Scoop size

bryanbal

Ok so my question is about cc in the scoop size for myprotein. The scoop is 70cc which is supposed to be 70grams when converted. So this should be around 60grams of protein.
However the container says there is 25grams per serving which is only about 20g of protein.
Whats this about?
Is 70cc only equal to 70grams for certain substances and the powder is not that dense.

ray jay

bryanbal wrote: »

Is 70cc only equal to 70grams for certain substances and the powder is not that dense.

yes

Parsley

bryanbal wrote: »

Is 70cc only equal to 70grams for certain substances and the powder is not that dense.

yes, for water. 1cc is one cubic centimetre which is one mL. it's a unit of volume, not weight. and i'd say the whey powder is much less dense than water.

The Guvnor

1 CC is roughly 1 ml.

The bulked untapped density of whey is on average 450g per 1000 ml.

Therefore a 100 cc / 100 ml scoop will give 45 grams of powder.

I however feel you do get some compacting when you use a scoop so what I tend to do is divide the size of the scoop by 2 to give me the correct weight in grams.

50ml = 25g
80ml = 40g etc.

It is not an exact science but I would say 95%+ accurate IF the scoop is level.:)

ray jay

The Guvnor wrote: »

It is not an exact science but I would say 95%+ accurate IF the scoop is level.:)

A while ago I measured the weight of 8 level 70cc scoops of Myprotein's bog standard whey and it came to 185g, meaning each scoop was 23g (Myprotein says their whey serving is 25g so it seems right). This ratio is more like 1/3 of the volume to the weight. Anecdotally ON gold standard took up a similar volume, but it could be different for other brands and varieties.

rubadub

The Guvnor wrote: »

1 CC is roughly 1 ml.

1 cc is exactly 1ml. The 'roughly' bit is usually said about water, 1ml water is roughly 1gram.

The Guvnor wrote: »

The bulked untapped density of whey is on average 450g per 1000 ml.

I fill old tubs from a larger bag of whey, the tapping on the sides does make it settle a lot, then I often squash it down with the butt of a pint glass to fit more into the container per fill, so mine is very compacted. I use the pint glass to fill my tub, you scoop it into the bag and compact the whey into it, then it fits into the neck of the tube well and you turn it upside down and it falls in. It can get messy and time consuming using spoons.

As per previous post you can measure out several scoops to get the average, 10 is the easiest number to work with, just move the decimal point. You could also get a old 500ml coke bottle and trim it down to your preferred scoop size. I just do all mine by eye though.

The Guvnor

Despite working on the 50% rule I still weigh mine as I heap the scoops as much as possible tbh!

I work on 50% as imo & ime it is more accurate than working on 33% but the usual YMMV rule applies.:)

In terms of tapping the powder into tubs I do this as well!

I can get close to 5kg into a 10,000 ml tub.