HOW MANY HERB SPRIGS IN A POUND
We get asked this question a lot. Unfortunately, because fresh herbs vary in size and weight and are sold by weight rather than a number of pieces, we're not really able to give people an exact answer.
Here are some very, very rough estimates for some of the herbs we're most commonly asked about. Most of them are based on the rough ratios offered by "The Book of Yields" (a book used by pro chefs to guesstimate how much of any particular ingredient they need to buy) rather than direct comparison with the products we sell.
Herb
Per Lb Estimate
Fresh Cilantro
~5.7 bunches (~7.4 oz of leaves)
Fresh Marjoram
~610 sprigs
Fresh Mint
~160 sprigs (~6.72 oz of leaves)
Fresh Rosemary
~45 six to eight inch sprigs)
Fresh Sage
~9.6 oz of leaves
Fresh Thyme or
Fresh Lemon Thyme
~9.6 oz of leaves
Comments 2
Good Morning, I am making Pesto for favors at my daughters wedding. I have 100, 5oz jars to fill and do not know how much Basil I will need. Can you tell me approximately how many pounds. I will also be processing stems.
Thank you,
Cindy Soto-keenan
Hi Cindy,
Wow…that’s a lot of pesto! I’ve come up with some numbers that will hopefully help you estimate how much basil to buy and put them on our Ask blog here. Best of luck!
Matthew
MarxFoods.com