How much does an olive weigh?
4.4 g0.155 ozWhich one: large ripe olive, USDA
An olive weighs about 4.4 g (0.155 oz).
Food weights are for a typical single item as sold, such as one medium apple or one large egg. Source for this figure: recipetips.com.
How heavy is that?
- An olive weighs about as much as 4.4 paperclips.
- It takes about 14 olives to balance an egg.
- It takes about 1,000 olives to balance a cat.
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