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How to convert litres to kg?

Asked by: alexanderax

Hi,
how much kg is 4 litres? How am i suppose to convert from litres to kg?

And what it means by 0.001 cubic metre * 1000kg/m^3 = 1kg ?

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Answers

 

by: RemcovCPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:21:36ID: 24579061

Hi there,

It really depends on what kind of fluid/gas you use most likely you talk about water. then 4 liters equals 4 kilograms. This is calculated by the formula you already gave.

4 litres * 0.001 cubic metre (equals 1 liter) * 1000kg/m^3 (1 cubic meter (1000 liter) of water weights 1000 kg) = 4kg

Hopes this helps
Remco

 

by: ozoPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:24:06ID: 24579074

4 litres of what?
4 litres of water would be about 4  kg
4 litres of mercury would be about 54kg

 

by: ozoPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:26:49ID: 24579085

0.001 cubic metre * 1000kg per cubic metre = 0.001  * 1000 * cubic metre * kg / cubic metre = 1kg

 

by: uucknaaaPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:30:59ID: 24579109

Hi ..

Here's a visual:

http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm

Note the Kilogram is in weight and the liter is in volume.

Check it out --

 

by: alexanderaxPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:31:48ID: 24579119

sorry. What if is 4 litres of tomato sauce in a bottle?

 

by: RemcovCPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:34:19ID: 24579134

Then you need to know how much 1 (or in your formula 1000) litres of the substance weights

That is the "1000kg/m^3", that should be changed to the correct value of tomato sauce.

 

by: uucknaaaPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:34:50ID: 24579138

Then ..

That would be 4 litres of tomato sauce as a volume.

Make sense?

 

by: ozoPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:38:26ID: 24579156

It depends how thick the tomato sauce is.
It would probably be a little more than the density of water, but bottles of tomato sauce should be labeled with its net weight.

 

by: uucknaaaPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:39:12ID: 24579161

Density is the word!

 

by: alexanderaxPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:39:53ID: 24579164

ozo: So can i say that my one bottle is 4 litres of tomato sauce is equivalent to 4kg?

 

by: alexanderaxPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:44:37ID: 24579191

It is a little more than density of water. That's for sure!

 

by: uucknaaaPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:45:39ID: 24579196

So ..

From tomato sauce 101:

http://www.labellecuisine.com/archives/Sauces/Tomato%20Sauce%20101.htm

you want to taste the tomato sauce for density, you don't want it too think or too thin.

Right?

 

by: ozoPosted on 2009-06-09 at 01:47:38ID: 24579211

One reference shows 1.05 kg/litre for tomato sauce in one food processing step

 

by: alexanderaxPosted on 2009-06-09 at 02:02:06ID: 24579287

uucknaaa: not that i want to test tomato sauce but i just want to know how much is 4litres of tomato sauce in a bottle if convert to kg.

 

by: RemcovCPosted on 2009-06-09 at 02:04:56ID: 24579300

If you want to know how much 4 litres of tomato souce is in kilograms, you need to know it's density.
You need to know its kilogram to litre ratio else you can't calculate it.

 

by: ozoPosted on 2009-06-09 at 02:07:49ID: 24579315

weigh one litre, multply by 4
If you only need it approximately, assume the sauce is mostly water.

 

by: alexanderaxPosted on 2009-06-09 at 02:15:07ID: 24579346

oh ok. i just want it approximately. Thanks

 

by: ozoPosted on 2009-06-09 at 02:16:23ID: 24579351

One standard seems to be
Medium, 10% NTSS, 1.045 Specific Gravity
Heavy, 13% NTSS, 1.06 Specific Gravity
Extra Heavy, 15% NTSS, 1.7 Specific Gravity
(I think that proably should have been 1.07)
much beyond that and it's more of a tomato paste.
much less than that and its tomato juice

 

by: alexanderaxPosted on 2009-06-09 at 02:19:58ID: 24579375

oic. So you mean if 1.07 Specific gravity, 15% NTSS(stands for?) is more of a tomato paste?

 

by: ozoPosted on 2009-06-09 at 02:50:57ID: 24579499

Natural Tomato Soluble Solids
The USDA specifies that tomato puree must contain 8% to 23.9% NTSS, the paste must contain minimum of 24% NTSS.
Sauce may contain other seasonings and flavors. but I'd still guess that the density would be similar to puree.
Your spelling suggests that your sauce may not be covered by the USDA, but USDA standards are what I was able to find on the internet, and again, I'm guessing that standards in other countries may be similar.

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