Handy Kitchen Weight
Conversions
Some recipes, especially older ones,
give ingredients in pounds and ounces but you may need to know the metric
equivalent - the following chart gives guidance on the conversion rate
between British Imperial measures, metric equivalent and American cups, by
commodity.
As this is not an exact science weights shown
are
approximate. When following recipes measurements should not be mixed - always
stick to Imperial, Metric or American
throughout the recipe.
|
COMMODITY |
BRITISH
MEASURE |
METRIC EQUIVALENT
(APPROX) |
AMERICAN
EQUIVALENT |
| Flour |
4 oz. (ounces) |
115g |
1 cup |
| Cornflour |
1 oz. |
30 g |
4 tablespoons |
| |
4 1/2 oz. |
130 g |
1 cup |
| Icing sugar (sifted confectioners) |
7 oz. |
200 g |
1 cup |
| Soft Brown Sugar |
4 oz. |
115 g |
1/2 cup (firmly packed) |
| Castor or Granulated sugar |
4 oz. |
115 g |
1/2 cup |
| Butter, Margarine, Fat etc. |
1 oz. |
30 g |
2 tablespoons |
| |
8 oz. |
225 g |
1 cup |
|
Stick of butter |
4 oz. |
115 g |
1/2 cup |
| Grated cheese - cheddar type |
4 oz. |
115g |
1 cup |
| Grated cheese - Parmesan |
8 oz. |
225 g |
1 cup |
| |
| Pearl Barley/Tapioca |
8 oz. |
225 g |
1 cup |
| Semolina/Ground rice |
6 oz. |
175 g |
1 cup |
| Fresh bread or cake crumbs |
3 oz. |
75 g |
1 cup |
| Dried bread crumbs |
2 oz. |
60 g |
1 cup |
| Oatmeal |
2 oz. |
60 g |
1 cup |
| |
| Carrot - coarsely grated |
4 oz. |
115 g |
1 cup |
| Sweetcorn - cooked |
4 oz. |
115 g |
1 cup |
| Celery |
4 sticks |
|
1 cup chopped |
| Tomatoes - chopped |
7 oz. |
200 g |
1 cup |
| Apples - Cooking |
1 lb. (pound) |
450 g |
3 medium size |
| Apples - Eating |
1 lb. |
450 g |
4 medium size |
| Mushrooms - button |
4 oz. |
115 g |
1 cup |
| Beetroot |
6 medium |
|
1 cup - diced |
| Cucumber |
1/2 average size |
|
1 cup - diced |
| Strawberries - crushed |
6 oz. |
175 g |
1 cup |
|
|
| Clear Honey/Golden syrup/Molasses/Black
treacle |
12 oz. |
350 g |
1 cup |
| Maple Syrup |
11 oz. |
300 g |
1 cup |
| Jam/marmalade/jelly |
8 oz. |
225 g |
1 cup |
| |
|
|
|
| Currants/Sultanas/Raisins |
6 oz. |
175 g |
1 cup |
| Candied Peel |
4 oz. |
115 g |
1 cup |
| Almonds - shelled |
5 oz. |
150 g |
1 cup |
For other handy measures click
here.
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