What do you think of this? Hydrobolic FX scoop vs Isoflex scoop.

[sacn]

So I was trying to see how the servings are for these proteins (if they are level scoops, or rounded scoops, etc). Before weighing I confirmed with water that the volume of the two scoops is the same. But it seems that the hydrobolic FX have much higher density.

Hydrobolic FX - Serving size 31 grams

IsoFlex - Serving size - 30 grams

The pics of the results are in the following link:

bit.ly/Sgtytd <-------- You have to copy and paste it in your browser, I couldn't upload the pictures to the forum. Could

someone upload the pictures please?

Thanks!

[Domicron]

if you care about accuracy to the gram, just buy a kitchen scale and use weight. if a few grams here or there don't matter to you, just dump in a scoop

[sacn]

if you care about accuracy to the gram, just buy a kitchen scale and use weight. if a few grams here or there don't matter to you, just dump in a scoop

I don't care about accuracy to a gram in my protein lol. But seeing the results of one rounded scoop (a lot of people use rounded scoops) of hydrobolic FX was about 46 grams which is 1.5 servings. Thats probably why I saw on the reviews that the tub had about 55-60 servings instead of 73.

The pictures are taken by me so I do have that kitchen scale, but I bought it to measue some ingredients of my preworkout such as the agmatine (serving is 750 mg - 1.5 g). I didn't buy it to measue the protein it was just an experiment haha.

[Nyrin]

Volumetric measurement for powders blows, and is almost always going to be subject to a huge margin of error.

Even when you're talking about the same powder, how densely you pack it is going to make a huge difference. Look at something like flour, where "1 packed cup" can be almost twice as much as "1 loose cup." Between two different powders, differing flow agents and ingredients are going to increase or decrease the variability.

Densities can differ pretty dramatically, and so a 30g scoop for one powder may be very different f rom a 30g scoop for another. That's assuming that companies carefully engineer their scoop sizes for the exact formula; far more common is just buying the closest-matching 70cc or 90cc scoop, as they're pre-made and cheaper.

If you're at all worried about precision (well, technically, "accuracy"), there's really no choice but going by mass. I weigh everything and it's honestly not nearly as painful as people make it out to be; it takes 2 seconds to turn the scale on, and I know I'm getting the same amount (or the actual amount I want) every time.

[AlecGaspari]

I very strongly recommend that everyone purchase a gram scale - I always measure out a new product to see what i'm getting

I also recommend shaking up the tub once in a while

glad to see an educated consumer measuring out their powders!

[eldawg]

I very strongly recommend that everyone purchase a gram scale - I always measure out a new product to see what i'm getting

I also recommend shaking up the tub once in a while

glad to see an educated consumer measuring out their powders!

x2. I have yet to come across a supplement with an "accurate scoop".

[sacn]

Volumetric measurement for powders blows, and is almost always going to be subject to a huge margin of error.

Even when you're talking about the same powder, how densely you pack it is going to make a huge difference. Look at something like flour, where "1 packed cup" can be almost twice as much as "1 loose cup." Between two different powders, differing flow agents and ingredients are going to increase or decrease the variability.

Densities can differ pretty dramatically, and so a 30g scoop for one powder may be very different f rom a 30g scoop for another. That's assuming that companies carefully engineer their scoop sizes for the exact formula; far more common is just buying the closest-matching 70cc or 90cc scoop, as they're pre-made and cheaper.

If you're at all worried about precision (well, technically, "accuracy"), there's really no choice but going by mass. I weigh everything and it's honestly not nearly as painful as people make it out to be; it takes 2 seconds to turn the scale on, and I know I'm getting the same amount (or the actual amount I want) every time.

I know all of this, I know sometimes it can be a little bit more packed but I just grabed the scoop naturally, as usual, doing so the difference can be negected in this case (less than 1 gram of difference) see the pictures they are not packed I didn't press the scoop against the wall of the tub or anything like that. I did the experiment several times and as I said the difference can be neglected.

Since I already checked the volume of the two scoops is the same, looking at the pictures you can tell the Hydrobolic FX is a lot more dense than the IsoFlex.

So if you don't have a scale, let's tell that I always use rounded scoops. I buy a tub of isoFlex and after that I finish that tub I buy one of Hydrobolic FX. If I continue using the same rounded scoops I will have the impression that the FX didn't have as many servings as the Isoflex but I was getting 1.5 servings or ~ 42 grams of protein each 1 rounded scoop.

[sacn]

I very strongly recommend that everyone purchase a gram scale - I always measure out a new product to see what i'm getting

I also recommend shaking up the tub once in a while

glad to see an educated consumer measuring out their powders!

Thank you! It's always good to measure at least the first time you're using a new product to calculate how much product is on one scoop and/or how many scoops do you need to get one serving.