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Lime yields 35%
You buy lime by its whole weight, but you only plate 35% of it. That 65% 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.
You buy the whole fruit but plate only the juice or segments. Yield is low, so cost per usable ounce runs high.
Say your invoice shows $0.30 per each of lime (an example AP price).
At 35% yield, your real cost is $0.86 per each EP — because $0.30 ÷ 0.35 = $0.86.
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