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2. Glycemic load - Wikipedia

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   Glycemic load accounts for how much carbohydrate is in the food and how much each gram of carbohydrate in the food raises blood glucose levels. Glycemic load is based on the glycemic index (GI), and is calculated by multiplying the weight of available carbohydrate in the food (in grams) by the food's glycemic index, and then dividing by 100.

3. Catty - Wikipedia

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   The catty is traditionally equivalent to around 1 + 1 ⁄ 3 pound avoirdupois, formalised as 604.78982 grams in Hong Kong, [1] 604.5 grams historically in Vietnam, [2] 604.79 grams in Malaysia [3] and 604.8 grams in Singapore. [4] In some countries, the weight has been rounded to 600 grams (Taiwan, [5] Japan, Korea [6] and Thailand).

4. Koku - Wikipedia

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   Koku was also used to measure how much a ship could carry when all its loads were rice. Smaller ships carried 50 koku (7.5 tonnes, 7.4 long tons, 8.3 short tons) while the biggest ships carried over 1,000 koku (150 tonnes, 150 long tons, 170 short tons). The biggest ships were larger than military vessels owned by the shogunate.

5. Cavan (unit) - Wikipedia

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   Cavan was reported in the late 19th century as a measure for rice equivalent to 98.28 litres. [4] Various references from the same period describe it as a unit of mass: for rice, 133 lb (about 60.33 kg); for cocoa, 83.5 lb, (about 37.87 kg) one source says on the average 60 kg for rice and 38 kg for cacao [ 5 ] ).

6. Masu (measurement) - Wikipedia

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   Goshakumasu (5 shaku [90 ml]) = Holds a half gō measure. Hasshakumasu (8 shaku or 4/5 gō [144 ml]) = The former standard masu size, probably because 8 is a lucky number. Ichigōmasu (1 gō [180 ml]) = The modern standard masu size, equal to a measure of 1 gō (0.18039 L) or 10 shaku. Nigōhanmasu (2.5 gō [450 ml.]) = Holds a quarter shō ...

7. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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   Sweeping across the top of the measure with the back of a straight knife or the blade of a spatula is a common leveling method. Rounded Allowing a measure of an ingredient to pile up above the rim of the measuring device naturally, into a soft, rounded shape. Heaping / heaped The maximum amount of an ingredient which will stay on the measuring ...

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9. Masha (unit) - Wikipedia

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   A masha is a traditional Indian unit of mass, [1] now standardized as 0.972 grams (0.0343 oz). [citation needed] The essential unit of mass used in India included ratti, masha, tola, chattank, seer and maund. Grain is usually taken is rice 8 grains of rice = 1 Ratti 8 Ratti = 1 Masha 12 Masha = 1 Tola 5 Tola = 1 chatank 16 chatank = 1 Saer. 40 ...