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food densities

These are crucial when converting measure-by-volume to measure-by-weight in recipes.

Each density string should be useable without editing, when using Google to do calculations.

ingredient density notes
water 1.0 g/mL
cooking oil 0.92 g/mL Includes vegetable oil, olive oil, etc.
peanut butter 1.14 g/mL varies greatly by brand, and whether it's creamy/crunchy/natural/...
all-purpose flour 0.57 g/mL rough approximate
salt > Diamond Crystal kosher salt 0.55 g/mL
salt > table salt 1.2 g/mL varies by brand
salt > Maldon sea salt flakes 0.66 g/mL

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