How Many Grams in a Cup of Milk?
1 cup milk = 227 g8 oz · liquid measure · ½ cup = 114 g · 1 tbsp = 14 g
Reference values Being verified with kitchen scale tests. Current figures follow the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart.
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Milk cups to grams
227 g
1 cup milk (liquid measure) ≈ 8 oz
Reference values Being verified with kitchen scale tests. Current figures follow the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart.
Why milk has its own cups-to-grams number
Milk weighs a little more than water by volume, but the difference is small, so cups-to-grams for milk is very predictable. If a metric recipe lists milk in milliliters rather than grams, use the volume converter instead — 1 US cup is about 237 ml.
Milk cups to grams chart
US cups and spoons, liquid measure. Grams are rounded to the nearest gram (0.1 g under 10 g).
| US measure | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon | 4.7 g | 0.17 oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 14 g | 0.5 oz |
| ⅛ cup (2 tbsp) | 28 g | 1 oz |
| ¼ cup | 57 g | 2 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 76 g | 2.67 oz |
| ½ cup | 114 g | 4 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 151 g | 5.34 oz |
| ¾ cup | 170 g | 6.01 oz |
| 1 cup | 227 g | 8.01 oz |
| 1½ cups | 341 g | 12 oz |
| 2 cups | 454 g | 16 oz |
| 3 cups | 681 g | 24 oz |
| 4 cups | 908 g | 32 oz |
| Grams | US measures | Decimal cups |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | ≈ 3 tbsp + 1½ tsp + ⅛ tsp | 0.22 cups |
| 100 g | ≈ ¼ cup + 3 tbsp + ⅛ tsp | 0.44 cups |
| 250 g | 1 cup + 1 tbsp + 1¾ tsp + ⅛ tsp | 1.1 cups |
| 500 g | ≈ 2 cups + 3 tbsp + ¾ tsp | 2.2 cups |
“≈” means the amount is rounded to the nearest ⅛ teaspoon you can measure.
How to measure milk for this conversion
- Use a clear liquid measuring cup on the counter and read the line at eye level.
- Whole, 2% and skim milk differ only slightly in weight per cup; the same conversion works for everyday baking.
- Buttermilk and heavy cream are thicker; heavy cream is in the converter, and buttermilk is close to milk for most recipes.
- For small amounts, measuring spoons are more accurate than the lowest lines on a large measuring cup.
Source: King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart (reference value, not yet scale-tested by Measure Pantry).