800 grams

If you have ever wanted to check food manufacturer claims with regards to the ACTUAL weight of foodstuffs that you are buying then you are not alone. I recently had the dubious pleasure of checking two brands claimed weight for their 800 gram frozen calamari rings products. I used my ordinary kitchen scale and weighed both before defrosting and then after defrosting and rinsing to remove the 'protective glaze'. And the results: One weighed 665 grams - SPAR The other weighed 620 … [Read more...] about When 800 Grams ISN’T 800 Grams