= 8 ounces
1 tea cup = 6 ounces
1 wine glass = 2 ounces
The following list shows the approximate weights and measures of the
foods comprising dietaries:
Asparagus, 8 stalks, E.P. = 2 ounces
Apple (1 medium size) = 5 ounces
Bread, 1 slice, home-made,
4 in. x 3-1/2 in. x 1/2 in. = 1 ounce
Bread, 1 slice, baker's,
4 in. x 3-1/2 in. x 3/4 in. = 1 ounce
Bread, 1 slice, whole wheat,
2-1/2 in. x 2-3/4 in. x 1/4 in. = .7 ounce
Bread, 1 slice, corn,
3 in. x 3 in. x 1/2 in. = 2 ounces
Bread, muffin, 1 small, or biscuit = 1/2 ounce
Banana, 1 medium size = 5 ounces
Chicken, 1 serving = 3 ounces
Chicken (creamed) 2 tbs. = 1-1/2 ounces
Cream, 2 tbs. = 1 ounce
Custard (soft, 1/2 cup) = 4-1/2 ounces
Custard (baked, 1/2 cup) = 4 ounces
Cream (ice, 1/2 cup) = 4 ounces
Custard (rice, 1/2 cup) = 3-1/2 ounces
Dates (3 medium size) = 1 ounce
Eggs (scrambled, 1/4 cup) = 2 ounces
Eggs (poached, 1 egg) = 1-1/2 ounces
Fish, medium serving,
2-1/2 in. x 3 in. = 2-1/2 to 3 ounces
Honey, 4 tsp. = 1 ounce
Hominy (cooked, 1/2 cup) = 4 ounces
Lamb chop, E.P., 2 x 2 x 1/2 inch = 1.6 ounces
Lemon or other jellies, 1/2 cup = 3.8 ounces
Steak (sirloin), 3 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. = 3 ounces
Vegetables:
Beets, 1 medium size (4 slices) = 2 ounces
Carrots, 1/3 cup diced = 2-1/2 ounces
Peas (canned or drained), 1/3 cup = 3 ounces
Potatoes, baked, sweet, 1 medium size = 6 ounces
Potatoes, baked, white, 1 medium size = 3 ounces
Spinach, cooked, 1 serving, 1/2 cup = 4 ounces
Tomatoes, 1 medium size--fresh = 3 to 4 ounces
Soups:
Cream, 1/2 cup = 4 ounces
Clear soup, 1 cup = 7-1/2 ounces
PERCENTAGE CALCULATION
A percentage of a number is the result obtained by taking the stated
number of hundredths of it. The rate per cent.
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