Table 1.
Translation Factors From Gram to Cubic Centimeters for Foods, Which Are Hard to Estimate.
| Food | g/ccm (measured) | g/ccm (USDA sr-27) | USDA sr-27 descriptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn, sweet, canned, cooked | 0.757 | 0.683 | Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, whole kernel, drained solids |
| Bread cubes, dry | 0.687 | 0.833 | Bread stuffing, bread, dry mix, prepared |
| Bread crumbs | 0.218 | 0.450 | Bread crumbs, dry, grated, plain |
| Spaetzle, fresh, cooked | 0.526 | NA | |
| Polenta, cooked | 0.937 | NA | |
| Bread dumplings, cooked | 1.225 | NA | |
| Potato croquettes | 0.474 | NA | |
| Mashed potatoes | 1.048 | 1.008 | Fast foods, potato, mashed |
| Quaker oats, dry | 0.537 | 0.617 | Cereals, Quaker, hominy grits, white, quick, dry |
| Cornflakes, dry | 0.147 | 0.175 | Cereals ready-to-eat, Kellogg, Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes |
| Soup Pearls (“backerbsen”), dry | 0.294 | NA | |
| Chips | 0.094 | 0.142 | Snacks, potato chips, white, restructured, baked |
| Peanut curls (snack) | 0.140 | NA | |
| Spaghetti, cooked | 0.431 | 0.583 | Spaghetti, cooked, unenriched, without added salt |
| Farfalle, cooked | 0.413 | 0.667 | Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, without added salt |
| Penne, cooked | 0.380 | 0.667 | Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, without added salt |
| Spaetzle, dry, cooked | 0.463 | NA | |
| Fusilli, cooked | 0.433 | 0.667 | Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, without added salt |
| Cramignone rigato, cooked | 0.384 | 0.667 | Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, without added salt |
| Pretzel sticks (snack) | 0.301 | NA | |
| Salt pretzels (snack) | 0.187 | NA | |
| Rice, white, cooked | 0.557 | 0.658 | Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked, unenriched, without salt |
The entry for “rice, white, cooked” was measured in a previous study using an analogous approach.