The S. I unit of force

The Newton is the SI unit of force. Strictly defined: the force that will give a mass of 1 kilogram an acceleration of 1 meter per second per second. It is not in everyday use. When did you last read a recipe that required you to add one newton of flour to a cake mixture? There is no logical reason for not doing so. A force of 1 Newton on the balance pan is approximately the force exerted downwards by 100 grams of flour on the pan.