Physical Chemistry of Foods

quantities, only the first symbol can contain a prefix—e.g., kPa?m
^1 , not
Pa?mm
^1 —except kg, e.g., m^3 ?kg
^1.
Numbers. The decimal marker is a comma—e.g.,p¼3,1416—but in
English language texts a dot is also allowed (3.1416). Do not use a comma or
a dot for separation between factors of a thousand, but—if desired—a thin
space can be used, e.g., 30 000. The latter can also be written as 3? 104.
This text has been modified from SI rules and has been edited to the
publisher’s style.