I made these charts, printed them out, and put them inside one of my favorite cookbooks because I could never remember (and could never find easily) these equivalent measurements when I needed them. I hope you’ll find these charts helpful too. This chart is for the vegetables that I use the most, and now when a recipe calls for half a cup of celery, I can see at a glance that I need to chop approximately one stalk!
| Ingredient | Approximate Equivalent Measurements | |
|---|---|---|
| Asparagus (Fresh) | 3 cups, trimmed | 16 to 20 spears, about 1 pound |
| Broccoli (Fresh) | 2 cups florets | 1 pound |
| Brussels Sprouts (Fresh) | 4 cups, cooked | 1 pound |
| Cabbage (Fresh) | 5 to 6 cups, shredded | 1 medium head |
| Cabbage | 1 cup, shredded | 1/4 pound |
| Carrots | 1 cup, julienne strips | 5 medium carrots |
| Carrots | 1 cup, shredded | 2 medium carrots |
| Carrots | 1 cup, thinly sliced | 3 medium carrots |
| Cauliflower (Fresh) | 3 cups | 1 medium head, about 2 pounds |
| Celery | 1 cup, diagonally sliced | 3 medium stalks |
| Celery | 1 cup, sliced | 2 medium stalks |
| Chives (Fresh) | 1 tablespoon | 1 teaspoon, dried |
| Collard Greens (Fresh) | 6 to 7 cups, uncooked | 1 1/2 cups, cooked |
| Corn on the Cob | 1 cup kernels | 3 to 4 ears |
| Cucumber | 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups, peeled, sliced or chopped | 1 medium |
| Cucumber | 1 cup, diced | 1 small cucumber |
| Ingredient | Approximate Equivalent Measurements | |
|---|---|---|
| Eggplant (Fresh) | 2 1/2 cups, diced and cooked | 1 pound |
| Green Beans (Fresh) | 2 1/2 cups, cut and cooked | 1 pound |
| Green Onions | 1 cup, chopped | about 18 stalks |
| Green Peas (In Pod) | 1 cup, shelled | 1 pound |
| Green Pepper | 1 cup, chopped | 1 medium pepper |
| Greens (Fresh) | 3 cups, cooked | 1 pound |
| Lettuce (Iceberg) | 4 cups, shredded | 1 medium head |
| Lettuce (Iceberg) | 6 to 8 cups, torn | 1 medium head |
| Lettuce (Leaf) | 4 to 6 cups, torn | 25 to 30 leaves |
| Lettuce (Romaine) | 6 cups, torn | 1 head |
| Mushrooms | 1 6 to 8-ounce can | 1 pound fresh |
| Mushrooms | 1 pound | 20 to 24 mushroom caps |
| Mustard Greens (Fresh) | 6 to 7 cups, uncooked | 1 1/2 cups, cooked |
| Onion Powder | 1 tablespoon | 1 medium onion, chopped |
| Onions (Dehydrated) | 1/4 cup | 1 cup chopped raw |
| Onions | 1 cup, chopped | 1 small onion |
| Parsnips | 2 cups, cooked and diced | 4 medium |
| Peppers (Sweet, Fresh) | 1/2 cup, chopped | 1 medium |
| Potatoes (White or Russet) |
1 3/4 cups, mashed | 3 medium |
| Potatoes (White or Russet) |
2 1/4 cups, peeled and diced | 3 medium |
| Potatoes | 1 cup, cubed | 1 small potato |
| Radishes | 1 cup, thinly sliced | about 12 radishes |
| Spaghetti Squash | 4 cups cooked strands | 2 pounds |
| Spinach | 4 cups torn leaves | 1 1/2 cups, cooked |
| Summer Squash | 2 cups sliced and cooked | 3 medium |
| Sweet Potatoes | 1 3/4 to 2 cups, mashed | 3 medium |
| Sweet Potatoes | 2 cups, cubed | 3 medium |
| Swiss Chard | 9 to 10 cups, raw | 2 1/2 cups, cooked |
| Tomatoes (Fresh) | 1 cup, chopped | 1 large |
| Turnip Greens | 6 to 7 cups, raw | 1 cup, cooked |
| Wax Beans (Fresh) | 3 cups | 2 1/2 cups, cut and cooked |
| Zucchini | 1 cup, cooked | 3 medium |
Jeane
This is very useful! I don’t know how many times I’ve guessed at how much zucchini to shred or how many tomatoes to chop and come up wrong. Going to print it out for myself, thanks!
Barbara R.
This is awesome! I’m going to print it up as well!
Brian
Thanks a lot for this list! My wife had three huge cans of chicken broth left over from the holidays. On the back of the can was a recipe for roasted chicken with caramelized onion soup, so I decided to make it. All of the vegetables called for were in individual sizes but since I subbed some (baby carrots, snack-size celery, pre-chopped onions) I needed the cup(s) equivalent.
Tom B.
Thank you. What a convenient list of measurements. I am sure I will use it often.
Sherree
Thank you for this awesome list! Printing it out and keeping it in the kitchen. Can’t tell you how many times I have purchased more (or on other occasions, less) than I actually needed.
Michelle
I am so happy to have found this extremely useful chart. Thank you, thank you for posting it for all of us other aspiring chefs!