Knowing a little about the different ways of measuring some products makes it much easier when there are occasions when we have to improvise due to the lack of a certain item to measure quantities or portions.
Equivalence of measurements for the main culinary products:
| Ingredients | Cup | Tablespoon | Teaspoon |
| Wheat flour | 120g | 7,5g | 2,5g |
| Sugar | 160g | 10g | 3,5g |
| Butter or Margarine | 200g | 12g | 4g |
| Chocolate Powder | 90g | 6g | 2g |
| Grated Coconut | 80g | 5g | 1,5g |
| Corn Starch | 150g | 9g | 3g |
| Corn Meal | 120g | 7,5g | 2,5g |
| Grated Cheese | 80g | 5g | 1,5g |
| Oat | 80g | 5g | 1,5g |
| Honey | 300g | 18g | 6g |
| Breadcrumbs | 80g | 5g | 1,5g |
| Baking Powder | – | – | 10g |
| Almonds, Walnuts or Chestnuts/Cashew nut | 140g | – | – |
| Rice | 200g | – | – |
Equivalence of measures for liquids in general:
- 1 cup= +/- 240ml
- 1 drinking glass = +/- 237ml a 250ml
- 1 tablespoon = +/- 15ml
- 1 teaspoon = +/- 5ml
Equivalence of measures between Fresh Yeast and Instant/Dry Yeast:
- 1 cube Fresh Yeast (15g) = 1/2 tablespoon or 1/2 sachet Instant Yeast (5g) = 1/2 tablespoon Dry Yeast (5g)
- 2 cubes Fresh Yeast (30g) = 1 tablespoon or 1 sachet Instant Yeast (10g) = 1 tablespoon Dry Yeast (10g)
- 4 cubes Fresh Yeast (60g) = 2 tablespoons or 2 sachet Instant Yeast (20g) = 2 tablespoons Dry Yeast (20g)
