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Except the metric serving sizes are very inconvenient unless you like to do long division in your head. For example, I have two yogurts, one has 18g carbs per
by uzoodoo 10y ago
Except the metric serving sizes are very inconvenient unless you like to do long division in your head.
For example, I have two yogurts, one has 18g carbs per 170g serving, the other has 34 g per 227g serving. Quick, how much more carbs would I have if I ate the same amount?
It's a lot easier to tell if you know one is 6oz and the other is 8oz, or if the servings were designed in metric sizes (e.g. 150g and 200g).
- GordonS 10y agoAt least in the UK and Europe, nutritional information is also always included per 100g - so it's easy to compare
- TheSpiceIsLife 10y agoAlso in the colonies (Australia and New Zealand)
- averagewall 10y agoQuick, how much of that tub of yoghurt is a serving? Are you supposed to eat the whole packet of crisps at once or just some of them because it's a "family pack"? The per-serving information is extremely crude and only good for a rough glance. If you want to be more precise, use the per-100g values or whatever they use in the US.
- jschwartzi 10y agoActually they're very useful if you're weighing your food with a scale. A good food scale lets you work in both metric and imperial units, and usually provides mass in grams.