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Sauce, Tartar, Ready-To-Serve
Tartar sauce is a mayonnaise-and-pickle emulsion with a density of 1.014 g/ml, barely above water, so one US cup weighs about 240 grams and a tablespoon roughly 15 grams. Its creamy, spoonable texture with suspended chopped pickles and onion bits makes it the standard accompaniment for fried fish, crab cakes, and seafood po'boys.
What is Sauce, Tartar, Ready-To-Serve?
Tartar sauce is a mayonnaise-and-pickle emulsion with a density of 1.014 g/ml, barely above water, so one US cup weighs about 240 grams and a tablespoon roughly 15 grams. Its creamy, spoonable texture with suspended chopped pickles and onion bits makes it the standard accompaniment for fried fish, crab cakes, and seafood po'boys.
Volume measurements can drift because settling, packing, and texture change the amount of ingredient inside the same spoon or cup. When gram values look surprising, structure is usually the reason rather than an error. Use the same fill method each time and verify by weight.
Chef note:Chef-level consistency starts when one reference cup is matched to a gram baseline.
Quick convert
- US cup = 236.588 mL
- 1 tbsp = 14.787 mL
- 1 tsp = 4.929 mL
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Condiments
Viscous condiments like ketchup, BBQ sauce, or dips tend to cling stubbornly to measuring cups. This leads to waste and messy cleanup. Weighing directly into your dish or pan is the professional, clean, and accurate method.
FAQ
- Why is tartar sauce almost the same density as water?
- At 1.014 g/ml, tartar sauce is a light oil-in-water emulsion where the fat from mayonnaise nearly offsets the heavier pickle solids, resulting in a density just slightly above water's 1.000 g/ml.
- How much does one cup of tartar sauce weigh?
- A US cup (237 ml) of tartar sauce weighs approximately 240 grams at 1.014 g/ml, making volume-to-weight conversion nearly one-to-one with water in most recipes.
- Does tartar sauce separate when measured by volume?
- Because it is an emulsion at 1.014 g/ml with suspended pickle pieces, tartar sauce can have uneven density distribution in the jar, so stirring before measuring ensures a consistent weight per cup.