Timeline for Measuring powder vs non powdered (e.g. sugar) with measure spoon and precision scale
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| Jan 31, 2023 at 14:42 | comment | added | Peter Moore | The site's confusing. That link takes me to "SUGAR 'N SPICE [brand], PAPRIKA". I think if you uncheck "Branded Foods" when you search you get better results. | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 14:32 | answer | added | GdD | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 14:14 | comment | added | Jim |
@PeterMoore: I guess I am not using the page properly. I added sugar in the url i.e. aqua-calc.com/page/density-table/substance/sugar and checked the table column which says 0.49. How can I see the report for granulated sugar?
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| Jan 31, 2023 at 14:11 | comment | added | Chris H | @Jim yes, you'll get a meniscus. Your spoon probably isn't perfect either. But the value you're getting for water is an acceptable sort of error | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 14:06 | comment | added | Jim | @ChrisH: With water is very tricky to fill it to the brim. For 2.5 ml the scale shows 2.4021 gr and for 5ml there is a slightly bigger deviation but I also think that the water goes beyond the brim of the spoon too | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 13:38 | comment | added | Chris H | What happens if you use water, for which it should match? And measure at several multiples of 2.5ml, plotting a graph of mass vs volume? | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 13:32 | comment | added | Peter Moore | That site says granulated sugar is 0.79g/ml while cinnamon is 0.53g/ml. So cinnamon is less dense than sugar and would weigh less than the same volume of sugar. | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 13:07 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | It might depend on how fine or coarse the sugar is ground, or even whether you compacted it in the measuring spoon. Granulated sugar has more air gaps between the grains making it less dense than say powdered sugar, which will pack more densely. This is why measuring by volume is not accurate. Better to use your scales if the measurements are crucial to a recipe. | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 13:03 | comment | added | Jim | @BillyKerr: Here aqua-calc.com/page/density-table/substance/sugar I see that sugar is 0.49 g/cm³ which is less than cinnamon though. How is it that for sugar the measurement matches? I thought it should have been 1 g/cm³ | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 13:01 | comment | added | Jim | @BillyKerr: Very helpful especially the page you shared thank you | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 12:59 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | All ingredients have different densities. It just so happens that some will be equivalent in millimetres as they are in grams. You can't assume all ingredients will weigh the same based on volume. | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 12:54 | comment | added | Jim | @BillyKerr: Thanks! So what is the difference with oil or sugar? I can't find those in the page you shared. | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 12:49 | answer | added | L.Dutch | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 12:48 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | See this table. Ground cinnamon has a density of 0.5 grams per cubic centimetre (per millilitre). 1 cubic centimetre = 1 millilitre. So, your scales and measuring spoon are correct. | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 12:15 | history | asked | Jim | CC BY-SA 4.0 |