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Food & Nutrition |
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Cooking Weights & Measures
| WEIGHT AND MEASURES | |
| Dash | less than 1/8 teaspoon |
| 3 teaspoons | 1 tablespoon (1/2 fluid ounce) |
| 2 tablespoons | 1/8 cup (1 fluid ounce) |
| 4 tablespoons | 1/4 cup (2 fluid ounces) |
| 5 1/3 tablespoons | 1/3 cup (22/3 fluid ounces) |
| 8 tablespoons | 1/2 cup (4 fluid ounces) |
| 10 2/3 tablespoons | 2/3 cup (5 1/3 fluid ounces) |
| 12 tablespoons | 3/4 cup (6 fluid ounces) |
| 14 tablespoons | 7/8 cup (7 fluid ounces) |
| 16 tablespoons | 1 cup (8 fluid ounces) |
| 1 gill | 1/2 cup |
| 1 cup | 8 fluid ounces (1/2 pint) |
| 2 cups | 16 fluid ounces (1 pint) |
| 2 pints | 32 fluid ounces (1 quart) |
| 4 quarts | 1 gallon |
| 8 quarts | 1 peck |
| 4 pecks | 1 bushel (dry) |
| 1 gram | 0.035 ounces |
| 1 ounce | 28.35 grams |
| 16 ounces | 1 pound (453.59 grams) |
| 1 kilogram | 2.21 pounds |
| HINT AND TIPS FOR CALCULATIONS |
| 1 gallon 4 quarts =8 pints = 16 cups (8 ounces) = 128 ounces |
| 1 fifth bottle = approximately 1 1/2 pints or exactly 25.6 ounces |
| 1 measuring cup holds 8 ounces |
| 1 cup all-purpose pre-sifted flour = 5 ounces |
| 1 cup stone ground yellow cornmeal = 4 1/2 ounces |
| 1 cup granulated sugar = 8 ounces (weight) |
| 1 cup brown sugar = 6 ounces (weight) |
| 1 cup confectioners' sugar = 4 1/2 ounces (weight) |
| 1 large egg = 2 fluid ounces (average) |
| 1 egg yolk = 1/2 fluid ounce (average) |
| 1 egg white = 1.5 fluid ounces (average) |
| BEVERAGE SERVINGS AND MEASURES | |
| 6 | 4 ounce servings of wine in a 750 milliliter bottle |
| (¾ liter) | |
| 12 | 4 ounce servings of wine in a 1.5 liter bottle |
| (1500 milliliter) | |
| 24 | 4 ounce servings of wine in a 3 liter bottle or box |
| (3000 milliliter) | |
| 33 | 4 ounce servings of wine in a 4 liter bag in box |
| 42 | 4 ounce servings of wine in a 5 liter bag in box |
| 72 | 4 ounce servings of wine in a case of 750 ml or 1.5 liter |
| 96 | 4 ounce servings of wine in a case of 3 liter bottles |
| 22 | 1 1/2 ounce shots of liquor in one liter of liquor |
| 39 | 1 1/2 ounce shots of liquor in a 1.75 liter bottle |
| 90 | 12 ounce glasses of beer in a 1/4 barrel of beer |
| 180 | 12 ounce glasses of beer in a 1/2 barrel of beer |
| 3 1/2 | cases of beer in a 1/4 barrel of beer |
| 7 | cases of beer in a 1/2 barrel of beer |
| 1 1/2 | ounces of liquor equals 1 serving of liquor |
| 4 | ounces of wine equals 1 serving of wine |
| 12 | ounces of beer equals 1 serving of beer |
| METRIC CONVERSION FACTORS | ||
| Multiply | By | To Get |
| Fluid Ounces | 29.57 | grams |
| Ounces (dry) | 28.35 | grams |
| Grams | 0.0353 | ounces |
| Grams | 0.0022 | pounds |
| Kilograms | 2.21 | pounds |
| Pounds | 453.6 | grams |
| Pounds | 0.4536 | kilograms |
| Quarts | 0.946 | liters |
| Quarts (dry) | 67.2 | cubic inches |
| Quarts (liquid) | 57.7 | cubic inches |
| Liters | 1.0567 | quarts |
| Gallons | 3,785 | cubic centimeters |
| Gallons | 3.785 | liters |
