How to measure ml

Kayla647
Kayla647 Posts: 42 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I have a scale that has ml and I'm quite confused, I just scooped myself 125ml of ice cream and it's much bigger than expected, is ml supposed to be weighed or measured? It said 0.5 cup (125ml) looks more like a whole cup if not more to me

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    ml is a measure of capacity, not weight. Does your scale do grams or ounces? Most foods list a serving in ounces, that's what you should be weighing.
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    Your scale can only accurately measure water or other liquids of equal density in milliliters (ml). That’s because 1g of water equals 1 ml. Weigh your ice cream. They intend a serving to be 125 grams, but you can eat whatever amount suits your caloric and nutritional needs.
  • Kayla647
    Kayla647 Posts: 42 Member
    Yes 1g is 1ml on my scale. I just feel like I over ate cuz 125ml on my scale seemed big! Although it was delicious
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    edited February 2018
    If you only have a volume serving size for ice cream on the nutrition label, never, ever weigh it assuming 1ml = 1g, because for ice cream it rarely is. Manufacturers whip air into cheap ice cream to make it lighter.

    The weight conversion from ml (a volume measurement) to g (a weight measurement) will vary based on the density of the ice cream. The cheaper ice cream normally has more air whipped into it during the churning process to make it lighter (fluffier), while the more expensive ice cream does not have as much air churned in and will weigh significantly more for the same volume.

    In the US, a standard serving size for ice cream is 1/2 cup, which is 120ml. In the US, nearly all Nutrition Facts labels will show the 1/2 cup and include the actual weight in parentheses. Cheap, lower density products can weigh as low as 1/2 cup (68g), whereas the more expensive can be as heavy as 1/2 cup (108g), depending on whether there are chunks of chocolate or nuts in them.

    Note: 1 US legal cup = 240 milliliters for Nutrition Facts Labeling

    Edited to add: Ice cream is packaged while it is still in a cold, but liquid state, so manufacturers can fill an ice cream container by volume, and have the option to report serving size by volume. I think US regulators finally forced ice cream packaged for US sales to show a gram weight serving size. Other countries may not.

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