How many grams is one cup of milk?

1 cup of milk ≈ 240 g

Because one US cup of milk weighs about 240 grams, one cup of it is roughly 240 grams. Milk is very close to water in weight — one cup is about 240 grams. Whole, skim and low-fat all weigh within a gram or two of that.

Recipes that list milk in cups assume an average density. The figure above is a sensible typical value; if your recipe is sensitive, weigh on a kitchen scale — see our methodology.

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Milk conversion chart

Milk — cups to grams
Cups	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons
⅛ cup	30 g	1.06 oz	2
¼ cup	60 g	2.12 oz	4
⅓ cup	80 g	2.82 oz	5.33
½ cup	120 g	4.23 oz	8
⅔ cup	160 g	5.64 oz	10.67
¾ cup	180 g	6.35 oz	12
1 cup	240 g	8.47 oz	16
1¼ cups	300 g	10.58 oz	20
1½ cups	360 g	12.7 oz	24
2 cups	480 g	16.93 oz	32
3 cups	720 g	25.4 oz	48

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* Conversion figures are typical average weights for one US customary cup (236.6 ml), based on the King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart and cross-referenced with the U.S. Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. Actual weight varies with packing, brand and humidity — see our methodology.