Food scale help: canned corn

will2lose72

Or really any canned product that is water packed....how do you weigh it? I had a can of corn and the serving size showed 1/2cup. I drained it and went to weigh it and by the time I got to the number of grams I had at least a full cup of corn! I'm not horribly concerned for the difference between 1 or 2 servings here, my calories can handle that. But I am curious for recipes and such. Do you really weigh the water too? Thanks for your insight!

SezxyStef

I weight the food I am going to eat. Not the liquid it's stored in.

IE canned salmon says the full can is 120g...drained 100g...serving size 100g...it is really 89g (I squeez the liquid out not just drain it off).

Amandawith3kids

buy frozen corn. less sodium.. cheaper too. i buy a bag of frozen corn for a buck at aldi, cook half the bag, and thats more than enough to feed 6 people. i serve myself 1/2 cup, with no butter. i make everybody put their own butter on, or they butter the big bowl after i've taken mine out.

will2lose72

buy frozen corn. less sodium.. cheaper too. i buy a bag of frozen corn for a buck at aldi, cook half the bag, and thats more than enough to feed 6 people. i serve myself 1/2 cup, with no butter. i make everybody put their own butter on, or they butter the big bowl after i've taken mine out.

Yes, I prefer frozen too. One recipe I have is not cooked so I will have to plan more time to thaw the frozen corn. Canned was easier at the time but I could just as easily put the frozen in the fridge instead freezer for a day.

3laine75

It sometimes says the 'drained' weight or 'net' weight on the label (green giant does anyway).

rileysowner

I can't comment on other countries, but in Canada very few of the canned products have a weigh included, just a measure of volume (Cups or milliliters). That means measuring weigh is really not possible since densities differ so unless you have the weight to work with, just measure the volume. I usually just use the whole container. If you have weight, it is usually drained, at least that is what the tuna is like here.

will2lose72

Good info...Sounds like I need to read the label more carefully and check a different brand. Thanks!

susie3g

I just had the same issue with a can of beans last week. It said on the can 3 1/2 servings, but there was not even 2 full servings of actual beans when going by weight. Some people mentioned to me to just drain the liquid and go by the weight of the solid. However, is that really going to be accurate? I mean.. the liquid in that can of corn is not going to be as calorie dense as the actual corn. It's mostly water and salt, I think. The best advice I got was to drain the liquid, weigh the solid, and then divide by the number of servings it says it has on the can, and that's the weight per serving. I'm not sure I'm willing to go through all that trouble. In this instance, I, personally, am just going to use a measuring cup.

SezxyStef

I can't comment on other countries, but in Canada very few of the canned products have a weigh included, just a measure of volume (Cups or milliliters). That means measuring weigh is really not possible since densities differ so unless you have the weight to work with, just measure the volume. I usually just use the whole container. If you have weight, it is usually drained, at least that is what the tuna is like here.

I live in Canada...and I have to disagree with that.

Most of my canned items (save canned pumpkin) that are currently in my pantry all have weights on them.

Clams, tuna, crab, salmon, crushed garlic packed in oil.

serindipte

I use frozen veggies almost exclusively. You mentioned concern over thawing it? I usually just cook mine from frozen. If I do need it thawed for a particular recipe, I put it in a strainer and run cool water over them until they are thawed and ready. It only takes a few minutes.