We selected 1 pound of coconut meat for our test sample to answer How much Coconut meat in a cup and a pound. How much coconut milk from a pound? Generally speaking, a large ripe coconut will yield about 1 pound of coconut meat which produces about 5 to 6 cups of grated coconut. If you place the meat in a fine colander or cheese cloth and squeeze it, you can get about 1/2 cup of undiluted coconut milk.