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Broccoli yields 65%
You buy broccoli by its whole weight, but you only plate 65% of it. That 35% 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.
Florets-only means the stalks and core leave as loss — unless they go into a stock or a slaw.
Say your invoice shows $2.20 per lb of broccoli (an example AP price).
At 65% yield, your real cost is $3.38 per lb EP — because $2.20 ÷ 0.65 = $3.38.
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