<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi all, In the recent discussion on small amounts of gluten, Ron Hoggan indicated that he was unsure how much was represented by a milligram. It occurred to me that this was a good question, since few of us deal with such small amounts on a regular basis. To contribute to this issue, I have weighed a number of small objects to give you some sense of perspective on these small amounts. Remember, in that discussion, 100mg of gluten per day was quoted as the smallest amount producing a detectable response. For you non-metric people, one pound is equal to about 454grams. If you wish to be more precise, and to put this into milligrams, a pound is 453592mg! 1 gram is 1000mg. 1 American 1 cent coin weighed 2492mg 1 M&M candy weighed 895mg 1 grain of white rice, uncooked, weighed 20mg (long and short grain weighed about the same) 1 California raisin weighed 418mg 1 kernel of popping corn weighed 217mg Hope you find this helpful Cheers Phil Philip Sheard Developmental Biology Unit, Department of Physiology, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand. Ph (64 3) 479-7344 Fax (64 3) 479-7323