How much does an orange weigh?
140 g4.94 ozWhich one: medium, peeled
An orange weighs about 140 g (4.94 oz).
Food weights are for a typical single item as sold, such as one medium apple or one large egg. Source for this figure: USDA FDC 169917.
How heavy is that?
- An orange weighs about as much as 140 paperclips.
- An orange weighs about as much as 5,600 grains of rice.
- It takes about 15 oranges to balance a brick.
- It takes about 440 oranges to balance a person.
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