Why doesn't 16 ounces of
coconut  oil equal 16 ounces?

We would like to provide the following brief primer on weights and measures in order to eliminate confusion and to help people compare quantities and prices of coconut oil offered by various suppliers. In everyday trade (at the grocery for example) we see a wide variety of items which are sold based on two different systems of measurement. Some items are sold by weight and some by volume. Produce, for example, is sold by weight. One pound is equal to 16 ounces. Liquid products are typically sold by volume which is measured in pints, quarts, gallons, etc. This volume measurement is also given in fluid ounces. A fluid ounce may be equal to an ounce by weight (avoirdupois) or it may not, depending on the density of the substance being measured. The density of water is taken as the standard and is equal to 1. One cup of water would equal 8 fluid ounces and would also weigh 8 ounces. Eight fluid ounces of other substances (depending on whether they are more or less dense than water) would weigh more or less than 8 ounces. A cup of rice crispies would have a volume of 8 fluid ounces but would weigh much less than 8 ounces since the rice crispies are much lighter than water.

Coconut oil is lighter than water. According to Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary the density of coconut oil is 0.92, so a cup of coconut oil (8 fluid ounces) actually weighs only 7.36 ounces (8 X 0.92 =7.36). It is for that reason that we have chosen to package Coconut Oil Supreme™ on the basis of weight rather than volume and the reason that it is packaged in a 1/2 liter bottle. A pint bottle (16 fluid ounces) would not hold a full pound of coconut oil. We have listed some equivalent measures of coconut oil below for your reference.

1 pint (16 fl. oz.) = 14.72 ounces = .92 pounds by weight

1 quart (32 fl. oz.) = 29.44 ounces = 1.84 pounds by weight

1/2 gallon (64 fl. oz.) = 58.88 ounces = 3.68 pounds by weight

1 gallon (128 fl. oz.) = 117.76 ounces = 7.36 pounds by weight

1 Tablespoon of coconut oil = 13.05 grams

1 pint (16 fl. oz.) = 32 tablespoons

1 pound (16 oz. by weight) = 34.79 tablespoons