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Food Portion Calculators

How much meat, rice, pasta, salad, bread and dessert to make per person, and total food for parties and buffets.

Key food portion formulas

Meat Per Persontotal = per-person portion × appetite × adult equivalents
Rice Per Persontotal = per-person portion × people · water = rice × ratio
Pasta Per Persontotal = per-person portion × people
Salad Per Personleaves = per-person portion × people, scaled by the style factor
Bread Per Personunits = per-person portion × people ÷ unit weight
Dessert Portiontotal = per-person portion × choice factor × people
Food Quantityquantity = per-person guideline × guests × allowance