/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>25 ounce coffee can claims it's enough for 195 6 ounce cups with 1 "rounded tablespoon" of coffee per cup, corresponding to a water to coffee ratio of about 1:49
>the recommended ratio for regular strength drip coffee is 1:17
>a tablespoon normally holds 7-9 grams of coffee according to various sources online
>calculating based on the ratio for regular strength coffee comes to 1.16-1.49 tablespoons per 6 ounces (177 mL) of water, which is similar to the 1 "rounded tablespoon" measurement given on the coffee can, however calculating with that same ratio based on the amount of coffee in the can means comes out with only 68 cups
>to hit the 195 cup mark, they'd need to be using tablespoons that only throw 3.63 grams with a "rounded tablespoon"
>decide to weigh tablespoons of coffee myself
>weigh 5 leveled off tablespoons and average 4.28 grams per tablespoon with a low of 4 grams and a high of 4.52 grams
What the fuck is going on here? Is this some sort of coffee conspiracy that has been operating under everyone's noses without being noticed? Are companies cutting plastic or other fillers with coffee to make it less dense?