Optimum Whey scoop?
Melizabeth84
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I decided to measure my optimum whey scoop with my scale today. The scoop says 29g but when I weight it on the scale it says 17g? I am confused? Is it because its a food scale? Which one is accurate the scoop or my scale ?
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the label on my Optimum Nutrition products specifies "heaping scoop". A level scoop will be less than the serving size0
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Your scale is the accurate one. A lot of protein powders specify heaping scoop, as tonyrocks said. But the tub will also list the serving size in grams in parentheses. So for example my Myofusion protein powder says "Serving Size: 1 scoop (35g)" so I always measure out 35g on the scale before adding to my shake.0
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I decided to measure my optimum whey scoop with my scale today. The scoop says 29g but when I weight it on the scale it says 17g? I am confused? Is it because its a food scale? Which one is accurate the scoop or my scale ?
The scoop is accurate. Because the scoop is the scoop and why would they tell you otherwise. Maybe your scale is for measuring food and not protein. Or did you set it to zero correctly or perhaps the battery is dead or there was a temporary glitz in the Einstein-Boltzmann equations and all that doohicky.
Or maybe the scale is good?0 -
scale>scoop0
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the label on my Optimum Nutrition products specifies "heaping scoop". A level scoop will be less than the serving size
Mine specifies a level scoop. But I use Trutein, so maybe it's different?
I almost lost the scoop the other day and I was freaking out! How else would I know how much powder to use?0 -
scale > everything else0
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I noticed the scoop in my powder recently got bigger, and I suspect it's because of the confusion over "heaping scoop" vs "level scoop." I'll have to see if the serving size description changed at all.0
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It doesn't matter how much the scoop weighs... you aren't eating the scoop.I decided to measure my optimum whey scoop with my scale today. The scoop says 29g but when I weight it on the scale it says 17g? I am confused?0 -
scale>scoop
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It doesn't matter how much the scoop weighs... you aren't eating the scoop.I decided to measure my optimum whey scoop with my scale today. The scoop says 29g but when I weight it on the scale it says 17g? I am confused?
Crap. I've been doing it wrong this whole time.0 -
Are you using the scoop that came with the protein? Why are you weighing it? You're overthinking this issue. If it says "per scoop" then use a scoop.0
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Depends on the protein. For ON, I need a huge heaping scoop to be 30g. For Syntrax Matrix, a level scoop is about 34g. For Dymatize, I need something in between for a serving.
Moral of the story: weigh it out until you know just how much of a scoop you need.0 -
The scoop is accurate. Because the scoop is the scoop and why would they tell you otherwise.
Haha. No. They all come with the same scoop, with some rare exceptions. "One scoop" means all sorts of different things. Trust me, I've weighed out how much of "one scoop" you need for one serving on at least 5 different brands and types of protein, and they're all different.0 -
Man, so all this time,... i've been lied to by the nutritional info on the back of my Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey protein... All those years of missing out on that protein.0
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Actually, I've noticed this, and no, I don't weigh the scoop (please, my scale tares and reads negative).
If I dig out one level scoop, it's much less than the package says. I actually need about 1.5 scoops to get 1 scoop-worth of serving size.
Which is why you should always check with your scale.0 -
I decided to measure my optimum whey scoop with my scale today. The scoop says 29g but when I weight it on the scale it says 17g? I am confused? Is it because its a food scale? Which one is accurate the scoop or my scale ?
The scoop is accurate. Because the scoop is the scoop and why would they tell you otherwise. Maybe your scale is for measuring food and not protein. Or did you set it to zero correctly or perhaps the battery is dead or there was a temporary glitz in the Einstein-Boltzmann equations and all that doohicky.
Or maybe the scale is good?
Is this like "the calorie burn on the treadmill must be accurate because otherwise why would the gym be so expensive?"0 -
Another way to avoid this is to buy better quality protein. Isolates have more actual protein than concentrates. If you look at the serving size of a whey concentrate, the grams of protein to grams of serving size are a way higher difference than the same comparison in an isolate.0
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Uhm, ON 100% whey Gold Standard is an isolate .......
I used to weigh mine every day. As I put it into small rubbermaid containers and take it to work with me. Until I found a container that fits EXACTLY 64grams into it. So, I just fill it up every night now, and it's good to go.....0 -
Another way to avoid this is to buy better quality protein. Isolates have more actual protein than concentrates. If you look at the serving size of a whey concentrate, the grams of protein to grams of serving size are a way higher difference than the same comparison in an isolate.
Gold Standard contains isolate, but has concentrate as the 2nd ingredient.
Anyway, buying isolate vs concentrate vs anything else doesn't necessarily affect the density of the powder. There are other factors at play. Whatever you buy, you need to weigh out a serving instead of just relying on the scoop size.0 -
I needed a certain amount for a recipie however the powder didnt equal the amount the scoop says on my scale.Are you using the scoop that came with the protein? Why are you weighing it? You're overthinking this issue. If it says "per scoop" then use a scoop.0
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I always weigh my whey. It's the only way to tell how much i'm getting. Set the empty scoop on the scale, turn it on to establish tare weight, then scoop. A scoop of my whey is supposed to weigh 42g. No way can my whey be accurate with weighing it.0
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Im so happy I only have one scoop a day otherwise I'd be calling ON to yell at them right now. Totally misleading.0
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Making a mountain out of a rounded hill... see what I did there?0
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Uhm, ON 100% whey Gold Standard is an isolate .......
ON is a blend. It can only contain 50% or more isolate, since isolate is listed first in the ingredient list.
Serving size 33 grams. Protein 24 grams.
Isopure is a 100% Isolate.
Serving size 29 grams. Protein 26 grams.
9 grams vs 3 grams0 -
Uhm, ON 100% whey Gold Standard is an isolate .......
ON is a blend. It can only contain 50% or more isolate, since isolate is listed first in the ingredient list.
Serving size 33 grams. Protein 24 grams.
Isopure is a 100% Isolate.
Serving size 29 grams. Protein 26 grams.
9 grams vs 3 grams
That's not how the ingredient list works. But, still, yes it is a blend.0 -
I'll take the 7-8PM slot in the pool for when this thread will roll.0
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Really? I was always told it is listed in order from main ingredient to last. When it says blend, the first type is the main type, so it has to be at least 50% of the blend to be the main. So when you get a concentrate listed first, you never know if you're getting 1% isolate or 49%.Uhm, ON 100% whey Gold Standard is an isolate .......
ON is a blend. It can only contain 50% or more isolate, since isolate is listed first in the ingredient list.
Serving size 33 grams. Protein 24 grams.
Isopure is a 100% Isolate.
Serving size 29 grams. Protein 26 grams.
9 grams vs 3 grams
That's not how the ingredient list works. But, still, yes it is a blend.0 -
Really? I was always told it is listed in order from main ingredient to last. When it says blend, the first type is the main type, so it has to be at least 50% of the blend to be the main. So when you get a concentrate listed first, you never know if you're getting 1% isolate or 49%.Uhm, ON 100% whey Gold Standard is an isolate .......
ON is a blend. It can only contain 50% or more isolate, since isolate is listed first in the ingredient list.
Serving size 33 grams. Protein 24 grams.
Isopure is a 100% Isolate.
Serving size 29 grams. Protein 26 grams.
9 grams vs 3 grams
That's not how the ingredient list works. But, still, yes it is a blend.
It is from first to last, but there's no need for the first ingredient to be 50% or more. If you have 3 ingredients, one could be 40%, the 2nd could be 35%, and the last 25%. If you have a dozen ingredients, the first could be, say, 15% of the total.0 -
I'll take the 7-8PM slot in the pool for when this thread will roll.
Gimme 11pm-Midnight. Can't stay up any later than that.0 -
I needed a certain amount for a recipie however the powder didnt equal the amount the scoop says on my scale.Are you using the scoop that came with the protein? Why are you weighing it? You're overthinking this issue. If it says "per scoop" then use a scoop.
What recipe is it? Did they say to use a scoop, a level scoop, or a heaping scoop?0
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