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Asparagus yields 55%
You buy asparagus by its whole weight, but you only plate 55% of it. That 45% loss is real cost the invoice never shows — here's the math.
Yield is the fraction of an ingredient that actually reaches the plate after you clean, peel, and trim it. What you pay is the AP (as-purchased) price; what it costs on the plate is the EP (edible-portion) price.
The woody base is the loss. Snap or trim where it gives, and the rest plates.
Say your invoice shows $3.50 per lb of asparagus (an example AP price).
At 55% yield, your real cost is $6.36 per lb EP — because $3.50 ÷ 0.55 = $6.36.
AP price is illustrative; the EP figure is computed (AP ÷ yield). Use your real invoice price below.Sourced: CIA Standard Yield Tables, via the Plate Cost Calculator · what yield means · edible portion