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Old 07-23-2011 | 11:51 AM
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Should I weigh cherries on the food scale with the pits still inside, or should I cut out the pits and then weigh them? I always slice cherries in half and then cut out the pits before I eat them so I don't have to keep spitting out pits and it's more pleasant for me. I can also eat them with a fork that way in a fruit salad.

Someone told me my calorie count might be off because I've been weighing the fruit after I cut the pits out to calculate the calories.
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Old 07-23-2011 | 12:14 PM
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I use the measurement that is "oz. yields." That way, it's the yield from however many ounces you weigh out...I assume that factors in pitting them.
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Old 07-23-2011 | 06:43 PM
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I use the measurement that is "oz. yields." That way, it's the yield from however many ounces you weigh out...I assume that factors in pitting them.
Ok thanks, I really don't know what that means. "The yield from however many ounces you weigh out". So if I measure 5 ounces, will that tell me how many calories are in 5 ounces of just the fruit part?
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Old 07-26-2011 | 07:59 AM
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It means if you weigh out 5 ounces with stems and pits, then the calculated values are based on whatever actual yield will come from that.
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Old 07-26-2011 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Rubystars
Ok thanks, I really don't know what that means. "The yield from however many ounces you weigh out". So if I measure 5 ounces, will that tell me how many calories are in 5 ounces of just the fruit part?
Yes.
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