How much is "one scoop" of protien powder

Mikaylarae27
Mikaylarae27 Posts: 175 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I buy Show me the Whey vanilla protien powder from the co-op in bulk. Does anyone know how much "one scoop" is measured? I've just been assuming it is 1 tablespoon. Is that right?
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  • janet0513
    janet0513 Posts: 564 Member
    There should be a scoop inside it, if not weigh it compared to the serving size. Based on mine, it is probably 3 TBL but just a guess
  • jennifer52484
    jennifer52484 Posts: 888 Member
    you will prob find a scoop buried in your powder.. give it a shake.
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    The nutritional info should tell you how many grams are in 1 scoop... probably 30 - 36'ish grams. I always weigh mine to be accurate.
  • antijen
    antijen Posts: 112 Member
    If you're buying it in bulk, it probably doesn't come with a scoop. Is that right? Check out the website maybe?

    Here you go: http://www.myhalalcenter.com/productimages/temp/HNC_Vanilla.pdf
  • pants77
    pants77 Posts: 185 Member
    The nutritional info should tell you how many grams are in 1 scoop... probably 30 - 36'ish grams. I always weigh mine to be accurate.

    ^^this.

    I use the CareOne stuff and it's 28g/serving. Regardless, a cheapo digital scale is absolutely essential for MFPers in my humble opinion. You can get them for about 8 bucks on the interwebs.
  • picimadar
    picimadar Posts: 68 Member
    A scoop is usually about 1/3 of a cup, I believe. The few gram difference between that volume just depends on the powder and is really negligible in the end :)
  • sapalee
    sapalee Posts: 409 Member
    For my brand it's 1/3 cup. Sounds like it varies a good bit and checking with the manufacturer would be the way to go.
  • nolakris
    nolakris Posts: 98 Member
    The nutrition label says a scoop is 21.5 grams. I'd measure that out on a food scale .
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    I weigh it. It's 30.4g / scoop for mine.
  • Athena98501
    Athena98501 Posts: 716 Member
    I buy Show me the Whey vanilla protien powder from the co-op in bulk. Does anyone know how much "one scoop" is measured? I've just been assuming it is 1 tablespoon. Is that right?

    Not at all. With the brand I use, it's around 1/2 cup. Buying it in bulk, do you mean from a bulk bin, or buying a big container? If not in a container, you won't have a scoop, so I'd look up the serving size here. Mine gives it in grams (36), or scoop. If you have a food scale, you can figure it that way (grams/serving). If you bought a container, there is a scoop in there.
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    My vanilla powder is 21.5 grams per serving.


    Buying bulk is awesome! It does make things like this difficult though =)
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    Mine is 1/3 cup
  • gypsybree
    gypsybree Posts: 218
    There should be a scoop inside.. I get herbalife and I always find the scoop right in the middle about halfway down!
    I keep a scoop from a previous container until I can find it. Maybe turn it upside down and shake???
    I know I got the kids Herbalife and it said to use 2 tablespoons for theirs... it seemed to be about the same as a scoop.

    ***I just measured my herbalife cafe latte --the scoop which came with the container took 1.5 TBS packed and leveled. It takes two scoops for a serving and a serving is 26.1 grams. So to get 26.2 grams it would be 3 TBS.

    The kids is 23 grams for 2 TBS... sounds so very unconsistant -- must be because they have different ingredients and different volume weights... so I would do 2 or 3 TBS personally... depends on how much I liked the taste.
    Can't go wrong with a little extra protein but it won't hurt to have less intake if it tastes better.
    Once you find your scoop you can do the measurements to see how off you were and you can go back and change your intake logs.

    Good Luck! And I hope you find your scoop soon!!

    (My Aria and Biggest Loser proteins say scoop for the measurement and they have scoops inside)
  • mumtowandz
    mumtowandz Posts: 7 Member
    I always follow the nutritional content guide and measure in grams on my kitchen scale... Some heaping measures can add up considerably. I weigh to be sure, pre- measure, and put them into small cups so I I have a weeks worth ready to go:)
  • amuhlou
    amuhlou Posts: 693 Member
    The kind on my package is 34g. I use trutein. And interestingly, a 'scoop' of it seems to come in a little shy of that. So I always just weigh it out.

    There's definitely a variance between brands.

    It looks like for your brand a scoop could be around 24g
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/nutrition-facts-calories/show-me-the-whey

    And 1TB would likely be only about half to 1/3 of a scoop... unless it's a really HEAPING one.
  • Jordant107
    Jordant107 Posts: 218 Member
    you will prob find a scoop buried in your powder.. give it a shake.
    Yeah it should be in there somewhere!!
  • Jordant107
    Jordant107 Posts: 218 Member
    A scoop is usually about 1/3 of a cup, I believe.
    It varies a lot- 1/3 may or may not be right.....................don't assume.
  • picimadar
    picimadar Posts: 68 Member
    A scoop is usually about 1/3 of a cup, I believe.
    It varies a lot- 1/3 may or may not be right.....................don't assume.

    Sorry, ISOLATE is almost always 1/3 cup, or 35-40g. Why you would buy anything else is a whole other question lol
  • pants77
    pants77 Posts: 185 Member
    A scoop is usually about 1/3 of a cup, I believe.
    It varies a lot- 1/3 may or may not be right.....................don't assume.

    WEIGH YOUR PROTEIN POWDER.

    I cannot stress this enough. I weigh mine every time I mix it and a scoop is never exactly a scoop. Unless you've packed it down completely (and who does that?) you're going to get a different amount of powder every time you mix.

    When I get a level scoop of protein powder that's supposed to equal 28g, it usually ends up weighing about 23g. If I just went by the "one scoop" measure, I'd be shorting myself about 25% of the protein!

    Weigh it! It takes two seconds!
  • Pandorian
    Pandorian Posts: 2,055 Member
    Buying in "bulk" also known as going to a store like the "bulk barn" and scooping from a bin of protein powder that is "closed" to air until you open to scoop it in there won't BE a scoop in your "bag" of loose packed bulk purchase. They don't hide the scoops in the bins, but at the bulk barn they DO have a "product card" that gives you nutritional info or some suggested uses / preparations and you'd have to go by the nutritional info for the particular one you're buying to find out how big your scoop is.
  • j77r68
    j77r68 Posts: 271 Member
    the ones we have bought they have been 34 grams
    also if it's like the bulk barn they usually have nutritional info on the description board
  • QVMe
    QVMe Posts: 1 Member
    edited August 2016
    I just measured mine. The inside, bottom of the scoop reads 'National Measures 70cc'. I poured it into my measuring cup and it is 1/4 cup or the equivalent of 4 Tablespoons, or 2 ounces. It is 80 calories per scoop. Another measuring scoop from an earlier purchase reads at the inside, bottom, 'National Measures 60cc'. When measuring it out, it was 3 Tablespoons or 1.5 ounces. I do not have the earlier container so I do not know how many calories are in the '60cc' scoop. It was of a different brand of protein powder. This observation of the difference of cc's in individual scoops, let me know that all scoops are not the same.

    When I measure mine out, I do it the same way flour is measured. I scoop out the powder, and while holding the scoop level over the original container, I use the straight edge of a butter knife (top-side) to gently tap the top of the scoop so it fills in any air pockets without packing it down. I then level the powder off with the same straight edge. I then add it to my personal creation. I hope this has been helpful.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Holy necro thread. I hear you, honey, ancient poster from MFP past. The two scoops I have in the house are 1/4 cup and 1/3 cup respectively.

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    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
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  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    I use a whey protein that has a scoop inside each jug of powder. The Nutrition Facts label says that the serving is 50 grams (1 scoop). I recently began weighing the protein powder which I could get into that scoop. I have weighed as little as 47 g and as much as 57 g. The whey protein powder is a calorie dense food, and a single gram of the stuff matters. Using your digital scale, put the container which is about to receive the scoop on the scale. Turn on the scale, tare it, and then put your scoop of powder in. You'll get an accurate measurement.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,316 Member
    Mikaylarae27 wrote: »
    I buy Show me the Whey vanilla protien powder from the co-op in bulk. Does anyone know how much "one scoop" is measured? I've just been assuming it is 1 tablespoon. Is that right?

    It should also include a weight, usually in grams, use that measuring with a digital kitchen scale. The scoops are rarely accurate in my experience.
  • Kelbelb75
    Kelbelb75 Posts: 90 Member
    My serving size is 40g. I weigh mine whilst in the scoop that comes with my tub. :)
  • Ultima_Morpha
    Ultima_Morpha Posts: 892 Member
    pants77 wrote: »
    A scoop is usually about 1/3 of a cup, I believe.
    It varies a lot- 1/3 may or may not be right.....................don't assume.

    WEIGH YOUR PROTEIN POWDER.

    I cannot stress this enough. I weigh mine every time I mix it and a scoop is never exactly a scoop. Unless you've packed it down completely (and who does that?) you're going to get a different amount of powder every time you mix.

    When I get a level scoop of protein powder that's supposed to equal 28g, it usually ends up weighing about 23g. If I just went by the "one scoop" measure, I'd be shorting myself about 25% of the protein!

    Weigh it! It takes two seconds!

    This.

    I weigh mine every single time too.

    Check their website for the appropriate information. If you're buying by weight, it makes the most sense to use it by weight!
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    It varies depending on which protein powder you use. The EAS brands are 33g/scoop.

    Looking up the brand you're asking about, one scoop seems to be around 21.28g [based on the 468g size of this protein powder, which has 22 scoops per container].

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