Tablespoon of olive oil
MohsenSALAH
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Hello everyone
I got really confused about using tablespoons as measurements of olive oil, cuz it says 1TBS equals 120cal but that's is where the problem is because it calculates one tablespoon as 15ml but when i measured how much volume it equals 5ml.
It doesn't make sense really that liquids equals 15ml in tablespoons cuz when i tried it with rice it was 13g and rice has more quantity than oil
So what should i use, millilitres or tablespoons?
Thank you
I got really confused about using tablespoons as measurements of olive oil, cuz it says 1TBS equals 120cal but that's is where the problem is because it calculates one tablespoon as 15ml but when i measured how much volume it equals 5ml.
It doesn't make sense really that liquids equals 15ml in tablespoons cuz when i tried it with rice it was 13g and rice has more quantity than oil
So what should i use, millilitres or tablespoons?
Thank you
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5ml is a teaspoon, are you getting them mixed up? 15ml is a tablespoon. Liquids weigh different to powders or solids and 1ml water = 1g.3
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ceastabrook wrote: »5ml is a teaspoon, are you getting them mixed up? 15ml is a tablespoon. Liquids weigh different to powders or solids and 1ml water = 1g.
U r right, but when i used the scale to do that it only shows 5ml. Was putting salads plate on scale then i hit trade then used 1tbs of olive oil and it became 5ml0 -
MohsenSALAH wrote: »ceastabrook wrote: »5ml is a teaspoon, are you getting them mixed up? 15ml is a tablespoon. Liquids weigh different to powders or solids and 1ml water = 1g.
U r right, but when i used the scale to do that it only shows 5ml. Was putting salads plate on scale then i hit trade then used 1tbs of olive oil and it became 5ml
A scale cannot measure ml, any more than it can measure metres.
When your scale claims to measure in ml, what it is actually doing is weighing in grams and assuming that 1g=1ml. Which it isn't. 1g is only 1ml for water. Oils are lighter than water; that's why they float on the top.
So, as per usual advice: if you're measuring your oils by volume, use a volume measurement from the database. If you're weighing your oils, use a weight measurement from the database. And don't weigh your oils using a volume measurement, because what the holy Hell, scale manufacturers ?!?!?!8 -
I think that the scale mfg can be excused. Spoon measurement is less accurate than the guesstimate a scale conversion to volume will be. This is due to the shape and depth of the "measuring spoon" all of which are pure conjecture. Of course, the only way to accurately measure 15ml of liquid is in a titration cylinder and then only by reduction of the volume into the mix. And, even then, the adherence to the inside of the measuring device creates its own inaccuracies.
When I worked in the food lab at P&G many years ago there was a whole research area devoted to how the "ladies" spooned out their instant coffee, cake mix ingredients and shortening. Panels of persons were paid to line up and make a cup of coffee or put "3 tablespoons of Crisco" in a pot, etc. so experts could see what they thought the measurements were. Then averages were used for the directions.
Bottom line= ditch any thought of measuring most anything by volume. It will never be as accurate as by weight.
(For the specific, 15ml of oil weighs 13.65 g. You can always look it up, convert to weight and put it on your scale).12 -
I just use my measuring spoons for my oils and dressings. It's easier, less messy and works.2
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1 tablespoon of oil = 14 grams.3
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MohsenSALAH wrote: »ceastabrook wrote: »5ml is a teaspoon, are you getting them mixed up? 15ml is a tablespoon. Liquids weigh different to powders or solids and 1ml water = 1g.
U r right, but when i used the scale to do that it only shows 5ml. Was putting salads plate on scale then i hit trade then used 1tbs of olive oil and it became 5ml
A scale cannot measure ml, any more than it can measure metres.
When your scale claims to measure in ml, what it is actually doing is weighing in grams and assuming that 1g=1ml. Which it isn't. 1g is only 1ml for water. Oils are lighter than water; that's why they float on the top.
So, as per usual advice: if you're measuring your oils by volume, use a volume measurement from the database. If you're weighing your oils, use a weight measurement from the database. And don't weigh your oils using a volume measurement, because what the holy Hell, scale manufacturers ?!?!?!
This. Using a scale to measure ml only works if you are weighing water or something the same weight as water. You would need to find a reputable entry that has oil in grams and use that, or measure it in a marked measuring spoon.1 -
MohsenSALAH wrote: »ceastabrook wrote: »5ml is a teaspoon, are you getting them mixed up? 15ml is a tablespoon. Liquids weigh different to powders or solids and 1ml water = 1g.
U r right, but when i used the scale to do that it only shows 5ml. Was putting salads plate on scale then i hit trade then used 1tbs of olive oil and it became 5ml
A scale cannot measure ml, any more than it can measure metres.
When your scale claims to measure in ml, what it is actually doing is weighing in grams and assuming that 1g=1ml. Which it isn't. 1g is only 1ml for water. Oils are lighter than water; that's why they float on the top.
So, as per usual advice: if you're measuring your oils by volume, use a volume measurement from the database. If you're weighing your oils, use a weight measurement from the database. And don't weigh your oils using a volume measurement, because what the holy Hell, scale manufacturers ?!?!?!
This. Using a scale to measure ml only works if you are weighing water or something the same weight as water. You would need to find a reputable entry that has oil in grams and use that, or measure it in a marked measuring spoon.
A solid entry should be 14 grams at 123 or 124 calories. The difference is that a tablespoon is 13.5 grams for 120 calories not 14 grams.
I always measure in grams when I can.2 -
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use proper measuring spoons/cups for liquids (if you're not going to weigh them in grams) , not your spoon from the cutlery rack.
Just be consistent as mentioned above - if you use measuring spoon (proper one) enter in ml, if you weight, enter in grams.5 -
wilson10102018 wrote: »
It's my personal choice to not do this kind of weighing. So far, my spoons have been working for me, but thanks for the suggestion. ☺4 -
I believe in logging everything that I eat but it never ceases to amaze me how far some people on MFP will go to measure what they eat in order to log it.
I believe that "close enough is good enough" but to each their own.1 -
I believe in logging everything that I eat but it never ceases to amaze me how far some people on MFP will go to measure what they eat in order to log it.
I believe that "close enough is good enough" but to each their own.
I don't find it amazing. I assume that my way is only really good enough for me. Different people will find different avenues based on their lives, preferences, and results.
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I believe in logging everything that I eat but it never ceases to amaze me how far some people on MFP will go to measure what they eat in order to log it.
I believe that "close enough is good enough" but to each their own.
Well, you know, I used to watch my girlfriend work on her eyes, lipstiick, makeup, even her outfit for 45 minutes before she would go out. She was a knockout then and now. And, I would wonder, why does she do all that. She doesn't need to. And, one day I asked her. Why do you go to all that trouble.? She says: "This coming from a man who cleans the a/c vents on his Mercedes with a Q Tip?"
She made her point.
My ex wife was more like you. Close was good enough.
Different strokes for different folks.7 -
MohsenSALAH wrote: »ceastabrook wrote: »5ml is a teaspoon, are you getting them mixed up? 15ml is a tablespoon. Liquids weigh different to powders or solids and 1ml water = 1g.
U r right, but when i used the scale to do that it only shows 5ml. Was putting salads plate on scale then i hit trade then used 1tbs of olive oil and it became 5ml
It sounds like you're using a teaspoon, not a tablespoon. Is the spoon you're using a measuring spoon, or just part of a place setting?1 -
MohsenSALAH wrote: »ceastabrook wrote: »5ml is a teaspoon, are you getting them mixed up? 15ml is a tablespoon. Liquids weigh different to powders or solids and 1ml water = 1g.
U r right, but when i used the scale to do that it only shows 5ml. Was putting salads plate on scale then i hit trade then used 1tbs of olive oil and it became 5ml
A scale cannot measure ml, any more than it can measure metres.
When your scale claims to measure in ml, what it is actually doing is weighing in grams and assuming that 1g=1ml. Which it isn't. 1g is only 1ml for water. Oils are lighter than water; that's why they float on the top.
So, as per usual advice: if you're measuring your oils by volume, use a volume measurement from the database. If you're weighing your oils, use a weight measurement from the database. And don't weigh your oils using a volume measurement, because what the holy Hell, scale manufacturers ?!?!?!
Yes, but the difference in density is not three-to-one. On a scale that pretends to measure volume, a tablespoon of oil would register as 14 ml instead of 15 ml (not 5 ml).3 -
Thank you all alot
The one on the right is what i been using, the calibrated ones on the left i got it today from the market.
Lesson learned: never measure oil on scale
🙏 thanks again8 -
Well, very nice set of spoons. they probably work great on fine powders like salt and flour.
First of all, a tablespoon is not 15ml which is printed on the spoon. It 14.78.
Second, surface tension on oils and other liquids (which is more variable than you might think), makes a dog's breakfast out of your spoon measurement.3 -
MohsenSALAH wrote: »Thank you all alot
The one on the right is what i been using, the calibrated ones on the left i got it today from the market.
Lesson learned: never measure oil on scale
🙏 thanks again
No, DO measure on a scale, just know that 14 g = 1 tablespoon.2 -
wilson10102018 wrote: »Well, very nice set of spoons. they probably work great on fine powders like salt and flour.
First of all, a tablespoon is not 15ml which is printed on the spoon. It 14.78.
Second, surface tension on oils and other liquids (which is more variable than you might think), makes a dog's breakfast out of your spoon measurement.kshama2001 wrote: »MohsenSALAH wrote: »Thank you all alot
The one on the right is what i been using, the calibrated ones on the left i got it today from the market.
Lesson learned: never measure oil on scale
🙏 thanks again
No, DO measure on a scale, just know that 14 g = 1 tablespoon.
Check this out, i have put those spoons on trial and it kepts showing 9ml-10ml difference and i was using 15ml spoon.
There is something wrong with that oil i guess maybe the scale was correct or not correct maybe the spoons were correct or not. 🙃
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