Portions per person

How much food should I serve?

A dynamic food per person calculator for most common food types.

1: Select food category Beans and pulses Cheese Dried beans and pulses Drinks Eggs Fish (canned) Fish (fresh) Grains Meat Noodles Pasta Rice Salad Sweets and desserts Vegetables
. 2: Select type of Fish (canned) Cod roe Pilchards Salmon Sardines Tuna 2: Select type of Cheese Cottage cheese Hard cheese (Cheddar etc) Soft cream cheese 2: Select type of Meat Beef joint - Bone in Beef joint - Boneless Beef short ribs Chicken (bone in) Chicken, breasts etc. Fillet steak Lamb (leg, off the bone) Lamb (leg, on the bone) Lamb joint - Bone in Lamb joint - Boneless Pork joint - Bone in Pork joint - Boneless Pork luncheon meat Pork: Bacon joint Pork: Gammon Rump steak Sirloin steak Sliced beef Sliced chicken Sliced ham Sliced turkey Spam T-bone steak Veal joint - Bone in Veal joint - Boneless Venison joint - Bone in Venison joint - Boneless Whole Chicken Whole Turkey 2: Select type of Grains Buckwheat Bulgar wheat Couscous Polenta Quinoa 2: Select type of Noodles Dried egg noodles Fresh egg noodles 2: Select type of Dried beans and pulses Dried beans (all types) Dried chick peas Dried lentils (all types) 2: Select type of Eggs Chickens eggs (as a meal) Quails eggs (as a light snack) Quails eggs (as an appetiser) Quails eggs (for a hearty breakfast) 2: Select type of Sweets and desserts Apple crumble Cheesecake Chocolate fudge cake Frozen yogurt Ice cream Lemon meringue pie Yogurt 2: Select type of Beans and pulses Baked beans Canned chick peas Canned lentils Mange tout Red kidney beans Tofu 2: Select type of Pasta Dried egg noodles Dried pasta (all types) Fresh egg noodles Fresh pasta (all types) 2: Select type of Rice American aromatic rice Arborio rice Bahia rice Basmati rice Bomba rice Brown rice Camargue red rice Carnaroli rice Dehra Dun rice Domsiah rice Indica rice Japanese table rice Jasmine rice Long grain rice Medium grain rice Moochi rice Organic rice Patna rice Plain white rice Risotto rice Short grain rice Thai fragrant rice Vialone nano rice Wild rice 2: Select type of Drinks Coca Cola Fizzy drink Fruit juice Grapefruit juice Milkshake Orange drink Orange juice Smoothies Soup 2: Select type of Salad Crunchy lettuce leaf Mange tout Mixed leaf salad Scallions (in a salad) Spring onions Wild rocket 2: Select type of Vegetables Asparagus (any large spears) Asparagus (baby spears) Beansprouts Broad beans Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cassava Cauliflower Celery Corn on the cob Green leafy vegetables (any) Green string beans (trimmed) Jerusalem artichokes Lettuce leaves (trimmed and washed) Mange tout Mushrooms (fresh) Peas (fresh) Potatoes Runner beans trimmed Salad leaves (trimmed and washed) Spring greens Sugar snap peas (trimmed) Sweet potatoes Sweetcorn (canned, drained) Sweetcorn (fresh) Sweetcorn (frozen) Sweetcorn (whole cob) Tenderstem broccoli 2: Select type of Fish (fresh) Bass (whole fish) Crayfish (peeled) Dogfish Dover sole Gravlax Huss King prawns - large, in a curry etc King prawns - small, in a curry etc Oysters Prawns (peeled) Prawns (with shells) Prawns freshwater (peeled) Rock salmon Salmon steaks Shell fish (with shells) Shrimps (with shells) Skate wings Smoked salmon Snapper (whole fish) Swordfish steaks Trout (whole fish) Tuna steaks

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Where applicable, all servings shown are estimated amounts for uncooked or raw produce.

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Rice - portions per person

UNCOOKED RICE	SERVING PER PERSON
RICE
Basmati rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Brown rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Wild rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Camargue red rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Long grain rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Organic rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
American aromatic rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Dehra Dun rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Domsiah rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Indica rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Jasmine rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Patna rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Thai fragrant rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Medium grain rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Bahia rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Bomba rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Risotto rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Arborio rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Carnaroli rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Vialone nano rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Japanese table rice	75 grams	2.6 oz
Moochi rice	75 grams	2.6 oz

Use our guide to judge a sensible serving!

Grains - portions per person

UNCOOKED GRAIN	SERVING PER PERSON
GRAINS
Bulgar wheat	75 grams	2.6 oz
Buckwheat	60 grams	2 oz
Couscous	60 grams	2 oz
Polenta	75 grams	2.6 oz
Quinoa	60g	2 oz

Pulses / beans - portions per person

SERVING PER PERSON
PULSES / BEANS etc
Heinz Baked beans	130 grams	4 oz (1/3 can)
Dried beans	75 grams	2.6 oz
Dried Chick peas (dry weight)	60 grams	2 oz
Canned Chick peas	Half a 400g can	Half a 14 oz can
Dried Lentils all types	70 grams	2.5 oz
Canned Lentils	Half a 400g can	Half a 14 oz can
Canned Red kidney beans	Half a 400g can	Half a 14 oz can
Tofu	100g	3.5 oz

Pasta and noodles - portions per person

UNCOOKED PASTA	SERVING PER PERSON
PASTA
Click here for pasta cooking times for almost all types of pasta
Any dried pasta or spaghetti	75 to 100 grams	2.6 oz to 3.5 oz
Any fresh pasta	130 grams	4.6 oz
NOODLES
Any dried egg noodles	75 grams	2.6 oz
Any fresh egg noodles	130 grams	4.6 oz

Vegetables - portions per person

RAW Vegetable	SERVING PER PERSON
VEGETABLES
Baby Asparagus tips/spears	75 grams	2.6 oz
Large Asparagus spears	100 grams	3.5 oz
Sugar snap peas (all types)	100 grams	3.5 oz
Green beans (all types)	100 grams	3.5 oz
Runner beans (trimmed)	100 grams	3.5 oz
Beansprouts (fresh uncooked)	150 grams	5 oz
Broad beans	150 grams	5 oz
Broccoli (½ a small head, untrimmed)	112 grams	4 oz
Tenderstem Broccoli	60 grams	2 oz
Brussels sprouts (6 per person)	60 grams	2 oz
Cabbage (and other green, leafy vegetables)	100grams	3.5 oz
Carrots	90 grams	3 oz
Cassava	175 grams	6 oz
Cauliflower (½ a small head, untrimmed)	112 grams	4 oz
Celery	40 grams	1.5 oz
Jerusalem artichokes	150 grams	5 oz
Fresh Mushrooms	100 grams	3.5 oz
Lettuce leaves	30 grams	1 oz
Mange tout	60 grams	2 oz
Peas (frozen or fresh)	85 grams	3½ oz
Potatoes	175 grams	6 oz
Spring greens	100grams	3.5 oz
Sweet potatoes	175 grams	6 oz
Sweetcorn niblets (fresh)	85 grams	3½ oz
Sweetcorn niblets (frozen)	85 grams	3½ oz
Sweetcorn (whole fresh cob)	1 per person
Salad leaves	30 grams	1 oz

Cheese - portions per person

SERVING PER PERSON
CHEESE
Hard cheese (Cheddar etc)	30 grams	1 oz
Cottage cheese	90 grams	1 oz

Eggs - portions per person

SERVING PER PERSON
EGGS
Chickens' eggs; as a meal	2 medium eggs per person
Quails eggs; as an Appetiser	2 eggs per person
Quails eggs; as a light snack	3 to 4 eggs per person
Quails eggs; for a hearty breakfast	6 eggs per person

Fresh fish - portions per person

FRESH FISH	SERVING PER PERSON
SEAFOOD
Cod roe for Chip shop roe	100 grams	3.5 oz
Dover sole	225 grams	8 oz
Huss (Rock salmon)	175 grams	6 oz
Oysters	6 to 12 per person
Skate wings	175 grams	6 oz
Salmon steaks	175 grams	6 oz
Tuna / Swordfish steaks	120 grams	4.2 oz
Whole fish (Bass / Snapper / Trout)	350 grams	12 oz
Shell fish (with shells)	500 grams	1 lb 2 oz
Prawns and shrimps (with shells)	300 grams	11 oz
King prawns served in a curry etc.	5 large or 8 small	200 grams frozen

Drinks, beverages, soups - servings per person

SERVING PER PERSON
DRINK / BEVERAGE
Fruit juice	330 ml	11 fl oz
Orange juice	330 ml	11 fl oz
Grapefruit juice	330 ml	11 fl oz
Smoothies	150 ml	5 fl oz
Coca Cola	330 ml	11 fl oz
Pepsi Cola	330 ml	11 fl oz
Fanta	330 ml	11 fl oz
Fizzy drinks	330 ml	11 fl oz
SOUP AND BREAD
Any homemade or commercial soup	250 ml	0.43 pint

Sweets and desserts - portions per person

SERVING PER PERSON
SWEETS AND DESSERTS
Ice-cream	112g	4 oz
Frozen yogurt	100g	3.5 oz
Yogurt	150 ml	5 fl oz
Cheesecake	120 g	4.2 oz
Chocolate fudge cake	120 g	4.2 oz
Black Forest Gateau	120 g	4.2 oz
Lemon meringue pie	120 g	4.2 oz
Apple crumble	128 g	4.5 oz

Homemade meat pie / pudding filling

A useful measurement if you are portioning prepared pie fillings for the freezer.

the weight is the finished products including meat,gravy & vegetables

PIE / PUDDING TYPE	SERVING PER PERSON
Steak and kidney pie	400 grams	14 oz
Steak and kidney pudding	400 grams	14 oz

Meat, steaks, chops - portions per person

RAW MEAT	SERVING PER PERSON
MEAT
Beef: Fillet steak	225 grams	8 oz
Beef: Rump steak	225 grams	8 oz
Beef: Sirloin steak	225 grams	8 oz
Beef: T-bone steak	450 grams	16 oz
Chicken (bone in)	225 grams	8oz
Chicken (boneless)	125 grams to 142g	4.4 oz to 5 oz
Lamb (leg, on the bone)	285 grams	10 oz
Lamb (leg, off the bone)	225 grams	8 oz
Pork: Gammon	225 grams	8 oz
Pork: Bacon joint	225 grams	8 oz

Sliced cooked meat - portion per person

SLICED MEAT	SERVING PER PERSON
SLICED COOKED MEATS
Sliced ham	125 grams	4.4 oz
Sliced chicken	125 grams	4.4 oz
Sliced turkey	125 grams	4.4 oz
Sliced beef	125 grams	4.4 oz
Pork luncheon meat	125 grams	4.4 oz
Spam	125 grams	4.4 oz
Corned beef	125 grams	4.4 oz
Sausages	200 grams	7 oz

Joints of meat - number served by joint weight

JOINTS OF MEAT; PORK, LAMB, BEEF, VEAL, VENISON etc
BONELESS JOINT	PEOPLE SERVED	BONE IN JOINT
300g [10 oz]	2 to 3 people	450g [1 lb]
900g [2 lb]	4 to 5 people	1.36 kg [3 lb]
1.36 kg [3 lb]	6 to 7 people	1.82 kg [4 lb]
1.82 kg [4 lb]	8 to 9 people	2.73 kg [6 lb]
2.27 kg [5 lb]	10 to 11 people	3.18 kg [7 lb]
2.73 kg [6 lb]	12 to 13 people	3.64 kg [8 lb]
3.18 kg [7 lb]	14 to 15 people	4.54 kg [10 lb]
3.64 kg [8 lb]	16 to 17 people	5.44 kg [12 lb]
4.08 kg [9 lb]	18 to 19 people	6.35 kg [14 lb]
4.54 kg [10 lb]	20 to 21 people	7.25 kg [16 lb]

Christmas turkey / chicken - how much per person

WHOLE TURKEY
Buying a whole festive turkey	450 grams (1 lb) for each person
WHOLE CHICKEN
Buying a whole festive chicken	450 grams (1 lb) for each person

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