Quick Reference – How Much Food Fits in a Container?

Ever wonder how much food fits in a container? Wonder no more. The folks at USA Emergency Supply have a nicely laid out table listing many dozens of dry foods and approximately how many pounds of each is expected to fit inside different containers (from 1 gallon to 6 gallon).

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August 10, 2012 at 8:06 pm

My girlfriend is Russian and introduced me to buckwheat , I never see it hardly outside of ethnic markets . As a hot cereal or in soups its fantastic and from what I have read , very good for you and those with gluten free diet . I guess you could use the barley chart for storage capacity ….its about the same size .

August 10, 2012 at 7:56 pm

Very handy quick reference sheet ( prints to .pdf )