How many grams are in 1 cup of milk?
A practical average is 244 grams for 1 cup of milk.
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Milk Cups to Grams Converter
This guide helps when a recipe lists milk in cups but your kitchen notes or scale use grams.
Quick kitchen answer
Milk sits close to water in density, so 1 cup is commonly treated as about 244 grams. It is a practical number for custards, cakes, pancakes, and sauces.
Open recipe converterCommon 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.