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+ | A useful measurement if you are portioning prepared pie fillings for the freezer. | ||
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+ | ''the weight is the finished products including meat,gravy & vegetables'' | ||
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+ | ! scope="row"|'''PIE / PUDDING TYPE''' | ||
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+ | |[[Steak and kidney pie]] || 400 grams || 14 oz | ||
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+ | |[[Steak and kidney pudding]] || 400 grams || 14 oz | ||
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|[[Pork]]: [[Bacon joint]] || 225 grams || 8 oz | |[[Pork]]: [[Bacon joint]] || 225 grams || 8 oz | ||
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==Sliced cooked meat - portion per person== | ==Sliced cooked meat - portion per person== | ||
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Revision as of 09:37, 5 July 2015
A how much food should I serve per person
a dynamic calculator for most common food types.
<PortionsPerPerson></PortionsPerPerson>
Where applicable, all servings shown are estimated amounts for uncooked or raw produce.
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Contents
- 1 Rice - portions per person
- 2 Grains - portions per person
- 3 Pulses - portions per person
- 4 Pasta and noodles - portions per person
- 5 Vegetables - portions per person
- 6 Cheese - portions per person
- 7 Eggs - portions per person
- 8 Fresh fish - portions per person
- 9 Drinks, beverages, soups - servings per person
- 10 Sweets and desserts - portions per person
- 11 Homemade meat pie / pudding filling
- 12 Meat, steaks, chops - portions per person
- 13 Sliced cooked meat - portion per person
- 14 Joints of meat - number served by joint weight
- 15 Christmas turkey / chicken - how much per person
- 16 See also
Rice - portions per person
UNCOOKED RICE | SERVING PER PERSON | |
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RICE | ||
Basmati rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Brown rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Wild rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Camargue red rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Long grain rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Organic rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
American aromatic rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Dehra Dun rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Domsiah rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Indica rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Jasmine rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Patna rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Thai fragrant rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Medium grain rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Bahia rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Bomba rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Risotto rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Arborio rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Carnaroli rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Vialone nano rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Japanese table rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Moochi rice | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Grains - portions per person
UNCOOKED GRAIN | SERVING PER PERSON | |
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GRAINS | ||
Bulgar wheat | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Buckwheat | 60 grams | 2 oz |
Couscous | 60 grams | 2 oz |
Polenta | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Quinoa | 60g | 2 oz |
Pulses - portions per person
SERVING PER PERSON | ||
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PULSES | ||
Heinz Baked beans | 130 grams | 4 oz (1/3 can) |
Dried beans | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Dried Chick peas (dry weight) | 60 grams | 2 oz |
Canned Chick peas | Half a 400g can | Half a 14 oz can |
Dried Lentils all types | 70 grams | 2.5 oz |
Canned Lentils | Half a 400g can | Half a 14 oz can |
Canned Red kidney beans | Half a 400g can | Half a 14 oz can |
Pasta and noodles - portions per person
UNCOOKED PASTA | SERVING PER PERSON | |
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PASTA | ||
Click here for pasta cooking times for almost all types of pasta | ||
Any dried pasta or spaghetti | 75 to 100 grams | 2.6 oz to 3.5 oz |
Any fresh pasta | 130 grams | 4.6 oz |
NOODLES | ||
Any dried egg noodles | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Any fresh egg noodles | 130 grams | 4.6 oz |
Vegetables - portions per person
RAW Vegetable | SERVING PER PERSON | |
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VEGETABLES | ||
Baby Asparagus tips/spears | 75 grams | 2.6 oz |
Large Asparagus spears | 100 grams | 3.5 oz |
Sugar snap peas (all types) | 100 grams | 3.5 oz |
Green beans (all types) | 100 grams | 3.5 oz |
Runner beans (trimmed) | 100 grams | 3.5 oz |
Beansprouts (fresh uncooked) | 150 grams | 5 oz |
Broad beans | 150 grams | 5 oz |
Broccoli (½ a small head, untrimmed) | 112 grams | 4 oz |
Tenderstem Broccoli | 60 grams | 2 oz |
Brussels sprouts (6 per person) | 60 grams | 2 oz |
Cabbage (and other green, leafy vegetables) | 100grams | 3.5 oz |
Carrots | 90 grams | 3 oz |
Cassava | 175 grams | 6 oz |
Cauliflower (½ a small head, untrimmed) | 112 grams | 4 oz |
Celery | 40 grams | 1.5 oz |
Jerusalem artichokes | 150 grams | 5 oz |
Fresh Mushrooms | 100 grams | 3.5 oz |
Mange tout | 60 grams | 2 oz |
Peas (frozen or fresh) | 85 grams | 3½ oz |
Potatoes | 175 grams | 6 oz |
Spring greens | 100grams | 3.5 oz |
Sweet potatoes | 175 grams | 6 oz |
Sweetcorn niblets (fresh) | 85 grams | 3½ oz |
Sweetcorn niblets (frozen) | 85 grams | 3½ oz |
Sweetcorn (whole fresh cob) | 1 per person | |
Salad leaves | 30 grams | 1 oz |
Cheese - portions per person
SERVING PER PERSON | ||
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CHEESE | ||
Hard cheese (Cheddar etc) | 30 grams | 1 oz |
Cottage cheese | 90 grams | 1 oz |
Eggs - portions per person
SERVING PER PERSON | ||
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EGGS | ||
Chickens' eggs; as a meal | 2 medium eggs per person | |
Quails eggs; as an Appetiser | 2 eggs per person | |
Quails eggs; as a light snack | 3 to 4 eggs per person | |
Quails eggs; for a hearty breakfast | 6 eggs per person |
Fresh fish - portions per person
FRESH FISH | SERVING PER PERSON | |
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SEAFOOD | ||
Dover sole | 225 grams | 8 oz |
Huss (Rock salmon) | 175 grams | 6 oz |
Oysters | 6 to 12 per person | |
Skate wings | 175 grams | 6 oz |
Salmon steaks | 175 grams | 6 oz |
Tuna / Swordfish steaks | 120 grams | 4.2 oz |
Whole fish (Bass / Snapper / Trout) | 350 grams | 12 oz |
Shell fish (with shells) | 500 grams | 1 lb 2 oz |
Prawns and shrimps (with shells) | 300 grams | 11 oz |
King prawns served in a curry etc. | 5 large or 8 small | 200 grams frozen |
Drinks, beverages, soups - servings per person
SERVING PER PERSON | ||
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DRINK / BEVERAGE | ||
Fruit juice | 330 ml | 11 fl oz |
Orange juice | 330 ml | 11 fl oz |
Grapefruit juice | 330 ml | 11 fl oz |
Smoothies | 150 ml | 5 fl oz |
Coca Cola | 330 ml | 11 fl oz |
Pepsi Cola | 330 ml | 11 fl oz |
Fanta | 330 ml | 11 fl oz |
Fizzy drinks | 330 ml | 11 fl oz |
SOUP AND BREAD | ||
Any homemade or commercial soup | 250 ml | 0.43 pint |
Sweets and desserts - portions per person
SERVING PER PERSON | ||
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SWEETS AND DESSERTS | ||
Ice-cream | 112g | 4 oz |
Frozen yogurt | 100g | 3.5 oz |
Yogurt | 150 ml | 5 fl oz |
Cheesecake | 120 g | 4.2 oz |
Chocolate fudge cake | 120 g | 4.2 oz |
Black Forest Gateau | 120 g | 4.2 oz |
Lemon meringue pie | 120 g | 4.2 oz |
Apple crumble | 128 g | 4.5 oz |
Homemade meat pie / pudding filling
A useful measurement if you are portioning prepared pie fillings for the freezer.
the weight is the finished products including meat,gravy & vegetables
PIE / PUDDING TYPE | SERVING PER PERSON | |
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Steak and kidney pie | 400 grams | 14 oz |
Steak and kidney pudding | 400 grams | 14 oz |
Meat, steaks, chops - portions per person
RAW MEAT | SERVING PER PERSON | |
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MEAT | ||
Beef: Fillet steak | 225 grams | 8 oz |
Beef: Rump steak | 225 grams | 8 oz |
Beef: Sirloin steak | 225 grams | 8 oz |
Beef: T-bone steak | 450 grams | 16 oz |
Chicken (bone in) | 225 grams | 8oz |
Chicken (boneless) | 125 grams to 142g | 4.4 oz to 5 oz |
Lamb (leg, on the bone) | 285 grams | 10 oz |
Lamb (leg, off the bone) | 225 grams | 8 oz |
Pork: Gammon | 225 grams | 8 oz |
Pork: Bacon joint | 225 grams | 8 oz |
Sliced cooked meat - portion per person
SLICED MEAT | SERVING PER PERSON | |
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SLICED COOKED MEATS | ||
Sliced ham | 125 grams | 4.4 oz |
Sliced chicken | 125 grams | 4.4 oz |
Sliced turkey | 125 grams | 4.4 oz |
Sliced beef | 125 grams | 4.4 oz |
Corned beef | 125 grams | 4.4 oz |
Sausages | 200 grams | 7 oz |
Joints of meat - number served by joint weight
JOINTS OF MEAT; PORK, LAMB, BEEF, VEAL, VENISON etc | ||
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BONELESS JOINT | PEOPLE SERVED | BONE IN JOINT |
300g [10 oz] | 2 to 3 people | 450g [1 lb] |
900g [2 lb] | 4 to 5 people | 1.36 kg [3 lb] |
1.36 kg [3 lb] | 6 to 7 people | 1.82 kg [4 lb] |
1.82 kg [4 lb] | 8 to 9 people | 2.73 kg [6 lb] |
2.27 kg [5 lb] | 10 to 11 people | 3.18 kg [7 lb] |
2.73 kg [6 lb] | 12 to 13 people | 3.64 kg [8 lb] |
3.18 kg [7 lb] | 14 to 15 people | 4.54 kg [10 lb] |
3.64 kg [8 lb] | 16 to 17 people | 5.44 kg [12 lb] |
4.08 kg [9 lb] | 18 to 19 people | 6.35 kg [14 lb] |
4.54 kg [10 lb] | 20 to 21 people | 7.25 kg [16 lb] |
Christmas turkey / chicken - how much per person
WHOLE TURKEY | ||
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Buying a whole festive turkey | 450 grams (1 lb) for each person | |
WHOLE CHICKEN | ||
Buying a whole festive chicken | 450 grams (1 lb) for each person |
See also
- A dynamic weight (mass) conversion utility, accurate to 10 decimal places.