Volume vs. Weight

jpvieira
jpvieira Posts: 50 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've been loving my kitchen scale but recently ran into a head scratcher. A serving size of cottage cheese is 1/2 cup (125g). (As listed on the nutritional label). When I weighed out 125 grams it seemed like a lot more than a half cup so I put it into a measuring cup and it came out to about 3/4. Now maybe not a big deal for something as light as cottage cheese, but with something heavier like ice cream that extra 25% might be a lot of extra calories, sugar, and fat. So which measurement is the "right one"? The weight or the volume? And why is it that the nutritional label doesn't accurately reflect that, or do I have an inaccurate scale? :-)

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  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    The weight is the proper amount. Volume is affected by settling during shipment, aeration, or possibly many other things. Use the WEIGHT not the volume.
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    Always go by weight when possible. When you go by volume, things can and will be thrown off by how packed or unpacked the material you're measuring is.
  • kimmymayhall
    kimmymayhall Posts: 419 Member
    I use weight for everything except liquids. Volume can be affected by several factors.
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    I use weight for everything except liquids. Volume can be affected by several factors.

    agreed
  • jpvieira
    jpvieira Posts: 50 Member
    The weight is the proper amount. Volume is affected by settling during shipment, aeration, or possibly many other things. Use the WEIGHT not the volume.

    Thanks! That's what I thought but glad I double checked!
  • jpvieira
    jpvieira Posts: 50 Member
    I use weight for everything except liquids. Volume can be affected by several factors.

    So my liquid egg whites should be measured by volume then. Good, when I weighed them I grimaced a little at how much I'd have to eat :-)

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