A stock index or stock market index is a measurement of the value of a section of the stock market. It is computed from the prices of selected stocks (typically a weighted average). It is a tool used by investors and financial managers to describe the market, and to compare the return on specific investments.
The answer is that there is â Cup of cubed cheese in a Â¼ block of cheese, or 2.5 cups of cubed cheese in a pound. There is also 1 cup of of shredded cheese in a Â¼ block of cheese or 4 cups in a pound of cheese.
For example, suppose it takes about 10 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of cheese or 1 pound of dry whey. It would be incorrect to then add up the numbers and say that it takes 20 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of cheese and 1 pound of whey. Since whey is often a byproduct of cheese manufacture, about 10 pounds of milk is enough to make both 1 pound of cheese and 1 pound of whey. The USDA provides annual reports on per capita food availability numbers (which can be used as a proxy for per capita consumption).