Sunday, October 5, 2014

Weights and Measures Craziness

I was comparing the nutrition information of two bags of cheese at the grocer's today.
And noted that the information was based on the amount of cheese by cup and gram.
Somehow, although they are both using 30 grams as the measure - one has 30 grams being 1/3 of a cup but with the other the same 30 grams is 1/4 of a cup.
Hmmmmm. So what does a web-based converter say?
Apparently 1/4 of a cup isn't 30 grams - it's 59!
I give up.
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 11, 2014 at 12:45 PM

    1/4 cup of flower does not weigh the same as 1/4 cup of Sugar.... product is different

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  2. Gordon PritchardNovember 11, 2014 at 5:10 PM

    Correct - but in this case the products are identical: shredded cheese. The only difference is the manufacturer.

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  3. michael c.January 16, 2015 at 12:12 PM

    30g of cheese = 30g of cheese. One takes up more volume that the other. 30g of melted LEAD takes up little volume compared to 30g of styrofoam.

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    1. Gordon PritchardJanuary 16, 2015 at 5:13 PM

      Right - but in this case the products are identical: shredded cheese. The only difference is the manufacturer.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 27, 2015 at 10:41 AM

    I wouldn't worry about it too much. As long as the label is set so it meets the minimum allowable type size, it's OK. Truth and accuracy are problems for someone else.

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