Is a Liquid Measuring Cup accurate when using it to measure food like cereal?!


Question: Is a Liquid Measuring Cup accurate when using it to measure food like cereal?
Im trying to get a Acurate measurement of 1 cup of cereal, Speacial K. And 1 serving is 1 cup, So i put the cereal in the Liquid measuring cup, even though its a Liquid measuring cup, is it still Accurate??

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>It's about as accurate as you are gonna get considering that dry substances like cereals have what is called a COMPACTION RATE. They settle also according to size. Compaction is the amount of space between the particles. So for rough measurements, a standard cup is good enough. The more you tap the cup, the more compact it becomes and the more you can put in the cup, but weight increases you see as you compact the stuff.

A standard cup has 236 milliliters or 236 grams. So the most accurate way to do it is to get a small kitchen scale for say $25 and then weigh all your food on it. This is by far the better way, if you want to really be accurate. You can buy small gram scales like this on the internet.



Yes, it's accurate enough.

Also, if you're off you're only eating an extra 10 to 20 calories... you should be able to work off an extra 10 to 20 calories.

However, if you really really want to be accurate, the most accurate way is to weigh your food.

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1 cup of Special K is NOT 235/236 grams as mentioned above. Milliliters and grams are NOT the same. milliliters is a measure of volume while grams is a measure of weight.

235 grams is almost 1/2 pound. Surely, a serving of Special K is not 1/2 lbs.

The weight of a serving size is listed on the side of the box with the nutritional information. Typically, a serving size ranges from 25 to 35 grams.



It's close. But for the most accurate measure, use a scale. If the box is 12 ounces, say, and you want a two ounce serving, then you will have it exactly, and know exactly how many calories are in it, since the contents of the box is measured by weight, not volume.

Home cook



It's accurate enough for what you need.




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