How much raw spinach do I need to make a cooked spinach side for 100 people?

Answer by  jtpaag (473)

Based on a serving size of ½ cup cooked spinach per person, you would need a final product containing 50 cups of spinach. The recommended ratio of fresh to cooked spinach is 1 ½ to ½. Using this ratio, you would need to start with 10 pounds of fresh spinach.

Answer by  Latin4 (11170)

Since spinach cooks down you will need to buy the spinach by the pound. Which I would by at least 50 pds. You might want to give this a second thought. There are many other green vegetables that you can substitute for spinach. Kale, swiss chard, brussell spouts are a few.

Answer by  claudia (249)

you will need about 6 ounces of raw spinach to make about 4 ounces of cooked spinch as a side dish.