I've long been perplexed when trying to decide which vitamin supplements are most potent. . . .
Ingredients are listed sometimes in grams (g), micrograms (mcg) and milligrams (mg) so when I try to compare bottles, I am not sure which is more. Can you explain which is more: 6 mg or 5,000 mcg -- and why?
Note: my rudementary knowledge of these measurements tells me that 5,000 mcg could be listed as a smaller number of mg or g... which is why I'm confused. Do they just list the mcg to make it seem better because it's a bigger number? Or are my calculations wrong?
Boy, do I feel dumb! But growing up in the 70s and 80s, we were not taught these things in school or college.
2007-04-14 11:42:47 · 6 answers · asked by SFLis 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
one milligram is one thousandth of a gram
one microgram is one millionth of a gram
or
1,000 milligrams = 1 gram
1,000,000 micrograms = 1 gram
and
1,000 micrograms = 1 milligram.
HTH
Doug
2007-04-14 11:47:39 · answer #1 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Grams To Micrograms
2016-10-30 23:54:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Micrograms To Milligrams
2016-12-14 05:37:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gram is the base measurement. From that, we add prefixes to describe in relation to a gram. For instance, a kilogram is 1,000 grams.
A milligram is one one-thousandth of a gram. Hence, it is quite small, but visible to the naked eye size wise.
A microgram is one one-millionth of a gram (or one one-thousandth of a milligram). So it is much smaller than a milligram.
2007-04-14 11:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by dwalon2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The FDA may require the ingredients be listed using particular units of measure.
2007-04-14 11:47:34 · answer #5 · answered by Scott H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is in the walls
2007-04-14 11:45:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋