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How much edible glitter does a tray of 48 mini desserts actually take? Far less than people buy — the constraint is colours, not grams. One jar holds more powder than a table that size will ever consume, so the real decision is how many shades the table needs, and price per gram only settles the question once you know that. The board: the 7 gram luster dust is $9.99, about $1.43 a gram; the 10 gram drink glitter is $14.99, about $1.50 a gram; the 15 gram luster dust is also $14.99, which is $1.00 a gram, the cheapest single jar; and the 12-colour set is $59.99 for 84 grams, about 71 cents a gram — the cheapest gram in the range, and the worst buy if the table needs one shade. The number that actually decides your cost is the leftover: half an abandoned 15 gram jar is about $7.50 of product doing nothing, which quietly doubles the real price of the event. And the 0.1 gram serving figure on these listings is a drinks figure, not a measured dessert dose — treat it as scale, not instruction. In this episode: - The per-gram board, read out in full - Dana's winning round: why price per gram is the wrong number for an event - Servings by jar size, and the listing error on the 7 gram jars - A three-shade plan for a 48-piece table in December - Why this category's second-biggest complaint is container size Who should skip it: dark chocolate-forward tables, cold-room pre-plating, and single-shade one-off events. The MONÉGASQUE 12-colour gift set is on Amazon at $59.99 standard; check the listing for current pricing. Full transcript on the episode page. New questions answered every week at The Monégasque Table. **Direct answer (top):** For a 48-piece dessert table you are buying colours, not grams — one jar is comfortably enough powder, so the decision is how many shades the table needs. Price per gram runs about $1.43 for the 7 gram jar, $1.50 for the 10 gram, $1.00 for the 15 gram and about 71 cents for the 12-colour set. The set wins when a table needs several shades and loses badly when it needs one, because unopened jars are not a saving. - 00:00 Cold open — three jars in, three jars out - 00:30 The verdict: colours, not grams - 01:10 The per-gram board - 02:00 When the set is the worst buy on it - 02:40 Dana's round: the leftover is the real price - 03:40 Half a jar, and what it costs - 04:20 Dose: why 0.1 grams is a drinks figure - 05:20 Why jars feel too small — the category's two big complaints - 06:10 Servings by jar size, and a listing error - 07:00 A three-shade plan for December - 08:00 Who should skip it · Dana's Scorecard · footnote