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Which is more accurate?

OKfarmgal
OKfarmgal Posts: 160 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
When measuring food, such a veggies, is it better to use a 1 cup serving or measure out 8oz on my food scale?

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  • BenjaminMFP88
    BenjaminMFP88 Posts: 660 Member
    Scale is more accurate
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited November 2014
    Note that 8 ounces = 1 FLUID cup...not a solids cup. Also, yes..a scale is better...but 1/2 Lb of veggies (8 oz) is far more than a measuring cup of veggies...that's a *kitten* ton of veggies.

    A cup of solids is going to be roughly 85 - 100 grams depending on how you would slice it. Just look for entries by weight though...cups to grams or ounces isn't really a legit conversion.
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