- October 20, 2019
- Beverages
- Ekaterina Gorbatova
When we cook recipes from cookbooks or the Internet, we often see volumes mentioned in cups. For example, 1/2 cup milk, vinegar, water or flour. In many cases, it is enough to approximately follow the proportions. However, if we are talking about complex baking or homemade preparations for the winter, then it is very important to measure the products correctly. The glasses that every housewife has in the kitchen may differ slightly in volume, which means that half a glass of food will fit different amounts of food. Therefore, it would be good to know exactly how much 1/2 cup is in milliliters and grams?
Faceted glass
Most often, when indicating the volume in glasses, they mean an ordinary faceted glass, which has a wide rim along the upper edge. Its volume, if filled to the edge, will be 200 ml, and if filled to the very edge - 250 ml.
The difficulty is that the faceted glass is not cylindrical in shape, but tapers downwards, which means that geometrically calculating 1/2 glass will not work, you will have to rely on the eye. Since the bottom of the glass is narrower, this means that the middle of the volume will be at a level just above the midline.
How to calculate the volume of a glass
There is a way to find out how big your glass is using a regular kitchen scale. To do this, you first need to place the empty glass you are measuring on the scale platform. If the scale has a tare correction function, you need to reset the tare; if not, write down the weight of the empty glass. Then you need to pour clean cold water into the glass to the brim and put it on the scale again. If the container on the scales is not reset, then the weight of the empty glass must be subtracted from the resulting weight. The result you get is the mass of water that fits in the glass. For water, the weight in grams and volume in milliliters are equal, which means that if you get 250 grams of water, then the volume of the glass is 250 ml. Now you can calculate 1/2 cup - how much it is in milliliters - arithmetically by dividing the result by 2.
Conclusion
A glass is an essential attribute of any kitchen. It is used not only for serving drinks. It is a common measure of measurement. Depending on the size of the vessel and what is being measured, the volumes may vary slightly. Moreover, a large number of measuring vessels presented on the modern market greatly simplify kitchen work.
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Bulk solids measurement
When preparing porridges, baked goods and other dishes, it is often necessary to measure bulk products with a glass.
In a recipe, for example, you see: “Take half a cup of cornmeal.” But there is no explanation anywhere, 1/2 cup - how much will it be in grams? If you have a scale, you can determine the volume of your glass and then measure out the dry goods based on the weight. In the same case, if you do not have scales, then there are special tables to determine the weight and volume of bulk ingredients, as well as their compliance with measuring containers. From them you can easily determine how much it is - 1/2 cup. Weight of bulk components
The product's name | Product weight in 1/2 cup |
Wheat flour, unsifted | 90 g |
Sifted wheat flour | 75 g |
Sand sugar | 100 g |
Powdered sugar | 60 g |
Dry peas | 115 g |
Rice | 110 g |
Buckwheat | 105 g |
Semolina | 100 g |
Cereals | 30 g |
How many milliliters are in one gram?
Knowing the density of a substance, you can always calculate how much volume 1g of a substance occupies. How many milliliters 50 grams, 100 grams, 150 grams, 200 grams, 300 grams or 500 grams takes is easy to calculate using the same formula.
For milk:
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For flour:
The following information will be no less useful. How many grams are in a teaspoon, a tablespoon and a glass. Learn how to measure the ingredients you need without a scale.
Calculating the mass of products
m=ϸV; mass = density × volume.
Values for liquids:
- 1 ml of water weighs 1 g; 100 ml of water weighs 100 g;
- 1 ml of milk weighs 1.03 g/ml × 1 ml ≈ 1.03 g;
- 100 ml of milk weighs≈103g;
- 200 ml of milk weighs≈206g;
- 300 ml of milk weighs≈309g;
- 500 ml of milk weighs≈515g;
- 1l = 1000 ml of milk weighs≈1030g.
Values for flour:
- 1 ml of flour weighs 0.57 g/ml × 1 ml≈0.57 g;
- 100 ml of flour weighs≈57g;
- 200 ml of flour weighs≈114g;
- 300 ml of flour weighs≈171g;
- 500 ml of flour weighs≈285g;
- 1l = 1000 ml of flour weighs≈570g.
You won’t have to calculate the values each time if you use the weight measurement table.
Products (cereals and others) Density (g/l) Volume of 1 kg of products (ml) Weight (g) in a glass (250 ml) Weight in a tablespoon (g) Weight in a teaspoon (g)
Buckwheat | 800 | 1250 | 200 | 24 | 7 |
Rice | 915 | 1100 | 228 | 24 | 8 |
Pearl barley | 918 | 1100 | 230 | 25 | 8 |
Barley | 915 | 1100 | 228 | 20 | 6 |
Corn | 720 | 1400 | 180 | 20 | 6 |
Oatmeal | 675 | 1470 | 170 | 18 | 5 |
Manna | 800 | 1250 | 200 | 25 | 8 |
Millet | 875 | 1140 | 220 | 24 | 8 |
Beans | 880 | 1140 | 220 | — | — |
Peas | 915 | 1110 | 228 | — | — |
Starch | 800 | 1250 | 200 | 25 | 10 |
Wheat flour | 570 | 1750 | 143 | 23 | 7 |
Sugar | 800 | 1250 | 200 | 25 | 10 |
Salt | 1300 | 770 | 325 | 30 | 12 |
Tomato juice | 1000 | 1000 | 250 | — | — |
Tomato paste | 1060 | 950 | 265 | 30 | 10 |
Tomato puree | 895 | 1140 | 220 | 25 | 8 |
Whole milk | 1030 | 970 | 258 | 18 | 5 |
Cream (20%) | 998 | 1000 | 250 | 18 | 5 |
Sour cream (30%) | 998 | 1000 | 250 | 25 | 10 |
Raisin | — | — | 190 | 25 | — |
Almond | — | — | 160 | 30 | 10 |
Peanut | — | — | 175 | 25 | 8 |
Hazelnut | — | — | 170 | 30 | 10 |
Powdered sugar | — | — | 180 | 25 | 8 |
Powdered milk | — | — | 120 | 20 | 8 |
Egg powder | — | — | 100 | 25 | 9 |
All data in the table is approximate. In addition, the weight of products and other substances depends on the moisture content of the product and possible compaction during measurements.
The volume depends on the temperature. All data were taken at room temperature.
Products (g) per tablespoon (g) per teaspoon
Ghee | 19 | 5 |
Cottage cheese | 17 | 5 |
Margarine | 16 | 4 |
Mayonnaise | 16 | 4 |
Smalets | 19 | 5 |
Condensed milk | 28 | 11 |
Vegetable oil | 20 | 5 |
Honey | 30 | 9 |
Lemon acid | 20 | 10 |
Gelatin powder | 15 | 5 |
Cocoa | 20 | 8 |
Coffee | 24 | 10 |
Soda | 28 | 12 |
Poppy | 9 | 3 |
Useful tips
The volume of one tablespoon is approximately 14.8 ml. Bulk products are taken into a spoon with a mountain. The accuracy of these measurements is sufficient for culinary recipes.
If you have to measure with a faceted glass, then it contains 250 ml, and 200 ml along the rim. The mass of the empty glass is 173 g.
To calculate products not included in the tables, you can use a calculator on the Internet, selecting the cubic centimeter (milliliter) option and the product whose weight you want to search for.
It's good to have a kitchen scale. Then you can weigh the container separately, and then together with the product, subtracting the mass of the container, we get the mass of the product.
1 faceted glass (250 ml) is equal in volume to 18 tablespoons and 65 teaspoons (for liquids).
It’s interesting that there are ancient units of measuring volume that almost no one remembers anymore.
Cubic top = 87.824 ml, cubic foot = 28.3168 l, cubic inch = 16.3870 ml, bucket = 12.2994 l, shtof = 1/10 bucket = 1.22994 l, glass = 1/100 bucket = 122.994 ml , for bulk products we used a quarter = 0.209909 m3, a quarter = 0.262387 m3, a garnz = 3.27984 l.
Source: https://multiurok.ru/blog/skol-ko-v-odnom-ghrammie-millilitrov.html
Liquid measurement
The volume of liquids is most often specified in recipes in glasses and their shares. Sometimes it is very important to know exactly how much 1/2 cup is in milliliters and grams. For example, when canning vegetables for the winter, measure vinegar into glasses. If you make a mistake with the proportions, the entire prepared preserve can spoil if there is not enough vinegar, or become completely inedible if there is too much vinegar.
For liquids, there is also a volume-to-weight table.
It is clear that sunflower oil, vinegar, and even condensed milk in 1/2 cup will occupy exactly the same volume, but their weight will be very different. Liquid Weight Table
The product's name | Mass in 1/2 cup |
Water | 125 g |
Vegetable oil | 100 g |
Honey | 160 g |
Milk | 120 g |
Vinegar | 122 g |
Table of correspondences of weights and measures | How many grams are in a tablespoon
It is believed that a good cook does not need exact proportions; he supposedly has an I-don’t-know-what kind of feeling that tells him how much to measure of this or that product. I never had such a feeling; I’m one of those people who, when they see the phrase “add as much flour as the dough takes,” loses all desire to cook.
In general, for myself and my fellow intellects due to misfortune, I am publishing a table of correspondences of measures, weights and volumes of various products. And I'm going to replenish it!
Measuring cups
Experienced housewives in the kitchen, as a rule, have special measuring cups that allow them not to have to calculate how much 1/2 cup is actually a gram. Now measuring cups are presented in stores in a wide range. They are made of glass or plastic, with scales on the outside. Moreover, there can be several scales on one glass - separately for each type of product. Moreover, on the same scale sometimes not only the volume in milliliters is noted, but also the weight in grams, and sometimes the volume in glasses. This device makes life much easier for the cook and reduces the risk of fatal mistakes.
Tips for measuring food
- When measuring food, use the same glass. If you use different containers, the volume of which may differ quite significantly, it may turn out that the proportions will not be met.
- If you do not yet have too much experience in cooking, then it will be optimal for you to measure products in uniform units of measurement: either everything is measured in grams, or everything in milliliters, so there is less chance of making a mistake.
- When measuring food using a glass, fill it to the very top. If you need to measure 1/2 cup of different foods, it is best to make a mark on the glass to indicate what level you are filling it to.
- Viscous and thick products, such as honey, jam, sour cream, must be transferred into a glass with a spoon, while being careful not to leave any voids.
- You need to sift the flour after measuring, unless otherwise indicated in the recipe.
Following simple rules will always guarantee you success in the kitchen and many compliments from family and friends.
How many ml in a tablespoon
A tablespoon is a kitchen utensil that appeared many thousands of years ago, without which we cannot imagine either eating food or preparing it.
What spoons were made from: we are all very familiar with the large wooden utensils that were used to slurp cabbage soup in Rus'; in Ancient Egypt, the materials used were wood and stone.
In ancient times, clay, nut shells and even shells could serve as materials for making the device. In medieval Europe they ate with brass and copper spoons.
The aristocracy used silver and gold cutlery, however, the fashion for stylish silverware has not yet passed.
This is truly an indispensable device in the kitchen, regardless of the century and the name of the country.
With the help of such a spoon, you can not only eat and prepare food, but also measure the amount of ingredients needed to prepare a dish or other recipe.
A tablespoon will be a good solution in this case if you don’t have special scales or a measuring cup at hand. But for this you need to know how many milliliters are in the tablespoon that you have at your disposal.
What is the volume of a tablespoon
Today, these devices are most often made of stainless steel; spoons are less often made of precious metals.
But they are mainly intended for decorating the dining room than for their intended use.
Using a regular tablespoon, you can easily find out the weight and volume of almost any product that has a liquid, dry or oily consistency.
But you need to understand that the volume of different tablespoons may vary slightly. For example, in the USA the volume of such a device is approximately 15 ml.
In Russia, which has been accustomed since ancient times to large dimensions in the manufacture of spoons, the volume of modern kitchen utensils for eating liquid dishes ranges from 14 to 20 ml.
What is also important to remember: the weight of a product is not always equal to its volume, in other words, the weight of a product in grams can be relatively different from its volume expressed in milliliters.
For example: the volume of a tablespoon of sunflower seed oil is approximately 18 ml, and the weight of the same amount of product is much less, 16 ml. It is easiest to measure the volume of liquid products in this way, but substances with a dry consistency, if necessary, can also be measured with a spoon.
When trying to understand how many milliliters are in a tablespoon, it is important not to forget that the volume of devices from different sets may differ slightly.
When preparing certain dishes or traditional medicines, even small differences in the amount of substance indicated and the amount actually used can greatly harm the dish or mixture.
It’s best if you can measure the actual volume of the spoon you have and use this information in the future. This is easy to do: take a plastic measuring container or a medicine spoon, for example, it could be simple cough syrup.
Most of them include such a device for accurately measuring the dose of the medicine taken. First measure the liquid into such a container, and then pour the product into a spoon.
This way you will find out how many milliliters are included in a tablespoon available in the kitchen arsenal.
How many ml in a tablespoon of water
To prepare a tasty dish or other mixture of substances, the recipe, as a rule, precisely indicates the required volume of water; sometimes it is easier to measure it with a given kitchen appliance.
To please your family with delicious baked goods, to make healthy baby food for your child without unnecessary and harmful additives, sometimes the recipe must be followed exactly.
This is easy to do with water: due to its density and consistency, water fills the entire container, its weight is equal to its volume. For example, a standard 1 tablespoon is 15 ml of water.
Volume of a spoon of vinegar
How many milliliters are in a tablespoon of vinegar is a question that interests many housewives. This liquid is most often added in small portions, so it is easier to measure the dosage with this device.
Vinegar is a true liquid, that is, its weight is equal to its volume. Just like in the case of water, a standard spoon is 15 ml of vinegar.
This knowledge will be useful when pickling vegetables, preparing baked goods, salads, sauces, and marinating meat and fish.
Using this knowledge, it is easy to calculate how many spoons of the substance will be needed to create a dish. For example, 70 milliliters of vinegar is 4 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons.
How many milliliters of oil in 1 tablespoon
The amount of oil in this device depends on the type of product.
Sunflower contains 20 ml, cream – 18 ml, slightly more olive – 19, sesame has the largest volume – as much as 26 milliliters.
The knowledge will be useful to those who like to prepare a wide variety of dishes: vegetable salads, baked goods, fried foods, etc.
How many milliliters of milk in a tablespoon
The answer to the question interests many housewives, especially those who love baking and various desserts. The device contains approximately 16 ml. The device will hold the same amount of condensed milk, beloved by many.
Volume of syrup in a spoon
Often you need to measure the exact volume of syrup to prepare a dish; sometimes, the method is also relevant when using liquid cough medicines if the standard container is broken.
Moreover, sweet lovers who count calories every day need accurate measurements. This is a heavy liquid; in a standard kitchen appliance the volume of syrup is 18 ml.
How many milliliters are in a teaspoon and a tablespoon? Sometimes it is easier to calculate the volume not with a tablespoon, but with a teaspoon. It is generally accepted that such a device holds 5 ml of liquid.
Volume of dry food in a spoon
Measuring the amount of bulk products, such as cereals, sugar, salt, breadcrumbs, flour, gelatin, cocoa, soda, is also often done with spoons. This is especially true for substances that require little to prepare a dish.
It is extremely important to remember the rule: recipes generally indicate the volume of the product taken with a heaped spoon. The fact is that a dry substance, unlike a liquid one, is easiest to scoop up “heaped”.
Therefore, the volume of the bulk product in the spoon will be greater than the volume of the liquid. The reason is precisely the additive in the form of a slide. Sugar and salt in a tablespoon will be 20 ml, flour, cocoa, gelatin will fit in the device in a volume of 22 ml, and a spoonful of dried herbs is as much as 30 ml.
Dry products are often measured in large volumes, so we recommend you our article on how many grams are in a glass.
Measurement error
You should not trust the data given to the nearest milliliter; earlier we said what the variation in volumes can be in domestic spoons.
This is influenced by a number of factors: shape, depth and even the material of the device. The smaller the volumes, the smaller the error.
Therefore, for preparing complex recipes or where every milliliter is important, it is better to entrust the task to a kitchen scale or an electronic measuring spoon.
Product Volume Table
How many milliliters are in a tablespoon | |
Product | Milliliters |
Water | 16 |
Milk | 16 |
Vinegar | 16 |
Syrup | 16 |
Sunflower oil | 20 |
Sesame oil | 26 |
Butter | 18 |
Olive oil | 19 |
Sugar | 20 |
Salt | 20 |
Flour, gelatin, cocoa | 22 |
Cereals | 21 |
Tomato paste | 18 |
Honey | 18 |
Sour cream | 18 |
Condensed milk | 17 |
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