How many grams are in 1 cup of milk?
A practical average is 244 grams for 1 cup of milk.
Ingredient converters
Milk Cups to Grams Converter
This guide helps when a recipe lists milk in cups but your kitchen notes or scale use grams.
180
grams
1.5 cups measured by weight
Pick the closest ingredient type, then enter the cup amount. The result uses the practical kitchen averages shown in the table below.
Common milk conversions
| Cups | Grams (g) |
|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 61 g |
| 1/2 cup | 122 g |
| 3/4 cup | 183 g |
| 1 cup | 244 g |
| 1 1/2 cups | 366 g |
| 2 cups | 488 g |
Notes about measurement method
- Milk is close to water in density, so cup and gram conversions are straightforward.
- Whole milk, skim milk, and plant milk can vary a little.
- For bread and custards, small liquid changes still matter.
When milk conversions need more care
This conversion is usually steady, but richer dairy changes the picture. Cream, evaporated milk, and sweetened condensed milk all behave differently and should not be treated as plain milk.
If the recipe is a yeast dough or a baked custard, a small liquid difference still shows up in texture. Use the cup-to-gram number as the starting point, then watch the batter or dough.
Common questions
Does this also work for cream?
Cream is heavier than milk, so it needs its own conversion.