NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
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Detailed explanation-1: -Four grams of sugar is equal to one teaspoon. To be precise, 4.2 grams equals a teaspoon, but the nutrition facts rounds this number down to four grams. Using this equation, you can easily look at any food product to see how much sugar it contains.
Detailed explanation-2: -Next up was the sugar. I used granulated white sugar for this experiment and expected it to take a whole teaspoon of the stuff to equate to a gram. Surprisingly though, a gram of sugar weighed in just a tad shy of 1/4 tsp by volume.
Detailed explanation-3: -One teaspoon of sugar is equivalent to four grams of sugar. To be exact, 4.2 grams equals a teaspoon. However, the nutrition data lists this as four grams by rounding it off. Using this equation, you can quickly and simply determine how much sugar is in any food product.