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Hi,

I was wondering how many grams of saturated fat is equal to one tablespoon. I am using lard in test tubes to show how many grams of saturated fat is in one item, such as a burrito, but I need to know how to convert grams of sautrated fat to a tablespoon. Any information would help.

Thank You

Hi,

According to one website I found, the density of lard is 0.919 g per cubic centimeter, and there are 14.79 cubic centimeters in a tablespoon. If you multiply those numbers together, you will get the number of grams of lard in one tablespoon. Good luck!

Hi,

1 teaspoon = 5 grams of fat

According to

http://www.healthypeople.com/healthy_fats.htm

And

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 538AApADPp

Best regards,
Barrett Tomlinson