Just How Much is "A Cup" -- Really!

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

added sugars, density...

TC

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

added sugars, density...

TC

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

added sugars, density...

TC

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

A cup is a unit of volume, a gram is a unit of mass. A given volume
would hold different mass, depending on density.

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223/174.9/180

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

A cup is a unit of volume, a gram is a unit of mass. A given volume
would hold different mass, depending on density.

--
223/174.9/180

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

A cup is a unit of volume, a gram is a unit of mass. A given volume
would hold different mass, depending on density.

--
223/174.9/180

Raisins are heavier than flakes?

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Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

Raisins are heavier than flakes?

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Quoted message said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

Raisins are heavier than flakes?

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Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

A cup of lead weighs a lot more than any of those. A cup
of helium weighs a lot less than any of those.

The better question might be why Americans use volume not
weight. Because it's easier I think. Volume does not
require having a scale. Unless all you ever drink out
of is a botta-bag your family must have drinking cups.
The price is that with food volume is less accurate. Not
all that many recipes require that much accuracy.

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

A cup of lead weighs a lot more than any of those. A cup
of helium weighs a lot less than any of those.

The better question might be why Americans use volume not
weight. Because it's easier I think. Volume does not
require having a scale. Unless all you ever drink out
of is a botta-bag your family must have drinking cups.
The price is that with food volume is less accurate. Not
all that many recipes require that much accuracy.

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

A cup of lead weighs a lot more than any of those. A cup
of helium weighs a lot less than any of those.

The better question might be why Americans use volume not
weight. Because it's easier I think. Volume does not
require having a scale. Unless all you ever drink out
of is a botta-bag your family must have drinking cups.
The price is that with food volume is less accurate. Not
all that many recipes require that much accuracy.

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Quoted message said:

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran

version

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the

differences???

Quoted message said:

A cup of lead weighs a lot more than any of those. A cup
of helium weighs a lot less than any of those.

The better question might be why Americans use volume not
weight. Because it's easier I think. Volume does not
require having a scale. Unless all you ever drink out
of is a botta-bag your family must have drinking cups.
The price is that with food volume is less accurate. Not
all that many recipes require that much accuracy.

There was a question about this in a recent cooking magazine (Cooking
Light I think). The editors say that weight is better, but must people
don't have a scale. But I bet if they started giving measurements in
weights--perhaps with volume measurements in parenthesis--more people
would have a scale, and would likely be much happier with their baking
results especially. When I had cable and could watch the cooking shows
it seemed Alton Brown was on a mission to convert everyone, but so far
it doesn't look like he has been especially successful.
--
Matthew
Slow and steady wins the race.

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Quoted message said:

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran

version

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the

differences???

Quoted message said:

A cup of lead weighs a lot more than any of those. A cup
of helium weighs a lot less than any of those.

The better question might be why Americans use volume not
weight. Because it's easier I think. Volume does not
require having a scale. Unless all you ever drink out
of is a botta-bag your family must have drinking cups.
The price is that with food volume is less accurate. Not
all that many recipes require that much accuracy.

There was a question about this in a recent cooking magazine (Cooking
Light I think). The editors say that weight is better, but must people
don't have a scale. But I bet if they started giving measurements in
weights--perhaps with volume measurements in parenthesis--more people
would have a scale, and would likely be much happier with their baking
results especially. When I had cable and could watch the cooking shows
it seemed Alton Brown was on a mission to convert everyone, but so far
it doesn't look like he has been especially successful.
--
Matthew
Slow and steady wins the race.

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Quoted message said:

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran

version

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the

differences???

Quoted message said:

A cup of lead weighs a lot more than any of those. A cup
of helium weighs a lot less than any of those.

The better question might be why Americans use volume not
weight. Because it's easier I think. Volume does not
require having a scale. Unless all you ever drink out
of is a botta-bag your family must have drinking cups.
The price is that with food volume is less accurate. Not
all that many recipes require that much accuracy.

There was a question about this in a recent cooking magazine (Cooking
Light I think). The editors say that weight is better, but must people
don't have a scale. But I bet if they started giving measurements in
weights--perhaps with volume measurements in parenthesis--more people
would have a scale, and would likely be much happier with their baking
results especially. When I had cable and could watch the cooking shows
it seemed Alton Brown was on a mission to convert everyone, but so far
it doesn't look like he has been especially successful.
--
Matthew
Slow and steady wins the race.

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NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

I think you are talking about serving size, not how many grams are in a cup.

Quoted message said:

A cup of lead weighs a lot more than any of those. A cup
of helium weighs a lot less than any of those.

I am not so sure. If it is liquid or solid helium, it could be pretty dense.

Quoted message said:

The better question might be why Americans use volume not
weight. Because it's easier I think. Volume does not
require having a scale. Unless all you ever drink out
of is a botta-bag your family must have drinking cups.
The price is that with food volume is less accurate. Not
all that many recipes require that much accuracy.

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Quoted message said:

NYC XYZ said:

Wow, Total Cereal lists one cup as 30g, while its Raisin Bran version
lists it as 52g!!! Applejacks notes it as 33g...why the differences???

I think you are talking about serving size, not how many grams are in a cup.

Quoted message said:

A cup of lead weighs a lot more than any of those. A cup
of helium weighs a lot less than any of those.

I am not so sure. If it is liquid or solid helium, it could be pretty dense.

Quoted message said:

The better question might be why Americans use volume not
weight. Because it's easier I think. Volume does not
require having a scale. Unless all you ever drink out
of is a botta-bag your family must have drinking cups.
The price is that with food volume is less accurate. Not
all that many recipes require that much accuracy.