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[–] LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 year ago (10 children)

So "7 1-2" should be read as 7.5? Do you know if there is a difference between "grs" and "GRS"?

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Considering the active ingredients seem to be listed in bold, I think it’s safe to assume that it was just simpler to use all caps for one part of the label and lower case on the other half.

GRS probably stands for grains. A grain in 1/7000th of a pound, so these is actually not that much per serving. Unless this is using British Imperial Units, which are different from American standard Units. If it’s British imperial, I don’t know how much this is meant to mean.

[–] LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Agreed. It sent me digging.

An avoirdupois pound is equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces and to exactly 7,000 grains. The conversion factor between the kilogram and the international pound was therefore chosen to be divisible by 7 with a terminating decimal representation, and an (international) grain is thus equal to exactly 64.79891 milligrams.

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The Avoirdupois entry had a good visual representation as well as more weights history.

The "q. s." remains a mystery though.

[–] morhp@lemmy.wtf 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The "q. s." remains a mystery though.

q.s. means quantum satis and is Latin for "as much as necessary". Which means they add enough for the right consistency or flavour or whatever, but the exact amount isn't given and might vary.

[–] LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Gotcha. Terrifying.

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