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Garlic yields 87%
You buy garlic by its whole weight, but you only plate 87% of it. That 13% 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.
Papery skin and the root end are the only real loss; most of the bulb plates.
Say your invoice shows $4.00 per lb of garlic (an example AP price).
At 87% yield, your real cost is $4.60 per lb EP — because $4.00 ÷ 0.87 = $4.60.
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) | 87% |
| Lost to trim | 13% |
Source: CIA Standard Yield Tables.
Common questions
What is the yield of garlic?
Garlic typically yields 87% edible portion of its as-purchased weight, per the CIA Standard Yield Tables.
How much garlic is lost to trim?
About 13% 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 garlic?
Divide the as-purchased price by the yield: EP cost = AP price ÷ 0.87. At 87% yield, the trim makes your real plated cost meaningfully higher than the invoice price.
Market readconfidence low · as of 2026-07-16
About $52.63–$61.00/carton (wholesale reference), down -8.6% over the recent window.
Higher than 6 of its last 26 weekly reads — near the bottom of its recent range.
Cheapest in Miami (~$46.00), priciest in Boston (~$63.00).
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