what is a gram??

Question

when a package of food says serving size 10 grams (or something similar) how much is that?

Answer 1

2 paperclips weigh 1 gram. So, basically, it's the weight of 20 paperclips. Don't ask me what size paper clips, b/c I don't know. But, it's a small weight, relatively speaking.

Answer 2

The gram or gramme (Greek/Latin root grámma); symbol g, is a unit of mass.

Originally defined as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a metre, and at the temperature of melting ice"[1] (later 4 °C), a gram is now defined as one one-thousandth of the SI base unit, the kilogram, or 1×10−3 kg, which itself is defined as being equal to the mass of a physical prototype preserved by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.


The International System of Units abbreviation for the gram is g, and follows the numeric value with a space, as in "200 g"[4][5]. In some fields and regions, the international standard symbols for units are used quite strictly, in particular in technical and scientific publications and in legally regulated product labels. In other contexts (e.g., grocery market traders), a wide range of other abbreviations can also be encountered, such as gr, gm, grm, gms, grms.

The gram is today the most widely used unit of measurement for non-liquid ingredients in cooking and grocery shopping worldwide. For food products that are typically sold in quantities far less than 1 kg, the unit price is normally given per 100 g.

Most standards and legal requirements for nutrition labels on food products require relative contents to be stated per 100 g of the product, such that the resulting figure can also be read as a percentage.

Answer 3

A gram is a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. It is widely used throughout most of the world except the US. Years ago the US education system tried to establish the metric system because it's system is based on multiples of ten which is much easier to learn. The process was met with great difficulty. Therefore, they stayed with the English system of ounces, pounds, etc. which we currently use, though, manufacturers still stay with the gram system for accuracy.

1 gram = 0.035273 oz

Answer 4

i personally use a postal scale. it measures in ounces & can be converted to grams. it's a general household item. just measure the empty container, put in the food, and add or subtract food until it reaches 10 grams.
some foods are more dense than others. carrots are more dense than bread; any description of 10 grams may be incorrect.

Answer 5

Well, a quarter of a gram is like.... nevermind.

Answer 6

challenging subject. search at yahoo and bing. it may help!