I would use 50 pounds. I would serve 4 oz portions.
That is 87.5 pounds
how many pounds of potato salad do I need to feed 100 people
I would make 12 pounds
The normal serving of potato salad should be around 4 ounces. 1 pound would feed 4 people, so you would need 33 and 3/4 pounds to feed 135 people.
Generally speaking, 5 lbs of potato salad will fee 30 people. 12 people would be a little over half of that, so around 2.5 lbs of potato salad.
about 16 people. If they are big eaters, 12 people.
To serve 300 people, you will need about 9.375 gallons of potato salad. This is based on one gallon being 16 cups, so, if you figure 1/2 cup per serving, one gallon should serve 32 people.
Typically a serving is half a cup volume and weight 4 ounces. There are about 4 servings in a pound of potato salad, depending on density. That would mean 200 servings would be about 50 pounds. That seems to be on the high side.
I would make 25 pounds of it.
The number of people would be handy to know .
If you are making the potato salad, start with the potatoes. 25 pounds of potatoes will make moderate servings for 100.40 pounds will make generous servings for 100, but can easily serve 120.If the potato salad is pre-made, you will need 4 to 4 1/2 gallons to serve 100.
The average serving size is 4 ounces. Five pounds = 80 ounces / 4 = 20