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How much is 1 ml in grams?

Converting between ml and grams for water is a simple 1:1 conversion process. This is because one gram of water equals exactly one milliliter. For other ingredients, the density of the ingredient should be factored in. As an example, 1 mL of milk measures around 1.04g and 1mL of cooking oil measures around 0.92g.

The tables below show mL and gram conversions for some common cooking ingredients.

mL to grams conversions

mL Water (g) Milk (g) Cooking oil (g)
1 mL 1 g 1.035 g 0.92 g
2 mL 2 g 2.07 g 1.84 g
3 mL 3 g 3.105 g 2.76 g
4 mL 4 g 4.14 g 3.68 g
5 mL 5 g 5.175 g 4.6 g
6 mL 6 g 6.21 g 5.52 g
7 mL 7 g 7.245 g 6.44 g
8 mL 8 g 8.28 g 7.36 g
9 mL 9 g 9.315 g 8.28 g
10 mL 10 g 10.35 g 9.2 g
11 mL 11 g 11.385 g 10.12 g
12 mL 12 g 12.42 g 11.04 g
13 mL 13 g 13.455 g 11.96 g
14 mL 14 g 14.49 g 12.88 g
15 mL 15 g 15.525 g 13.8 g
16 mL 16 g 16.56 g 14.72 g
17 mL 17 g 17.595 g 15.64 g
18 mL 18 g 18.63 g 16.56 g
19 mL 19 g 19.665 g 17.48 g
20 mL 20 g 20.7 g 18.4 g

Grams to mL conversions

Grams Water (mL) Milk (mL) Cooking oil (mL)
1 g 1 mL 0.966 mL 1.087 mL
2 g 2 mL 1.932 mL 2.174 mL
3 g 3 mL 2.899 mL 3.261 mL
4 g 4 mL 3.865 mL 4.348 mL
5 g 5 mL 4.831 mL 5.435 mL
6 g 6 mL 5.797 mL 6.522 mL
7 g 7 mL 6.763 mL 7.609 mL
8 g 8 mL 7.729 mL 8.696 mL
9 g 9 mL 8.696 mL 9.783 mL
10 g 10 mL 9.662 mL 10.87 mL
11 g 11 mL 10.628 mL 11.957 mL
12 g 12 mL 11.594 mL 13.043 mL
13 g 13 mL 12.56 mL 14.13 mL
14 g 14 mL 13.527 mL 15.217 mL
15 g 15 mL 14.493 mL 16.304 mL
16 g 16 mL 15.459 mL 17.391 mL
17 g 17 mL 16.425 mL 18.478 mL
18 g 18 mL 17.391 mL 19.565 mL
19 g 19 mL 18.357 mL 20.652 mL
20 g 20 mL 19.324 mL 21.739 mL

How to convert mL to grams

Although the milliliter is a unit of volume and gram a unit of weight, it is possible to convert between the two, providing you know the density of your ingredient. To convert mL to grams, you multiply the volume (in mL) by the density (in g/mL).

The reason we need to know the density of the substance is because some ingredients will be denser and heavier than others. So, for example, 150ml of sugar weighs less than 150ml of honey.

How to convert grams to mL

When converting grams to milliliters, you need to remember that the gram is a unit of weight and milliliter a unit of volume. This means that to make the conversion you need to know the density of your substance (ideally in g/ml, to avoid conversion first). To convert grams to mL, divide your weight (in grams) by the density (in g/mL).

Other cooking conversions

To convert between other cooking units including grams, pounds, cups, tablespoons, teaspoons and more, give the cooking converter a try. Individual converters are also available for cups and grams, ounces and mL and cups and ml, amongst others.

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