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  2. Tael - Wikipedia

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    In China, there were many different weighting standards of tael depending on the region or type of trade. In general the silver tael weighed around 40 grams (1.3 ozt). The most common government measure was the Kuping (庫平; kùpíng; 'treasury standard') tael, weighing 37.5 grams (1.21 ozt

  3. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] [12] The most common liquids used in cooking are water and milk, milk having approximately the same density as water. 1 mL of water weighs 1 gram so a recipe calling for 300 mL (≈ 1 ⁄ 2 Imperial Pint) of water can simply be substituted with 300 g (≈ 10 oz.) of water.

  4. Lactose - Wikipedia

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    Lactose, or milk sugar, is a disaccharide composed of galactose and glucose and has the molecular formula C 12 H 22 O 11. Lactose makes up around 2–8% of milk (by mass). The name comes from lact (gen. lactis ), the Latin word for milk, plus the suffix -ose used to name sugars.

  5. Chinese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The Government of the People's Republic of China continued using the market system along with metric system, as decreed by the State Council of the People's Republic of China on 25 June 1959, but 1 catty being 500 grams, would become divided into 10 (new) taels, instead of 16 (old) taels, to be converted from province to province, while ...

  6. Galactose - Wikipedia

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    Galactose (/ ɡ ə ˈ l æ k t oʊ s /, galacto-+ -ose, "milk sugar"), sometimes abbreviated Gal, is a monosaccharide sugar that is about as sweet as glucose, and about 65% as sweet as sucrose. [2] It is an aldohexose and a C-4 epimer of glucose. [3] A galactose molecule linked with a glucose molecule forms a lactose molecule.

  7. Fat content of milk - Wikipedia

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    Today, most skim milk is created by spinning whole milk in a centrifuge so that the fat droplets separate out. [5] To make low fat milk, one can simply mix skim and whole milk in a fixed ratio. [6] The fat content of the raw milk produced by cows ranges from about 3.3% up to 5%.

  8. More people prefer cow's milk over plant-based milks, new ...

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    Kolesa describes milk as a “nutritional powerhouse,” which may be why more than 65% of respondents indicate they primarily drink a version of cow’s milk. Just one 8-ounce serving contains 13 ...

  9. Mace (unit) - Wikipedia

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    It is equal to 10 candareens and is 1 ⁄ 10 of a tael or approximately 3.78 grams. A troy mace is approximately 3.7429 grams. In Hong Kong, one mace is 3.779 936 375 grams. [2] and in Ordinance 22 of 1884, it is 2 ⁄ 15 ounces avoirdupois. In Singapore, one mace (referred to as chee) is 3.779 94 grams. [4]