How Many Tomatoes In A Pound?

Shopping for tomatoes or need them for a recipe? It’s helpful to know how many tomatoes in a pound!

Recipes for tomato sauces, pastes, salsa, stewed tomatoes, and a variety of others, often call for a certain number of ounces, pounds, cups, or cans of tomatoes. But how many tomatoes does that mean you need from your garden or the grocery? When it comes to figuring out how many tomatoes you need for your next tomato recipe, we’ve got you covered.

How Many Tomatoes are in a Pound?

There are typically 3 medium tomatoes in a pound. A medium tomato is about the size of a tennis ball.

But not all tomatoes are the same size, which is where things can get complicated! Generally there are:

• 2 large tomatoes in a pound
• 6-8 Roma tomatoes in a pound
• 20-25 cherry tomatoes in a pound

Cups of diced tomatoes in a pound

Tomatoes	Cups (diced or chopped)
4 oz	5/8
8 oz	1 1/4
1 lbs	2 1/2
2 lbs	5
3 lbs	7 1/2

Number of globe tomatoes in a pound

Tomatoes	Number of Tomatoes (medium globe)
4 oz	3/4
8 oz	1 1/2
1 lbs	3
2 lbs	6
3 lbs	9

Number of Roma tomatoes in a pound

Tomatoes	Number of Tomatoes (medium roma)
4 oz	2
8 oz	4
1 lbs	8
2 lbs	16
3 lbs	24

Cups of cherry tomatoes in a pound

Tomatoes	Cups (cherry tomatoes)
4 oz	3/4
8 oz	1 1/2
1 lbs	3
2 lbs	6
3 lbs	9