The number of shrimp in a pound will vary. They are generally named by the size. For instance, 41/50 would mean that there are 41 to 50 shrimp per pound. The size "U15" means that there are "under" 15 shrimp per pound.
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There are usually numbers that describe the size of shrimp. These numbers tell you approximately how many shrimp are in one pound. The larger the shrimp, the fewer it takes to make a pound. Ask the seller where you plan to buy the shrimp what the "count" of the shrimp is for the size you want. They can tell you how many shrimp will be in one pound. The largest shrimp I've purchased were (10-16) size. That meant there were from 10 to 16 shrimp in one pound. If you buy that type of shrimp, you'd need about 4 or 5 pounds to be sure you had 48 shrimp.
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Most large shrimp are sold in bags of 16 to 20 per pound. That would make about 1 to 2 shrimp for 2 ounces. Depending on how many shrimp are in a pound will tell you how to determine how many for 2 ounces.
Yes. The number indicates how many shrimp per pound.
Medium Shrimp are usually sold with 41-50 shrimp per pound. There are 16 oz in a pound, so if we use 50 each per pound, then each shrimp individually weighs .32 ounces (16 / 50). You need to then take the 7 ounces that you need and divide that by the individual shrimp weight of .32 ounces which results in 21.9 shrimp (7 / .32). So, the answer is 21-22 shrimp.
There are approximately 80 milligrams of cholesterol in one large raw shrimp.
About 19 small shrimp.
1 lb = 16 oz. Of shrimp or anything else.
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the u15 is a sizing. it means that there are under 15 shrimp in a pound.
Shrimp are actually grouped by size. When you see a 16/20 on a frozen bag of shrimp, it means there are between 16-20 per pound. So in general, how many shrimp per pound would depend entirely on the size of the shrimp in question.
The recommended amount of shrimp per person is 1 pound of raw shrimp or 1.2 pound of cooked. For 60 people you would need 60 pounds of raw or 30 pounds of cooked shrimp.