Milk: Cups to Grams
One US cup of milk weighs about 240 grams (8.5 oz). Use the converter or the chart below for any amount.
Quick answer
- 1 cup milk 240 g
- ¾ cup milk 180 g
- ½ cup milk 120 g
- ⅓ cup milk 80 g
- ¼ cup milk 60 g
- 1 tbsp milk 15 g
- 1 tsp milk 5 g
Unit
cups
tablespoons
teaspoons
Unit
grams
Ingredient
Milk
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Approximate values. Density varies with how the ingredient is packed, sifted, or measured.
Milk cups to grams chart
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup milk | 30 g | 1.1 oz |
| 1/4 cup milk | 60 g | 2.1 oz |
| 1/3 cup milk | 80 g | 2.8 oz |
| 1/2 cup milk | 120 g | 4.2 oz |
| 2/3 cup milk | 160 g | 5.6 oz |
| 3/4 cup milk | 180 g | 6.3 oz |
| 1 cup milk | 240 g | 8.5 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups milk | 360 g | 12.7 oz |
| 2 cups milk | 480 g | 16.9 oz |
| 3 cups milk | 720 g | 25.4 oz |
| 1 tablespoon milk | 15 g | 0.5 oz |
| 1 teaspoon milk | 5 g | 0.2 oz |
Milk grams to cups
Working the other way? Since 1 cup of milk is about 240 g, here is how common gram weights convert back to cups.
| Grams | Cups (approx) |
|---|---|
| 50 g milk | 0.21 cups |
| 100 g milk | 0.42 cups |
| 125 g milk | 0.52 cups |
| 150 g milk | 0.63 cups |
| 200 g milk | 0.83 cups |
| 250 g milk | 1.04 cups |
| 500 g milk | 2.08 cups |
Measuring milk accurately
Whole milk; close to water by weight. Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, the most reliable way to get the same result every time is to weigh milk on a kitchen scale and aim for the gram figure above. The conversions on this page are based on the US cup of about 236.6 ml.
FAQ
- How many grams is 1 cup of milk?
- One US cup of milk weighs about 240 grams (8.5 oz). Whole milk; close to water by weight.
- How many grams is half a cup of milk?
- Half a US cup of milk is about 120 grams.
- How many grams is 1 tablespoon of milk?
- One tablespoon of milk is about 15 grams, since a tablespoon is one sixteenth of a cup.