Question: Converting cups (volume) to mass in grams usingnutritional labels. How do we read labels and convert from volumeto mass in a kitchen ? From Volume

Converting cups (volume) to mass in grams usingnutritional labels. How do we read labels and convert from volumeto mass in a kitchen ?

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  1. Using the recipe above for the chocolate chip cookies,rewrite it again by converting all of the volume amounts into gramamounts using the information found on the nutrition labels for thedifferent ingredients of how much a serving sizeweighs.

  1. Conversion Factors:

    1. 1 teaspoon = 4.93 mL

    2. 1 cup = 48 teaspoons

    3. 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons

    4. 1 cup = 16 tablespoons

Ingredient

Volume as per recipe

Grams using info on nutrition label ( see eg.)

Flour

550 ml

baking soda

5 ml

Salt

5 ml

Butter

250 ml

237 grams

Granulated sugar

175 ml

Brown sugar

175 ml

Nuts

250 ml

Ingredients:

  • 550 mL unsifted flour

  • 5 mL baking soda

  • 5 mL salt

  • 250 mL butter, softened

  • 175 mL granulated sugar

  • 175 mL firmly packed brown sugar

  • 5 mL vanilla extract

  • 2 eggs

  • 2 - 168 gram packages semisweet chocolate chips (do notchange)

  • 250 mL chopped nuts

  • Preheat the oven to 190 ?C.

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