# Ridiculous serving sizes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-serving-sizes/818267 "2018-07-20T12:41:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-serving-sizes/818267/102 "2018-07-24T20:22:57Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I can see the value of both the “per 100 g” and the “per serving” methods. I think that which one is more useful or convenient depends on the context. Fair enough. I have to admit I don’t think much about it one way or the other, as I don’t have any need to diet (see my first post in this thread). I eat whatever I want whenever I want and never seem to gain any, only lose. I only look at vitamins etc., occasionally. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-serving-sizes/818267/103 "2018-07-24T20:33:49Z")
I think “per package” and “per gram/100g/oz/whatever” are the best options. In either case, you just multiply the nutrition label by the number of grams or the fraction of the package you will consume. Unless you always eat exactly the suggested serving size, you’ll have to do some math anyway. The label should be designed so that the math is easy and to minimize disinformation on the part of producers. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-serving-sizes/818267/104 "2018-07-25T05:13:05Z")
> [@Plumpudding](#): > > How would you know the amount you spray is a serving? Do you spray in a measuring cup before applying it? 1 serving is a 1/3-second spray. Says so right there on the label. ---
**Author:** ![blob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blob/32/489_2.png) [@blob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blob)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-serving-sizes/818267/105 "2018-07-25T09:29:44Z")
As somebody who has never been on a weight-loss diet, I’ve never paid attention to the labels before I came across this thread. When I opened some potato crisps yesterday, I was interested to find out that the serving size was “about 15 chips”. Yeh, right 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-serving-sizes/818267.md?page=5)