Selected Yield Data for Common

MEAT ITEM YIELD

Beef, fresh or frozen
      Brisket, fresh (without bone). . . . 46%

Ground Beef
      no more than 30% fat . . . . . . . . 70%

Ground Beef
      no more than 26% fat . . . . . . . . 72%

Ground Beef - USDA donated (special
                  purchase)
      no more than 24% fat . . . . . . . . 73%

Chicken
      Mechanically Separated . . . . . . . 70%
      Boneless Chicken . . . . . . . . . . 70%
      Boned Chicken - canned . . . . . . . 72%

Frankfurters. . . . . . . . . . . . . 100%

Pork, Fresh or Frozen
      Ground Pork - USDA donated (special
      purchase) no more than 24% fat . . . 73%

Roast, Shoulder, Boston Butt
      without bone . . . . . . . . . . . . 54%
      with bone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%

Sausage, Bulk, Link, or Patty . . . . . 47%

Pork products, canned
      Pork with natural juices - USDA
donated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51%

Turkey
      Raw Boneless Turkey (skin and fat
                in natural proportions). . . . 70%

Turkey, Fresh or Frozen
      Whole (ready to cook, without neck
                  and giblets)
      with skin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53%
      without skin . . . . . . . . . . . . 47%

Turkey Ham, cooked. . . . . . . . . . . 70%

Turkey Roll, Frozen
      (USDA donated, cooked) . . . . . . . 66%



Selected Yield Data for Commonly Used Meat
Alternates

                                                                      Servings
Meat Alternates per Pound

Beans, dry (1/4-cup cooked)
      Blackeyed beans (or peas). . . . . 28.3
      Garbanzo (chickpeas) . . . . . . . 24.6
      Great Northern . . . . . . . . . . 25.5
      Kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.8
      Lima (large) . . . . . . . . . 27.0
                        (small) . . . . . . . . . 23.4
      Mung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.1
      Navy (pea) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.9
      Pinto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.9
      Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.9

Dry beans, canned (1/4-cup drained)
      Blackeyed beans (or peas). . . . . . 6.5
      Garbanzo (chickpeas) . . . . . . . . 7.2
      Kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2
      Lima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2
      Pinto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4

Cheese (1-oz servings)
      Cheese Food Products . . . . . . . . . 8
      Cottage Cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
      Ricotta Cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
      American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
      Cheddar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
      Mozzarella . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
      Parmesan (grated). . . . . . . . . . 16
      Romano (grated). . . . . . . . . . . 16
      Swiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Eggs
      Dried Whole Eggs . . . . . . 32 lg eggs
                                                          or 64-oz equiv
      Frozen Whole Eggs. . . . . . . 9 lg eggs
                                                          or 18-oz equiv

Peanut Butter, canned . . . . . . . . 14.4



Selected Yield Data for Commonly used Fresh
and Canned Vegetables

Vegetables Servings
                                                                      Per Pound

Beans, Blackeye Beans or Peas
      Fresh (shelled). . . . . . . . . . 10.30
      Canned (green, drained). . . . . . 9.56

Beans, Green
      Fresh (ready to cook). . . . . . . 12.61
      Canned (whole, drained). . . . . . 14.27
      Canned (cut, drained). . . . . . . 11.95
      Canned (french style, drained) . . 9.92

Beans, Kidney
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 9.31

Beans, Lima
      Fresh (shelled). . . . . . . . . . 10.80
      Canned (green, drained). . . . . . 9.11

Beans, Pinto
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 7.52

Beans, Wax
      Fresh (ready-to-cook). . . . . . . 10.68
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 12.45

Beans, Sprouts
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 11.93

Beets
      Canned (diced, drained). . . . . . 10.58
      Canned (sliced, drained) . . . . . 9.88
      Canned (whole baby beets, drained) 11.34

Broccoli
      Fresh (ready-to-cook spears) . . . 11.60
      Fresh (ready-to-cook cuts) . . . . 12.59

Brussels Sprouts
      Fresh (ready-to-cook). . . . . . . 11.18

Cabbage
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, shredded). . 15.50

Cabbage, Celery or Chinese
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, strips). . . 11.39

Cabbage, Red
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, shredded). . 15.86

Carrots
      Fresh (ready-to-cook). . . . . . . 12.00
      Canned (diced, drained). . . . . . 10.68
      Canned (sliced, drained) . . . . . 11.16

Cauliflower
      Fresh (trimmed, ready-to-cook,
                  florets) . . . . . . . . . . 14.19

Celery
      Fresh (trimmed, ready-to-cook,
                  diced) . . . . . . . . . . . 10.48
      Canned (cooked, diced, drained). . 8.64

Collards
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, untrimmed
                  leaves). . . . . . . . . . . 10.87
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, untrimmed-
                  leaves and stems) . . . . . 14.18
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 6.82

Corn
      Canned (whole kernel, drained
                  vacuum pack) . . . . . . . . 10.59
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 10.98

Mushrooms
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, sliced). . . 8.46
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 11.60

Mustard Greens
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, untrimmed) . 14.19
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 11.82

Okra
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, sliced). . . 10.34
      Canned (cut, drained). . . . . . . 10.23

Onions, Mature
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, pieces). . . 8.97
      Canned (cut, drained). . . . . . . 8.11

Peas and Carrots
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 10.02

Peas, Green
      Fresh (shelled). . . . . . . . . . 10.60
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 10.25

Peppers, Green
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, strips). . . 12.25

Pimentos
      Canned (chopped or diced, drained) 8.82
      (whole, drained) . . . . . . . . . 8.61

Potatoes, White
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, sliced). . . 12.22
      Canned (small whole, drained). . . 9.73

Dehydrated (low moisture)
      Diced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.10
      Flakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.60
      Granules . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.60
      Slices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.50

Sauerkraut
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 11.72

Spinach
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, partly
                  trimmed) . . . . . . . . . . 8.63
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 7.30

Squash, Summer
      Fresh, yellow (ready-to-cook,
                  sliced). . . . . . . . . . . 8.94
      Zucchini (ready-to-cook, cubed). . 8.08
      Zucchini (ready-to-cook, sliced) . 10.85
      Canned (sliced, drained) . . . . . 6.97

Succotash
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 10.67

Sweet Potatoes
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, mashed). . . 6.87
      Fresh (ready-to-cook, sliced). . . 11.37
      Canned-syrup pack (cut, drained) . 10.25
      Canned-syrup pack (whole, drained) 10.34

Tomatoes
      Fresh (ready-to-serve, sliced) . . 9.80
      Canned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1

Tomato Paste
      Canned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.60

Tomato Puree
      Canned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.40

Tomato Sauce
      Canned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.60

Vegetable, Mixed
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 9.45

Water Chestnuts
      Canned (drained) . . . . . . . . . 6.70

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