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Agricultural Conversion Factors for Vegetables

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Vegetable								New	Old
Artichokes								0.97	0.93
Asparagus	Whole							0.95	0.91¹
	Trimmed in plant							0.82
Broccoli	Whole							0.95	0.92¹
	Crowns							0.78
	Florets							0.55
Bell Peppers								0.97	0.92
Butternut Squash	Frozen							0.80	NA
Brussels Sprouts	Whole							0.92	0.92¹
	Trimmed In Plastic Container							0.86
Cabbage	Whole							0.97	0.93
	Shredded							0.75
Cauliflower	Whole							0.95	0.92
	Florets							0.60
Celery	Whole							0.97	0.93¹
	Sticks							0.45
	Sliced and Diced							0.49
Carrots	Average for all Fresh							0.90	0.97
Carrots	Juice							0.60	NA
	Canned							0.85	0.75
Escarole (Endive)								0.95	0.90
Green Beans	Canned							0.8	1.4
	Frozen							0.9	0.85
Green Onions								0.93	NA
Kale								0.95	0.88
Kidney/Navy Beans	Canned							0.93	NA
Lettuce, Head (Iceberg)	Whole			Unwrapped				0.97	0.93¹
				Wrapped				0.98
	Chopped							0.90
	Shredded							0.80
Lettuce, Leaf	Whole					Unwrapped		0.90	0.93¹
						Wrapped		0.97
	Chopped							0.76
	Shredded							0.68
Lettuce, Romaine	Whole				Unwrapped			0.90	0.93¹
					Wrapped			0.97
	Hearts							0.80
	Topped & Tailed							0.55
Peas Fresh (in pods)								0.95	NA
Peas (shelled)	Canned							0.80	1.353
	Frozen							0.90	0.92
Potatoes		Fresh						0.95	0.96
		Processed					Frozen French Fries	0.53	NA
							Dehydrated	0.20	0.14
							Chips/ snacks	0.23	0.25
							Fresh Cut (Refrigerated)	0.70	Frozen	0.41
							Frozen Roasted	0.70
							Frozen Mashed	0.75
Radish								0.95	0.97
Spinach			Bunch					0.95	0.88¹
			Triple Washed Bagged (over 3 ½”)					0.86
			Triple Washed Baby Spinach Bagged (2 ½-3 ½”)					0.86
Sweet Corn	Canned							0.38	0.41
Tomatoes	Fresh								0.85	0.85
	Paste								0.16	0.18
	Canned								0.57	NA
	Juice								0.91	NA
	Ketchup								0.65	NA
	Sauce								0.65	NA
	Dried								0.06	NA
	Whole Stewed								0.57	NA

NA is not available.

1 Old figures are for all fresh products.

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