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A dynamic food per person calculator for most common food types.
1: Select food category Beans and pulses Cheese Dried beans and pulses Drinks Eggs Fish (canned) Fish (fresh) Grains Meat Noodles Pasta Rice Salad Sweets and desserts Vegetables . 2: Select type of Sweets and desserts Apple crumble Cheesecake Chocolate fudge cake Frozen yogurt Ice cream Lemon meringue pie Yogurt 2: Select type of Salad Crunchy lettuce leaf Mange tout Mixed leaf salad Scallions (in a salad) Spring onions Wild rocket 2: Select type of Vegetables Asparagus (any large spears) Asparagus (baby spears) Beansprouts Broad beans Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cassava Cauliflower Celery Corn on the cob Green leafy vegetables (any) Green string beans (trimmed) Jerusalem artichokes Lettuce leaves (trimmed and washed) Mange tout Mushrooms (fresh) Peas (fresh) Potatoes Runner beans trimmed Salad leaves (trimmed and washed) Spring greens Sugar snap peas (trimmed) Sweet potatoes Sweetcorn (canned, drained) Sweetcorn (fresh) Sweetcorn (frozen) Sweetcorn (whole cob) Tenderstem broccoli 2: Select type of Dried beans and pulses Dried beans (all types) Dried chick peas Dried lentils (all types) 2: Select type of Noodles Dried egg noodles Fresh egg noodles 2: Select type of Rice American aromatic rice Arborio rice Bahia rice Basmati rice Bomba rice Brown rice Camargue red rice Carnaroli rice Dehra Dun rice Domsiah rice Indica rice Japanese table rice Jasmine rice Long grain rice Medium grain rice Moochi rice Organic rice Patna rice Plain white rice Risotto rice Short grain rice Thai fragrant rice Vialone nano rice Wild rice 2: Select type of Fish (canned) Cod roe Pilchards Salmon Sardines Tuna 2: Select type of Pasta Dried egg noodles Dried pasta (all types) Fresh egg noodles Fresh pasta (all types) 2: Select type of Cheese Cottage cheese Hard cheese (Cheddar etc) Soft cream cheese 2: Select type of Fish (fresh) Bass (whole fish) Crayfish (peeled) Dogfish Dover sole Gravlax Huss King prawns - large, in a curry etc King prawns - small, in a curry etc Oysters Prawns (peeled) Prawns (with shells) Prawns freshwater (peeled) Rock salmon Salmon steaks Shell fish (with shells) Shrimps (with shells) Skate wings Smoked salmon Snapper (whole fish) Swordfish steaks Trout (whole fish) Tuna steaks 2: Select type of Meat Beef joint - Bone in Beef joint - Boneless Beef short ribs Chicken (bone in) Chicken, breasts etc. Fillet steak Lamb (leg, off the bone) Lamb (leg, on the bone) Lamb joint - Bone in Lamb joint - Boneless Pork joint - Bone in Pork joint - Boneless Pork luncheon meat Pork: Bacon joint Pork: Gammon Rump steak Sirloin steak Sliced beef Sliced chicken Sliced ham Sliced turkey Spam T-bone steak Veal joint - Bone in Veal joint - Boneless Venison joint - Bone in Venison joint - Boneless Whole Chicken Whole Turkey 2: Select type of Eggs Chickens eggs (as a meal) Quails eggs (as a light snack) Quails eggs (as an appetiser) Quails eggs (for a hearty breakfast) 2: Select type of Grains Buckwheat Bulgar wheat Couscous Polenta Quinoa 2: Select type of Drinks Coca Cola Fizzy drink Fruit juice Grapefruit juice Milkshake Orange drink Orange juice Smoothies Soup 2: Select type of Beans and pulses Baked beans Canned chick peas Canned lentils Mange tout Red kidney beans Tofu . Number of servings (1) Number of servings (2) Number of servings (3) Number of servings (4) Number of servings (5) Number of servings (6) Number of servings (7) Number of servings (8) Number of servings (9) Number of servings (10) Number of servings (11) Number of servings (12)
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Rice - portions per person
UNCOOKED RICE
SERVING PER PERSON
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
Use our guide to judge a sensible serving!
Grains - portions per person
UNCOOKED GRAIN
SERVING PER PERSON
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 / beans - portions per person
SERVING PER PERSON
PULSES / BEANS etc
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
Tofu
100g
3.5 oz
Pasta and noodles - portions per person
UNCOOKED PASTA
SERVING PER PERSON
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
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
Lettuce leaves
30 grams
1 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
CHEESE
Hard cheese (Cheddar etc)
30 grams
1 oz
Cottage cheese
90 grams
1 oz
Eggs - portions per person
SERVING PER PERSON
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
SEAFOOD
Cod roe for Chip shop roe
100 grams
3.5 oz
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pork luncheon meat
125 grams
4.4 oz
Spam
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
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
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
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