nut ounce - has anyone weighed and figured cal/nut?

thefewsteps
thefewsteps Posts: 201 Member
edited January 8 in Food and Nutrition
1 ounce of a nut is tricky if you don't have a scale. Has anyone done the work and found how many nuts are actually in each ounce? I know this will vary but i'm interested in what is the general range.

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  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    Ya, the USDA does some:

    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/3666?fg=&man=&lfacet=&format=&count=&max=25&offset=&sort=&qlookup=pistachios
  • thefewsteps
    thefewsteps Posts: 201 Member
    i bought raw whole organic almonds. The nutritional information for them say 1/4c is 170 calories. I found 1/4 c is about 32 almonds.
    this is really off from what i've found online for generic almonds that says - that 1 oz=20-25 almonds, 7 cal/almond.
    What should I trust? Is it different since they are raw? Will they expand when soaked? Are my almonds just smaller?

    I know there is a difference between weight and actual measuring cups, but i dont think it's this big of a difference.
  • cyberiarob
    cyberiarob Posts: 229 Member
    It depends on how big your nuts are :bigsmile:
  • jennfranklin
    jennfranklin Posts: 434 Member
    Depending on the nut! All of this info is on the internet! I got on the site and wrote how many of each kind are in a serving! But since then I purchased a scale!
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    It depends on how big your nuts are :bigsmile:
    you win.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I eat a lot of cashews. The first time I measured out 1/4 cup and weighed it. It was exactly 28 grams, which is the serving size, so from then on I measured them instead of weighing. I don't count the individual cashews because the size varies so I usually just eat them out of the measuring cup.
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    A bag of raw almonds I bought had 28 whole almonds in one ounce. Since one ounce equals 28 grams, then for those, 1 almond was 1 gram. If that helps. They were the Great value brand whole raw almonds from WalMart
  • ShyFeather
    ShyFeather Posts: 138 Member
    Here's another source. Hope it helps :)

    http://www.infofit.ca/a-guide-to-nuts/
  • thefewsteps
    thefewsteps Posts: 201 Member
    thanks everyone. i'll just use my measuring up for these.
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