Culinary & Baking Math
Intermediate

Yield Percentage

Usable food remaining after trimming and peeling.

Formula

Y=mediblempurchased×100Y = \frac{m_{edible}}{m_{purchased}} \times 100

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Variables

YYield (%)
m_{edible}Edible weight
m_{purchased}As-purchased weight

Example

7 kg edible from 10 kg: Y = 70%

Did You Know?

A whole beef tenderloin can lose 40% of its weight to trimming before it reaches the plate.

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