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Carbs per 100ml or 100g

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))Denise((

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In trying to find something different to eat, I continue to look at food labels.

I decided to buy some ice cream as it said on the tub that there were 11.4g carbs per 100 ml which I didn't think was too bad.

I then wondered what the difference was between carbs per 100ml and carbs per 100g as items such as yoghurt have the values per 100g and as far as I can tell they are similar substances but one is colder than the other!

I then went on the online grocery website and it said that in this product 100ml = 55g, so per 100g it has 20.7g of carbs.

I think I have been caught out this time, assuming that the measurements were the same, but the spoonful I had was delicious!
 
I was slightly confused with this when I first read it. It should be clear on the label and the type of product what is actually meant. Hopefully....... :wink:

The mass of something is measured in grams and the volume which is measured in millilitres are all dependent on the density of the particular product. Basically you will find that 100 mil of water will weigh around 100g.

So if the weight of a Tub of Ice Cream weighing say 500g was left to melt and you measured out say 100 mil as a liquid, it would have the same carb value as a 100g portion of set Ice Cream. There would be no difference.

So when a label has both 100 mil/grams on it and a carb value then you would have to see what consistency it is to decide whether it is mils (liquid) or grams (solid) that you use. Still the same carb value.

I hope....... :lol: What was the actual product ?
 
Re: Carbs per 100ml or 100g in ice cream

Apparently the 100g = 100ml only works with water. I'd assumed it was with all products, but after googling it a bit, it appears not.

I'd bought two tubs of Yeo Valley vanilla ice cream as it was on a BOGOF, so I weighed the one we haven't eaten. The quantity on the tub was 900 ml and the weight including the plastic tub was about 500g, so it seems with ice cream that the quantity in ml is not the same as grams.

I think I have been confused by the two different measurements as I was trying to compare carbs in yogurt with carbs in ice cream. I think overall I had less carbs eating the ice cream, than a yogurt as I had a much smaller portion.
 
Ah well....still a little confused here as to what we are trying to find out ? Anyway Denise it isn't just water.....it is liquids of a similar density as well such as Milk, wine etc. Not sure if previously frozen but melted Ice Cream would be the same ? Doh..... :?

According to the Yeo Valley website your Ice Cream comes in 900 mil tubs, no mention of grams ? It contains 11.4g carbs per 100 mil.

Yeo Valley Yoghurt comes in 125g pots mainly, not mils. x number of carbs per 100g. I think that is where the confusion has come about ?

That should allow you to work out roughly how many carbs a portion would be......a quarter of the tub (225mil) would give around 25.65g carbs......have I lost the plot here as that seems a simple way to work things out to me......... :D

(Typical Value Per 100ml)
Energy: 469 kJ/112 kcal
Carbohydrate: 11.4g
Protein: 2.4g
Fat: 6.3g

Anyway....I'm off for a lie down.......... :arrow:
 
I can struggle with this a little when cooking as I mainly work with a set of scales. I find it far easier to work with weight than having to start getting out the measuring jug also.
 
Does it not also give the carbs per portion ie in the case of ice cream one scoop perhaps?

Again this is a perfect example of why I rarely count carbs, preferring to test portions.
 
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