Variable mass units of measure
Some volumetric measures, like cup or package, do not account for the mass of various items. For example, the mass of one package of carrots does not equal the mass of one package of lettuce.
| Mass of 1 package of carrots |
 |
Mass of 1 package of lettuce |
A single item cannot account for various forms of the item that each have a different mass.
| 1 cup of carrots, whole |
|
1 cup of carrot, sliced |
|
1 cup of carrots, shredded |
|
1 cup of carrots, mashed |
Instead of specifying multiple units of measure, you can keep the same
unit of measure. For example, you can specify
CUP and use the parameter type
16 Variable UOM to create a parameter for each
variation. (The variations are
CUP-WHOLE,
CUP-SLICED,
CUP-SHREDDED.)
The parameter stores the mass for different forms of an item. For
example,
CUP-SLICED for carrots =.24 KG;
CUP-SHREDDED for carrot =.306 KG.
When carrots are added to a formula, the variable unit of measure is
selected, (e.g.,
CUP-SLICED or
CUP-SHREDDED). The associated parameter value is used to
calculate the variable mass.