FOOD WEIGHT AND MEASUREMENTS

FOOD – IS ANY SUBSTANCE CONSUMED TO PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT FOR AN ORGANISM.

WEIGHT – IS THE AMOUNT OF MASS OR WEIGHT REFERS TO THE UNIT OF A MATERIAL. THE SYMBOL
OF SPECIFIC WEIGHT IS LOOKS LIKE “Y”.

FOOD WEIGHT – THE MASS OR WEIGHT OF A FOOD e.g. (1kg of rice, 2l of oil, and 4 c of rice.)

MEASUREMENTS

IS THE ASSIGNMENT OF A NUMBER TO A CHARACTERISTIC OF AN OBJECT OR EVENTS, WHICH

CAN BE COMPARED WITH OTHER OBJECT AND EVENTS. THE SCOPE AND APPLICATION OF
MEASUREMENT ARE DEPENDENT ON THE CONTEXT AND DISCIPLINE.

THE SCIENCE OF MEASUREMENTS IS PURSUED IN THE FIELD OF METROLOGY.

MEASUREMENT CATEGORY

• CONVERSION OF UNITS

- IS THE CONVERSION BETWEEN DIFFERENT UNITS OF MEASUREMENT FOR THE SAME

QUANTITY,TYPICALLY THROUGH MULTIPLICATIVE CONVERSION FACTORS

• STANDARDIZATION OF MEASUREMENTS UNITS

– MEASUREMENTS MOST COMMONLY USE THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SI) AS A

COMPARISON FRAMEWORK. THE SYSTEM DEFINES SEVEN FUNDAMENTAL UNITS: KILOGRAM, METRE,
CANDELA, SECOND, AMPERE, KELVIN, AND MOLE.

U.S. TO METRIC AND METRIC TO U.S. COOKING CONVERSION

THE SYSTEM CAME TO BE KNOWN AS U.S. CUSTOMARY UNITS IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE
VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENTS HAVE AT TIMES BEEN CALLED

FOOT – POUND – SECOND SYSTEM

EXAMPLE: MANY PEOPLE MEASURE THEIR HEIGHT IN FEET AND INCHES AND THEIR WEIGHT BY POUNDS

METRIC SYSTEM IS A DECIMAL SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT BASED ON ITS UNITS:

FOR LENGTH – METRE/METER

FOR MASS – KILOGRAM

EXAMPLE: IN COOKING, MOST OF THE HEAVY INGRIDIENTS’ MEASUREMENT USES THIS SYSTEM

- 3.5 KG FLOUR FOR PASTRY PRODUCTION

 - 4.6 KG OF SUGAR FOR ICING

IMPORTANCE OF FOOD WEIGHT AND MEASUREMENTS

PROPER IMPROPER

BALANCE UNBALANCE

SUFFICIENT DEFFICIENT

SAFETY RISK

HEALTHY ILLNESS

ABBREVIATION and SYMBOLS

Cup c

Fluid Ounce fl oz

Liter l

Milliter ml

Pint pt

Quart qt

Tablespoon Tbsp
 Teaspoon tsp

Centimeter cm

Diameter diam

Inch in

Gram g

Kilogram kg

Pound lb

APPENDIX 1

METRIC CONVERSION FACTORS

• Weight

1 ounce = 28.35 grams

1 gram = 0. 035 ounce

1 pound = 454 grams

1 kilograms = 2.2 pounds

• Volume

1 fluid ounce = 29.57 milliliters

1 milliliters = 0.034 ounce

1 cup = 237 milliliters

1 quart = 946 milliliters

1 liter = 33.8 fluid ounces

• Length

1 inch = 25.4 milliters

1 centimeter = 0.39 inch

1 meter = 39.4 inches

 • Temperature

 To convert Fahrenheit to Celcuis:

Subtract 32. Then multiply by 5/9

Example:

Convert 140° F to Celcuis

140 – 32 = 108

108 x 5/9 = 60° C

 To convert Celcuis to Fahrenheit:

Multiply by 9/5. Then add 32.

Example:

Convert 150° C to Fahrenheit

150 x 9/5 = 270

270 + 32 = 302° F

APPENDIX 2

TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

3 teaspoons = 1tablespoon

4 tablespoons = ¼ cup

5 tablespoons = 1/3 cup

and 1 teaspon

8 tablespoons = ½ cup

16 tablespoons = 1 cup

2 cups = 1 pint

4 cups = 2 pints

= ½ gallon
 8 cups = 2 quarts

= 28 grams

8 fluid = 1 cup

EGG MATH

5 WHOLE EGGS = 1 CUP

12 EGG YOLKS = 1 CUP

8 EGG WHITES = 1 CUP

BUTTER AND MARGARINE

1 POUND = 2 CUPS

1 CUP = 1 BAR

½ CUP = 1 STICK