How much is 1 cup in grams ?

[pammoun]

Hello Guys,

I am new to this and when I see in the list of allowed veggies 2 cups of mushrooms ..what does it mean in terms of grams ?
can it be fresh mushroom ?

1 cup of lettuce ?
is it 50g, 100g ?
please help.


we don't have the concept of cup here where I live.
thanks

[atkinsgal08]

Re: How much is 1 cup in grams ?

Every food has its own weight.

A cup in the US is a measurement of volume. You can't compare volume and weight.

You can use the USDA site www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

or you can download it here to your PC:

Nutrient Data Products and Services

to look up a "cup" of lettuce and it will tell you how much it weighs.

Hope that helps.

[liv]

Re: How much is 1 cup in grams ?

We have a post where someone measured things in cups and then weighed them. It will give you an idea.

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/77559-weight-vegetables-per-cup-measure.html

[brittn3yf88]

Re: How much is 1 cup in grams ?

We have a post where someone measured things in cups and then weighed them. It will give you an idea.

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...p-measure.html

thanks for that link, this is going to be really helpful

[CalicoPrairie]

Re: How much is 1 cup in grams ?

We have a post where someone measured things in cups and then weighed them. It will give you an idea.

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...p-measure.html

I'm having a tough time reading that list for some reason. Could someone decipher a few lines for me? Or am I just being dense? It's early, so I might be a little slow, lol.

[liv]

Re: How much is 1 cup in grams ?

What lines are you wondering about?

[CalicoPrairie]

Re: How much is 1 cup in grams ?

All of them, really, Liv, but let's take this one and break it down:

1 cup butter head, Boston, bib lettuce = 55 gr = 1,9 oz ½=0,95 ¼=0,48 1/3=0,6

[liv]

Re: How much is 1 cup in grams ?

I'll try
So she put lettuce in a cup and then measured it on her scale and it came to 55 grams
55 grams is the same as 1.9 oz
that would make 1/2 cup 0.95 oz
1/4 cup as 0.48 oz
and 1/3 cup as 0.6 oz

[CalicoPrairie]

Re: How much is 1 cup in grams ?

Ohhh ok. Thank you Liv, that helps alot.

[mizski]

Re: How much is 1 cup in grams ?

or you can download it here to your PC:

Nutrient Data Products and Services

Ooooo, I LOVE this USDA download! I use FitDay PC (and even on the online FitDay) where the info is often a truncated view because of the column widths in the food log. This makes it so much easier to find certain foods for me...and it is so quick too. Thanks!

[Elizellen]

Re: How much is 1 cup in grams ?

Another useful chart to download is Jimmie 48's pdf file which has the phases/rungs listed alongside the counts

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/useful_files/CARB_COUNT.pdf