HOW MUCH FOOD FITS IN 5 GALLON BUCKETS

This is a small list to get you started in planning for how many buckets you will need to store a given weight of certain foods. It also happens to be a great list to get you started in thinking about different foods that can be stored long-term!

5 gallon buckets are perfect for storing food. This list helps you know how much of each type of a food a 5 gallon bucket will hold

Maximum Weights of Dry Goods that will Fit in 5 Gallon Bucket

WHOLE GRAINS:

Cracked Red Wheat 29.2 lbs. Hard Red Wheat 37.5 lbs.  Hard White Wheat 37.5 lbs.  Pearled Barley 36.7 lbs.  Whole Corn 37.5 lbs.  Hulled Buckwheat 35 lbs.  Flax 31.7 lbs.  Long Grain White Rice 36.7 lbs.  Long Grain Brown Rice 35.8 lbs. Par Boiled Rice 35 lbs.  Rolled Oats 20.8 lbs. Oat Groats 35 lbs.  Oat Bran (Fine) 25 lbs.  Rye 35 lbs. 15.9 kilos 9-Grain Cereal 31.7 lbs.  Hulled Millet 35.8 lbs. 

FLOUR:

Wheat Bran 12.5 lbs.  All Purpose Flour 33.3 lbs.  Cornmeal 33.3 lbs. 

BEANS:

Beans 35 lbs.  Anasazi 33.3 lbs.  Black Turtle 35 lbs. Black Eye 31.7 lbs.  Garbanzo 33.3 lbs. Great Northern 35 lbs.  Green 8.3 lbs. Green Peas 33.3 lbs. Kidney 33.3 lbs.  Lentils 35.8 lbs.  Lima 35.8 lbs.  Mung 37.5 lbs.  Pink 34.2 lbs.  Pinto 34.2 lbs.  Refried 20.8 lbs.  Small Red 34.2 lbs.  Small White Navy 37.5 lbs.  Soy 33.3 lbs. 

PASTA:

Pasta – Macaroni 20.8 lbs. Pasta – Egg Noodles 13.3 lbs.  Pasta – Spaghetti 29.2 lbs. 

DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES:

Diced Carrots 16.7 lbs. Cross-Cut Celery 6.7 lbs.  Chopped Onions 15 lbs. Potato Dices 13.3 lbs.  Potato Flakes 12.5 lbs.  Potato Granules 37.5 lbs.  Potato Slices 8.3 lbs.  Split Green Peas 37.5 lbs.  Tomato Powder 29.2 lbs. 

DEHYDRATED FRUIT:

Applesauce 16.7 lbs. Apple Slices 8.3 lbs.  Banana 11.7 lbs.

DEHYDRATED MILK/DAIRY:

Butter Powder 20.8 lbs. Margarine 20.8 lbs.  Cheese Blend 20.8 lbs. Non-Fat Milk 29.2 lbs.  Morning Moo White 29.2 lbs.

POWDERED EGGS:

Powdered Eggs 20.8 lbs. Powdered Whole Eggs 20.8 lbs.