portion cups

Small sauce holders

Portion cups are small disposable containers, typically plastic or paper, used to hold condiments, sauces, or sample-sized servings.

Restaurants use them for ketchup, salad dressing, or pills; food service workers measure ingredients in them.

They usually hold one to four ounces: The nurse handed me my medication in a portion cup.

Related

plastic · lid · ketchup · salsa · dressing · salad bar · fast food · sample · tasting · snack · meal prep · jello · souffle · shot · medicine · pill · disposable · paper cup

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size/capacity

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Large holding tanks

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permanence/disposability

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Small individual baking dishes

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serving context

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Flexible dispensing containers

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G