned, cooked and mashed

1 c

6oz

175g

Raisins

1 c

6oz

175 g

Rice, uncooked (this quantity = 3-4 c cooked rice)

1 c

6oz

175 g

Semolina

1 c

4 oz

100 g

Shallots, 6 medium

1 c

1 oz

25 g

Suet, shredded

1 c

generous 4 oz

17 generous 100 g

Sugar, caster or granulated

1 c

7 oz

200 g

brown, 'Brownulated'

1 c

generous 5 oz

generous 125 g

icing (US: confectioner's)

1 c

scant 4 oz

scant 100 g

Sultanas

1 c

6oz

175 g

Sweet potatoes, chopped

1 c

5 oz

125 g

Tomato, 1 medium, chopped

1 c

5-6 oz

125-175 g

Treacle, black (US: molasses)

1 c

12 oz

350 g

Yeast, fresh dry

1 pkg or cake

1 pkg

½ oz (see note) 2 level tsps

15 g (see note) scant 7g

As most English scales will not weigh less than the equivalent amount, if you are using the metric figures in 1 oz or 25 g, the information above on yeast is any recipe, expect a result about 8 percent smaller perhaps academic, but may be useful if you have a than if you had used the Imperial, finely calibrated scale.

Note. All metric weights have been rounded off. Very important: Use either metric or Imperial, do to the nearest 25 g below the actual Imperial do not mix the two in any recipe.