Turn whole ingredients into recipe measures, or work out how many to buy. Find out how much juice two lemons give, how many garlic cloves make a tablespoon minced, or how many onions you need for a cup chopped.
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How to use the Ingredient Equivalents Converter
Choose a direction: what your whole items make, or how many you need for a recipe.
Pick the ingredient and, for produce, its size.
Enter how many you have, or the amount and unit the recipe asks for.
Press Convert to see the measure, the typical range and the weight.
Use the reference table to plan larger batches or a shopping list.
Common ingredient equivalents
These are typical yields for a medium item, the same figures the converter uses. Real produce varies, so treat them as a guide and buy one extra when the amount matters.
1 whole item
Main yield
Second yield
Approx. weight
Lemon
2–3 tbsp juice
2–3 tsp zest
85 g
Lime
1 1/2–2 tbsp juice
1 1/2–2 tsp zest
67 g
Orange
1/4–1/2 cup juice
1–2 tbsp zest
140 g
Garlic clove
1/2–1 tsp minced
= 1/8 tsp garlic powder
4 g
Onion
3/4–1 cup chopped
= 1 tbsp onion powder
150 g
Celery stalk
1/3–1/2 cup chopped
40 g
Carrot
about 1/2 cup chopped
about 1/2 cup shredded
61 g
Bell pepper
3/4–1 cup chopped
120 g
Potato
about 1 cup diced
2/3 cup mashed
150 g
Banana
1/3–1/2 cup mashed
2/3 cup sliced
118 g
Large egg
3 1/4 tbsp beaten
2 tbsp white, 1 tbsp yolk
50 g out of shell
Stick of butter
1/2 cup = 8 tbsp
113 g
1 oz hard cheese
1/4 cup shredded
28 g
Slice of bread
1/2 cup soft crumbs
1/4–1/3 cup dry crumbs
28 g
Packet of yeast
2 1/4 tsp
7 g
How the conversion works
Each ingredient has a typical yield in teaspoons. The converter multiplies it by your quantity and a size factor (small ≈ 0.7 ×, large ≈ 1.4 × a medium item), then expresses the result in the most practical kitchen unit using 3 tsp = 1 tbsp, 16 tbsp = 1 cup and 1 tsp = 4.93 ml. To find how many to buy it divides the recipe amount by the yield of one item and rounds up.
Example: a recipe needs 1/2 cup lemon juice. That is 24 tsp. A medium lemon gives about 7.5 tsp (2 1/2 tbsp), so 24 ÷ 7.5 = 3.2, which means you should buy 4 lemons.
Tips for getting the most out of produce
Citrus: zest before you juice, and microwave a cold lemon or lime for 10–15 seconds to release more juice.
Garlic: "1 clove" in most recipes means a medium clove. Two small inner cloves count as about one.
Onions: "1 cup chopped" assumes a medium dice; finely minced onion packs more tightly, so one onion fills a little less.
Eggs: US recipes assume large eggs. With medium eggs, use about one extra egg for every four called for.
Frequently asked questions
How much juice is in one lemon?
A medium lemon gives about 2 to 3 tablespoons of juice (roughly 30 to 45 ml) and 2 to 3 teaspoons of grated zest. Room-temperature lemons that are rolled firmly before cutting give the most juice.
How many garlic cloves make a tablespoon?
One medium clove gives about 1 teaspoon minced, so 3 medium cloves make roughly 1 tablespoon. Cloves vary a lot in size; large cloves from the outside of the head can give almost twice as much.
How much chopped onion is in one onion?
A medium onion (about 150 g) yields about 1 cup chopped. A small onion gives about 2/3 cup and a large one 1 1/2 cups or a little more.
How many eggs are in a cup?
About 5 large eggs make 1 cup beaten (one large egg is about 3 1/4 tablespoons). It takes about 8 large egg whites or 14 large yolks to fill a cup.
How many limes do I need for 1/4 cup of juice?
About 2 medium limes, since each gives roughly 2 tablespoons of juice. Buy a third if the limes are small or hard.
How much butter is in a stick?
One US stick of butter is 1/2 cup, 8 tablespoons, 4 ounces or about 113 grams. Four sticks make a pound (2 cups).
Why do the results show a range?
Produce varies with variety, ripeness and how finely you cut it. The main figure is a typical medium item; the range shows what you can expect from smaller or juicier ones, so round up when shopping.
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