Anyone know much an empty tub of Ben and Jerry's weighs?

David_2015
David_2015 Posts: 231 Member
edited November 26 in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone

Very random question(!) but does anyone know how much a Ben and Jerry's empty tub weighs? Got 150 odd grams of a tub left and want to work out how many grams are actually ice cream so I can log it for tomorrow night.

For anyone in the UK, I finally found Cinammon Buns in my local Tesco tonight.... have been looking for it for weeks, and can't believe it's actually been released in the UK after all this time!

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  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    Why don't you just put the ice cream in a bowl and then weigh the empty container?
  • David_2015
    David_2015 Posts: 231 Member
    Cheers for the reply - 'cause I would like to log it for tomorrow now and know how many other cals I've got to play with.
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    Right... and you can put it in a bowl with a lid and weigh the container. I think you're making it out to be way harder than it is.
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  • David_2015
    David_2015 Posts: 231 Member
    vinegar_husbands wrote: »
    I find that most empty ice cream containers are anywhere from 19 to 23g. Not sure about Ben and Jerry's though.

    Thanks!!
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  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    edited November 2015
    Nevermind. Misread.
  • mochapygmy
    mochapygmy Posts: 2,123 Member
    I'm pretty sure the empty container is 12-14 grams. I'm shocked I can't recall the exact number. I would estimate it as 12 and adjust tomorrow.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    Log in the entire weight as ice cream now and ajdust once you're done with the net weight.
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  • mochapygmy
    mochapygmy Posts: 2,123 Member
    No
    vinegar_husbands wrote: »
    mochapygmy wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure the empty container is 12-14 grams. I'm shocked I can't recall the exact number. I would estimate it as 12 and adjust tomorrow.

    I've never had an empty ice cream container that small! Are you referring to the little cups?

    Nope a pint. I have a pint almost empty so weighed it after I scooped out the ice cream.

    Official answer: 16 grams.
  • David_2015
    David_2015 Posts: 231 Member
    mochapygmy wrote: »
    No
    vinegar_husbands wrote: »
    mochapygmy wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure the empty container is 12-14 grams. I'm shocked I can't recall the exact number. I would estimate it as 12 and adjust tomorrow.

    I've never had an empty ice cream container that small! Are you referring to the little cups?

    Nope a pint. I have a pint almost empty so weighed it after I scooped out the ice cream.

    Official answer: 16 grams.

    Thanks very much!
  • mochapygmy
    mochapygmy Posts: 2,123 Member
    David_2015 wrote: »
    mochapygmy wrote: »
    No
    vinegar_husbands wrote: »
    mochapygmy wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure the empty container is 12-14 grams. I'm shocked I can't recall the exact number. I would estimate it as 12 and adjust tomorrow.

    I've never had an empty ice cream container that small! Are you referring to the little cups?

    Nope a pint. I have a pint almost empty so weighed it after I scooped out the ice cream.

    Official answer: 16 grams.

    Thanks very much!

    No problem. That's without the lid by the way.
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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    I'm willing to conduct a study on this...you know...for science and all.

    Everyone needs to send me their Ben & Jerry's containers (preferably with ice cream still in them). I will use my soon-to-be patented juggernaut ice cream removal system to empty the containers and weigh them.
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    Make you a deal, you buy it, I'll eat it and let you know what the empty carton weighs.
  • David_2015
    David_2015 Posts: 231 Member
    Done! (it weighed 24g with lid btw)
  • mochapygmy
    mochapygmy Posts: 2,123 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    I'm willing to conduct a study on this...you know...for science and all.

    Everyone needs to send me their Ben & Jerry's containers (preferably with ice cream still in them). I will use my soon-to-be patented juggernaut ice cream removal system to empty the containers and weigh them.

    You shall pry the B&J pints from my cold, dead hands! Well except for Pumpkin Cheesecake, it's awful. Total let down.
  • DataSeven
    DataSeven Posts: 245 Member
    Just take how many grams of ice cream that shows on the label of a full pint, then subtract that from how much the pint, container and all, weighs on the scale. The difference will be the weight of the container.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Eat all the ice-cream and weigh the tub :sunglasses:
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    David_2015 wrote: »
    Done! (it weighed 24g with lid btw)
    I'm going to bookmark this thread for possible future use. :wink:

  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    Weigh the container before you start. Weigh the contaner after you're done. The difference is what you ate. Works with a completely empty container (at the end) or a partially filled container. Works all the time.
  • ZeroDelta
    ZeroDelta Posts: 242 Member
    Place the container on the scale. Tare the scale so it reads 0. Take as much ice cream out as you want. The negative number will be how much product you removed from the container.

    This works great for mayo, peanut butter and sauces.
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