Strawberries, costed.

The purchase reference

The latest available BLS observation in this extract is $2.840 per 12 oz for 2026-09. It represents strawberries, dry pint, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. This is a retail reference for comparison, not a restaurant supplier quote. Your invoice price, pack specification, grade, delivery terms and location can change the usable cost.

The mass calculation is based on as-purchased weight. The unit conversion uses 453.59237 g per pound. The source pack basis is retained before converting to a kilogram.

Yield and usable cost

No preparation-matched Handbook 102 yield is asserted on this page. Usable cost per edible kilogram is therefore not reported. The app starts with a no-loss assumption of 100%; change it to your measured yield before costing trimmed or cooked output. Do not confuse an unknown yield with evidence that there is no waste.

Portion weights, not universal densities

These portions refer to Strawberries, raw in SR Legacy. A chopped, packed, sliced or mashed cup describes a different physical state from another cup. Keep the descriptor attached to the weight. The app only derives a general cup density where this record has an unqualified cup measure. For other preparations, use the listed grams directly instead of applying a guessed volume conversion.

Work a portion before service

For an illustrative 100 g purchase-basis portion, the ingredient cost is $0.835. The calculation is purchase price multiplied by the equivalent purchase quantity. The portion size is a worked assumption, not a recommended serving.

Record the preparation name beside the ingredient. Keep delivery loss separate from cooking loss, and avoid charging the same trim twice. If you buy an already prepared product, replace the whole-product reference with that pack's price and usable amount. Open the prefilled ingredient, check its price and unit, then add it to a recipe with your measured portion. Export a backup after updating the ledger.