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Bell pepper yields 82%
You buy bell pepper by its whole weight, but you only plate 82% of it. That 18% 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.
Cores, seeds, and stems are the loss; very little goes to waste here.
Say your invoice shows $2.00 per lb of bell pepper (an example AP price).
At 82% yield, your real cost is $2.44 per lb EP — because $2.00 ÷ 0.82 = $2.44.
AP price is illustrative; the EP figure is computed (AP ÷ yield). Use your real invoice price below.Yield breakdown
| As-purchased (AP) | 100% |
|---|---|
| Edible portion (EP) | 82% |
| Lost to trim | 18% |
Source: CIA Standard Yield Tables.
Common questions
What is the yield of bell pepper?
Bell pepper typically yields 82% edible portion of its as-purchased weight, per the CIA Standard Yield Tables.
How much bell pepper is lost to trim?
About 18% of the as-purchased weight is lost to cleaning, peeling, and trimming before it reaches the plate.
How do you calculate the edible-portion cost of bell pepper?
Divide the as-purchased price by the yield: EP cost = AP price ÷ 0.82. At 82% yield, the trim makes your real plated cost meaningfully higher than the invoice price.
Market readconfidence medium · as of 2026-07-16
About $23.00–$30.06/carton (wholesale reference), down -5.8% over the recent window.
Higher than 12 of its last 26 weekly reads — around the middle of its recent range.
Cheapest in New York (~$23.00), priciest in Miami (~$32.50).
Hold. Inside its usual range — nothing to do.
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Sourced: CIA Standard Yield Tables, via the Plate Cost Calculator · what yield means · edible portion