Spring special ends 15 September: 30% off qualifying HACCP and FSSC 22000 courses. Code SPRING30 at checkout. See qualifying courses

Unit, density and count converter

Volume, count and load converter

Three routes from something you can measure to a weight you can report, with the state as generated rule applied where it matters.

Volume to weight




Count to weight

Liquid loss through chemical oxygen demand


1.00 means the measured load is already expressed as food solids

The rule that catches people. The FLW Standard says the reported weight of food
loss and waste must reflect the state in which it was generated, that is, before water was added or
before its own water was taken out. A tomato that left through the drain is reported as tomato at its
own moisture, not as the dried solids you measured. Record every conversion factor you used and where
it came from, because an auditor will ask.
ASC Food Safety Consultants. Built for the food loss and waste courses at ascfoodsafetytraining.com. Every figure in this tool can be replaced with your own.