Recipe - Vegetable Inquiry

VEGETABLES
THE E.P. (EDIBLE PORTION) WEIGHT OF ALL VEGETABLES, UNLESS OTHERWISE
SPECIFIED, IS USED IN THE RECIPES. THIS TABLE LISTS RAW ITEMS AND EASY,
ONESTEP CONVERSION FACTORS TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH A.P. (AS PURCHASED)
WEIGHT OF VEGETABLES TO PROCESS.
TO USE THESE FACTORS, MULTIPLE THE E.P. QUANTITY OF INGREDIENTS LISTED
IN THE RECIPE BY THE APPROPRIATE CONVERSION FACTOR GIVEN BELOW TO ARRIVE AT
THE QUANTITY OF THE ITEM (A.P.) TO PROCESS.
EXAMPLE: 3 LB SLICED CUCUMBERS (PARED) E.P. (INGREDIENT WEIGHT) TIMES
1.19 (CONVERSION FACTOR) = 3.57 LB (3 LB 9 OZ) FRESH
CUCUMBERS A.P. THE E.P. QUANTITY MAY BE DETERMINED FROM AN
A.P. QUANTITY BY DIVIDING THE A.P. BY THE CONVERSION FACTOR
AS FOLLOWS:
3.57 LB (3 LB 9 OZ) FRESH CUCUMBERS A.P. DIVIDED BY 1.19
(CONVERSION FACTOR) = 3 LB CUCUMBERS (PARED) E.P.
CONVERSION CONVERSION
ITEM FACTOR ITEM FACTOR
E.P. TO A.P. E.P TO A.P.
VEGETABLES. FRESH: CARROTS (SCRAPED) .......... 1.22
ASPARAGUS (TRIMMED) ...... 1.89 CAULIFLOWER (TRIMMED & CORED) 1.20
BROCCOLI (TRIMMED) ....... 1.28 CELERY (TRIMMED) ........... 1.37
CABBAGE (TRIMMED & CORED). 1.25 CORNONCOB (HUSKED & SILKED) 1.43
CUCUMBERS (PARED) ........ 1.19 PEPPERS, SWEET (STEMMED, SEEDED,
CUCUMBERS (UNPARED) ...... 1.05 CORED) ................... 1.22
EGGPLANT (PARED) ......... 1.23 POTATOES, WHITE (PARED) .... 1.23
EGGPLANT (UNPARED) ....... 1.03 POTATOES, SWEET (PARED) .... 1.25
ENDIVE (TRIMMED) ......... 1.11 RADDISHES (TRIMMED) ........ 1.09
ESCAROLE (TRIMMED ........ 1.11 ROMAINE (TRIMMED) .......... 1.06
GARLIC, DRY (PEELED) ..... 1.15 RUTABAGAS (PARED) .......... 1.18
GREENS, COLLARD (TRIMMED). 1.35 SPINACH (TRIMMED) .......... 1.09
GREENS, KALE (TRIMMED) ... 1.41 SQUASH, SUMMER (TRIMMED) ... 1.05
LETTUCE (TRIMMED & CORED). 1.08 SQUASH, FALL & WINTER:
ONIONS, DRY (PEELED) ..... 1.11 ACORN (SEEDED) ........... 1.15
ONIONS, GREEN W/TOPS (TRIMMED)1.20 BUTTERNUT (PARED & SEEDED) 1.19
PARSLEY (TRIMMED) ........ 1.05 HUBBARD (SEEDED) ......... 1.12
PARSNIPS (PARED) ......... 1.18 TOMATOES (STEMMED) ......... 1.02
TURNIPS (PARED) ............ 1.23

Recipe Number: A00600

SERVING SIZE: 100

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