How much does a potato weigh?
213 g7.51 ozWhich one: medium
A potato weighs about 213 g (7.51 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 170026.
How heavy is that?
- A potato weighs about as much as 3.6 eggs.
- A potato weighs about as much as 210 paperclips.
- A potato weighs about as much as 8,500 grains of rice.
- It takes about 10 potatoes to balance a brick.
- It takes about 2,300 potatoes to balance a horse.
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