usualsuspect191Mar 9

This chili oil is apparently very Calorie dense

https://lemmy.ca/post/61552557

Show threadCanaconda

Hey OP. I think those numbers are based off the 40grams not the 4tsp.

4tsp of olive oil is 18 grams. 40grams of olive oil would be about 500 calories.

Mar 9 at 10:15pmWeb
Show threadspongebueMar 9
And 4 tbsp would be triple 4 tsp, or 54 grams. Similar ballpark at least.
Show threadCanacondaMar 9
google says that 60grams is the common conversion for 4 tablespoons.
Show threadspongebueMar 9

Grams are a measure of weight (well, mass if you want to be really specific). Tablespoons are a measure of volume. In order to do a proper comparison you need to know density.

Because metric plans things nicely, a gram is one milliliter of water. 4 tbsp is 59.15ml. So… Yeah, pretty damn close to 60, but again that’s when working with water. I would imagine chili flakes are a little less dense and might throw that calculation off a bit.

Show threadusualsuspect191Mar 9
That’s my thought too, although 4tbsp would be a pretty hefty serving size so I’m betting their mistake was using tbsp when converging to grams and then it’s likely correct from there.
Show threadradixMar 10
The whole jar says 210g, so unless you’re supposed yo use ~30% of the container, somebody messed up a conversion.
Show threadlumpenproletariatMar 10
That’s about how much I use.