Serving Sizes and Yields for Vegetables
This chart features some commonly used vegetables.
| Vegetable | Size and Count | Serving Size and Yield |
| Carrot Sticks | Specify U.S. #1 carrots with 1-1/8 in. medium diameter – about 7½ in. length, 6 per pound, various bag sizes available (1, 2, 5, 10, 25, and 50 pound bags.) | 1 stick is 4 in. long and ½ in. wide.
3 sticks = ¼ cup |
| Cauliflower | Specify in cartons of 18-24 pounds, or wire-bound crates of 45-50 pounds. | 1 medium head = about 6 cups florets |
| Celery Sticks | Specify 2, 2½, or 3 dozen per crate. Crates weigh 60-70 pounds net. | 1 stick is 4 in. long and ½ in. wide.
3 sticks = ¼ cup |
| Cucumber Sticks | Specify 2 in. minimum diameter. This information will be stamped on the basket. Cucumbers will vary from 2 in. to 2½ in. in diameter and are about 7½ in. long. | 1 stick is 3 in. long and ¾ in. wide.
3 sticks (pared or unpared) = ¼ cup |
| Lettuce, Head (Iceberg) | Specify 2 dozen heads, weight of 40-48 pounds. | ¼ cup raw, shredded vegetable OR
¼ cup raw vegetable pieces |
| Lettuce, Leaf | Specify 2 dozen heads, weight 18 pounds. | ¼ cup raw vegetable pieces |
| Olives, Ripe | Large | 8 olives = ¼ cup |
| Pickles, Dill | Specify large size, 4 to 4¾ in. long, 22 to 39 count per gallon. | 1/3 pickle = ¼ cup |
| Pickles, Sweet | Specify small size, 2¾ to 3½ in. long, 52 to 99 count per gallon. | 1 pickle = ¼ cup |
| Radishes | Specify U.S. #1, ½ in. diameter minimum, without tops, small size, 45 radishes per pound. | 7 small radishes = ¼ cup |
| Tomato | Specify large or extra large, 30 pound net per container. Tomato is 2 ½ in. x 2 ¾ in. diameter; sliced 1/8 inch. | 4 slices, 1/8 in. thick = ¼ cup |
| Slices | Specify small or medium tomatoes, 2 1/8 in. to 2 ¼ in. diameter. | 5 slices, 1/8 in. thick = ¼ cup |
| Cherry | Specify standard size, (California or Arizona) or size 125 (Texas). | 3 tomatoes = about ¼ cup |