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Ingredient yields

What you buy is not what you plate. These pages show how much of each ingredient survives cleaning and trim — and what that does to your plate cost.

Greens & lettuces

Romaine lettuce75% yield
Spinach75% yield
Kale70% yield

Cruciferous

Broccoli65% yield
Cauliflower60% yield

Stalks

Asparagus55% yield

Alliums

Onion88% yield
Garlic87% yield

Roots

Carrot82% yield

Tubers

Russet potato81% yield
Sweet potato75% yield

Fruiting vegetables

Tomato91% yield
Bell pepper82% yield
Corn on the cob28% yield

Fruit

Avocado75% yield
Pineapple50% yield

Citrus

Lime35% yield
Lemon45% yield

Meat & poultry

Whole chicken60% yield
Chicken breast95% yield
Chicken thigh90% yield
Pork shoulder75% yield
Pork loin85% yield

Beef & lamb

Ribeye75% yield
Striploin80% yield
Beef tenderloin85% yield
Leg of lamb70% yield

Seafood

Whole salmon55% yield
Salmon fillet95% yield
Tuna loin85% yield
Whole branzino55% yield

Shellfish

Shrimp (shell-on)85% yield
Whole lobster30% yield

Mushrooms

Button mushroom90% yield

Herbs

Basil50% yield
Cilantro70% yield

Sourced: CIA Standard Yield Tables, via the Plate Cost Calculator