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Just how much is one ounce of freeze-dried corn? We've put together the chart below to help you wrap your head around these amounts and relate them to something you might find in your supermarket.

The fresh amount given below is the amount that you start out with before you dehydrate or freeze-dry the food item. Once you remove the water, either through dehydration or freeze-drying, you end up with a much lighter amount. Amounts are listed are the weight of the fresh/dry item (not volume).

Dehydrated Vegetables

Vegetable	Dehydrated Amount	Fresh Amount
Cabbage	1 oz = 1/3 cup	8 oz
Carrot Flakes	1 oz = ¼ cup	4.5 oz
Jalapeno Dices	1 oz = 3/8 cup	5.5 oz
Mixed Bell Peppers (Red & Green)	1 oz = 1 cup	5 oz
Mixed Leeks (Green & White)	1 oz = 1 cup	6 oz
Spinach Flakes	1 oz = 1½ cups	10 oz
Tomato Dices	1 oz = ½ cup	4 oz
Vegetable Blend with Potatoes & Corn	1 oz = ½ cup	5 oz
Vegetable Blend with Tomatoes	1 oz = 3/7 cup	5 oz
Zucchini Dices	1 oz = ½ cup	4 oz

Freeze-Dried Vegetables

Vegetable	Freeze-Dried Amount	Fresh Amount
Asparagus Pieces	1 oz = 2½ cups	16 oz
Black Olive Slices	1 oz = 1 cup	4 oz
Broccoli Florets	1 oz = 2 cups	10 oz
Cauliflower	1 oz = 2 cups	15 oz
Celery Pieces	1 oz = 2 cups	24 oz
Chopped Spinach	1 oz = 2 cups	11 oz
Garden Peas	1 oz = ½ cup	5 oz
Green Beans	1 oz = 2 cups	11 oz
Green Bell Pepper Dices	1 oz = 3 cups	15 oz
Mushroom Slices	1 oz = 2½ cups	16 oz
Okra	1 oz = 3 cups	11 oz
Potato Dices	1 oz = 7/8 cup	6 oz
Super Sweet Corn	1 oz = ¾ cup	5 oz
Tomato Chunks	1 oz = 1 7/8 cups	16.7 oz
White Onion Dices	1 oz = 1 cup	14 oz
White Onion Flakes (Sauteed)	1 oz = 2/3 cup	10 oz
Zucchini Slices	1 oz = 2 cups	22 oz

Powdered Vegetables

Vegetable	Powdered Amount	Fresh Amount
Beet Powder	1 oz = 1/3 cup	9 oz
Carrot Powder	1 oz	6 oz
Tomato Powder	1 oz	4 oz

Freeze-Dried Fruit

Fruit	Freeze-Dried Amount	Fresh Amount
Apple Dices	1 oz = 1 cup	10 oz
Apricot Dices	1 oz = 1 cup	7 oz
Banana Dices	1 oz = 2/3 cup	7 oz
Blueberries	1 oz = 1 cup	8 oz
Mango Chunks	1 oz = ¾ cup	8 oz
Orange Segments	1 oz = 1¼ cup	7 oz
Peach Dices	1 oz = ¾ cup	9 oz
Pineapple Dices	1 oz = 1 cup	8 oz
Strawberry Slices	1 oz = 1 cup	10 oz

Freeze-Dried Meat

Meat	Freeze-Dried Amount	Fresh Amount
Chicken	1 oz = ¾ cup	3.5 oz
Ground Beef	1 oz = 1/3 cup	2.0 oz
Roast Beef Dices	1 oz = ¾ cup	3.5 oz

Freeze-Dried Cheese

Cheese	Freeze-Dried Amount	Fresh Amount
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz = 1/3 cup	4 oz
Colby Cheese	1 oz = 1/3 cup	4 oz
Monterey Jack Cheese	1 oz = 1/3 cup	4 oz
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz = 1/3 cup	4 oz