hi all,

2009/9/2 Jeanne Cygnus <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hi Heather,
>      Actually found a neat little website that allows you to convert
> certain substances from weight to volume for that substance:
>  http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/weight2volume
>
> According to their calculations, milk (I'm sure cow's!) comes out to .9262
> fluid ounces for one ounce of weight.
>
> So no, it's not exact, but pretty close...

i always thought fluid ounces where cubic measures and therefore
useless as a measurement of weight...
you need to take the specific weight of the fluid into account, for
cows milk (whole, fresh milk) it should be between 1029g/ml  and
1034g/ml  while human milk...
i have found one source from the 19th century and it says that human
milk should be between 1018-1045g/ml while on kellymom it says:
"Specific Gravity of Mature Human Milk = 1.031, so Density of Mature
Human Milk ~ 1.031 g/ml" which would be in the range of cows milk.
given that human milk differs a lot from cows milk, i cannot believe
this to be true...

but maybe this is not important at all....

nina

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