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I probably should have asked this question years ago, never quite got around to it. A lot of recipes call for 'scoops' of protein powder. None of the powder I've ever bought comes with scoops. I've always taken this to mean a tablespoon, but then they could just say that.
So, is there an accepted measurement for what a scoop is?
most of the powders I've gotten have scoops, and their scoops are about 20-30 grams of powder (depending on the weight and size and density of the powder)so for most recipes I use an ounce or so of powder, but I doubt it matters, so long as you're counting how much actual protein is in your recipe... assuming you care. Volume wise, I'd guess my scoops have been about quarter cups, which is about 3 tablespoons, I think.
First of all, a scoop of protein powder is a stupid thing to put in a recipe. Depending on the brand, it could by 18g to 30g of protein. And, like Cynic said, several different scoop sizes. I've got four sizes floating around. I've never measured them and they aren't labeled, so I don't know how much they scoop up.
Anyhow, in the USA (where we always get a scoop), the nutrition label always says what the serving size should be (in grams, ironically) and says how many scoops it should take to get there. So, we can work back into it.
You might have to take a guesstimate (do you use that there? Or, are you on the EstiGuess system?) on many servings of protein powder are in the recipe based on the nutritional calculations of the recipe.
The protein powders I've used usually had 70cc scoops, which is very close to 1/4 cup. I save the scoops and use them for oatmeal and stuff. I think of them as 1/4 cup measuring cups. They're very handy.
Basically I'm talking about Gourmet Nutrition recipes, although I've seen the 'measurement' used elsewhere. For instance I have a mixed berry shake from GN a few times a week, it calls for 1 scoop vanilla whey protein, and the entire shake works out to 382 cals. When I mix say a workout shake I use the info on the container to calculate calories, but for a recipe like that I just use the cals it reports.
Seems I may be using less protein powder than I should be.
For the tubs that come with a scoop, is 1 scoop considered 1 serving? As a general rule it tends to work out with most of the powder I have that 1 serving is 3 tbs.
That's my biggest beef with GN. There's no reason the recipes can't call for a more precise measurement for whey.
I've found that most whey labels say that a serving is 28 or 33 grams. A 70 cc scoop is closer to 40 grams. I have a 60 cc scoop which is just about right for 28-33 grams. Biochem tends to have various size scoops in their whey -- I've gotten 60, 70 and 90 cc scoops. Each one has the exact same label stating that a serving is 33 grams. Go figure.
Do you have a food scale? That's probably the most precise way to measure whey.
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Not a precise scale for small weights. It also comes back to the original problem of just how much a scoop should weigh for these recipes.
Weird, I have On Whey which actually states that serving size is 1 Scoop (29.4g), although it didnt come with a scoop. Maybe its supposed to. I also have Body Ripped which says the serving size is 45g or "3 heaped spoons".
Anyway, I guess I'll work out what those serving sizes are in terms I can easily remember and subsitute the term serve for scoop whenever I see it.
A 'scoop' of powder?
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