Conversions of household measures and serving sizes of various foods into grams.


Foods Descriptive Measure Weight. g
Alcoholic Beverages
   
Beer, regular 1 can 380
Liqueur, coffee flavour 1 liqueur glass 35
Port 1 sherry/port glass 60
Wine cooler 1 small bottle 260
Wine, white, medium sweet 1 wine glass 150
     
Breads & Muffins    
Bread roll, white 1 long roll 17cm x 7cm x 5cm 90
Bread roll, wholemeal 1 round roll,6cm x 9.5cm diameter 105
Bread, Lebanese, white 1 bread, 0.6cm x 24cm diameter
110
Bread, rye, dark 1 slice 12.5 x 10.5 x 1cm 50
Bread, white, regular 1 slice10.5cm x 10.5cm x1.2cm 30
Bread, wholemeal 1slice10cm x 10cm x 2cm 30
Crumpet, regular, toasted 1 crumpet 45
Muffin, English, toasted 2 halves 70
Muffin, fruit, toasted 2 halves 75
     
Breakfast Cereals    
All-Bran ½ cup 30
Breakfast biscuit, wholewheat 1 biscuit 15
Branflakes 1 cup 45
Coco Pops 1 cup 45
Corn Flakes 1 cup 30
Muesli Swiss-style ½ cup 65
Muesli, toasted ½ cup 55
Oats, rolled, cooked 1 cup 260
Oats, rolled, raw 1 cup 95
Puffed Wheat 1 cup 15
Rice Bubbles 1 cup
30
Special K 1 cup 35
Weeties 1 cup 30
     
Cakes, Pastries and Puddings    
Cake, chocolate, home prepared 1 slice 9.5cm x 6.5cm x 2cm 55
Cake, fruit, dark, commercial 1 slice 7.5cm x 5.5cm x 1.5cm 50
Cake, plain, commercial 1 slice 8cm x 7.5cm x 1.2cm 40
Croissant 1 croissant 65
Danish pastry 1 pastry 100
Doughnut, cinnamon & sugar 1 doughnut 50
Doughnut, iced 1 doughnut 3.5cm x 9cm
80
Lamington 1 lamington 75
Pancake, home prepared 1 pancake 15.5cm diameter 80
Pie Apple, high, family, baked 1/6 pie 135
Scone, plain, home, prepared 1 scone 5.5cm x 5.5cm x 3.5cm 40
     
Flour and Grains
   
Bran, oat, raw 1 tablespoon 11
Pasta, white, boiled 1 cup macaroni 180
Pasta, wholemeal, boiled 1 cup spaghetti 170
Rice, white, boiled 1 cup 190
Wheatgerm 1 tablespoon 5
     
Biscuits - Savoury
   
Cracker, medium fat, wholemeal 4 segments 20
Crispbread, puffed & toasted 2 biscuits 10
     
Biscuits - Sweet
   
Biscuit, cream 1 biscuit 15
Biscuit, plain, sweet 2 biscuits 17
Biscuit, shortbread 1 biscuit 15
     
Fast Food
   
Hamburger with cheese 1 hamburger with cheese 200
Lasagne, commercial 1 serve, 11cm x 9.5cm x 3cm 250
Meat pie, individual 1 meat pie 3cm x 10cm 200
Meat pie, party size 1 party meat pie 40
Pastie 1 pastie 14cm x 8.5cm x 3.5cm 170
Pizza, supreme, frozen, baked
¼ pizza 130
Pizza, supreme, Pizza Hut ¼ family pizza, thin base 200
Sausage roll, individual 1 sausage roll 130
Spaghetti & tomato sauce, canned 1 cup 270
Spring roll, deep, fried 1 spring roll 170
     
Eggs and Egg Dishes
   
Egg, fried 1 x 55g egg 35
Egg, whole, hard-boiled 1 x 55g egg 50
     
Fats and Oils
   
Butter, regular 1 tablespoon 18
Cream, pure 1 tablespoon 20
Margarine, poly, regular 1 tablespoon 18
Oil, vegetable 1 tablespoon 18
     
Fish
   
Flake, crumbed, fried 1 fillet 15cm x 6cm
165
Flathead, fried 1 fillet 18cm x 5cm 105
Flathead, steamed 1 fillet 18.5cm x 4.5cm 85
Salmon, pink, canned-brine, drain 1 cup 210
     
Fish Products
   
Fish, crumbed, frozen, ovenfried 1 portion 65
Fish cake, frozen, fried 1 fish cake 1cm x 8cm diameter 70
Fish finger, frozen, fried 1 fish finger 8.5 x 2.00 x 1.5cm 25
     
Beef
   
Beef, all cuts, cooked, 75% trim 1 cup diced 190
Blade steak, grilled, lean & fat 1 steak 120
Corned beef, 75% trimmed 1 slice 25cm x 19cm x 0.2cm 50
Fillet steak, grilled, 75% Trim 1 steak 70
Mince, regular, simmered, drained 1 cup 170
Rump steak, grilled, lean & fat 1 steak 200
Topside roast, baked lean & fat 1 slice 10cm x 8.5cm x 0.5cm 45
     
Lamb
   
Chump chop, grilled, lean & fat 1 chop 65
Leg, baked, 75% trimmed 1 slice, 10cm x 8.5cm x 0.5cm 40
Midloin chop, grilled, lean & fat 1 chop 50
Midloin chop, grilled, 75% trim 1 chop 35
     
Pork
   
Forequarter chop, grill, lean & fat 1 chop 145
Leg steak, grilled, lean & fat 1 steak 85
Midloin chop, grilled, lean & fat 1 chop 100
     
Veal
   
Leg, baked, lean 1 slice 10cm x 8.5cm x 0.5cm 45
Veal schnitzel, frozen, fried 1 schnitzel, 15cm x 10cm x 1cm 145
     
Chicken
   
Chicken, all cuts, baked, lean ¼ chicken 110
Breast, baked, lean 1 breast fillet 80
Drumstick, baked, lean
1 drumstick, 14cm long 45
Drumstick, baked, lean & skin 1 drumstick 14cm long 50
All cuts, Kentucky Fried Chicken 1 piece 70
Chicken McNugget, McDonalds 6 portions 115
     
Processed Meats    
Bacon, breakfast, fried 1 rasher, 14cm x 10cm x 0.3cm 35
Frankfurt, simmered 1 frankfurt, 14cm x 2.5cm diam. 75
Ham steak, grilled 1 steak 110
Ham leg, non-canned, lean 1 slice 0.2cm x 12cm diameter 25
Hamburger patty, frozen, fried 2 patties each 0.5cm x 7cm diameter 75
Salami 4 slices each 0.2cm x 5.5cm diam. 20
Sausage, beef, grilled 1 thick sausage 11cm long 70
Sausage, pork, grilled 1 thick sausage 11cm long 75
     
Cheese
   
Cheddar 1 cube 2.5cm x 2.5cm x2.5cm 15
Cheddar, processed 1 slice, 9cm square 20
Cottage, creamed 1 tablespoon 20
Cream cheese spread 1 tablespoon 25
Feta 1 cube 2.5cm x 2.5cm x 2.5cm 15
Mozzarella 2 tablespoons 20
Parmesan 2 tablespoons 20
Ricotta 1 tablespoon 20
     
Dairy Desserts
   
Custard, commercial 1 cup 280
Ice confection, vanilla, tub 2 level scoops 5.7cm diam. 45
Ice cream, vanilla, tub 2 level scoops 5.7cm diam. 50
     
Milk
   
Powdered, skim 3 tablespoons 25
Evaporated, reduced fat, canned 1 cup 265
Reduced fat, protein-increased 1 cup 260
     
Yoghurts
   
Natural 1 individual-sized tub 200
     
Nuts and Seeds
   
Almond, blanched ½ cup 85
Peanut butter 1 tablespoon 25
Peanut, roasted, salted ½ cup 80
Sesame seed 1 tablespoon 15
Tahini 1 tablespoon 20
Walnut ½ cup chopped 55
     
Sauces, Gravies and Salad Dressing
   
Mayonnaise, commercial 1 tablespoon 20
Sauce soy, commercial 1 tablespoon 25