Milk measurement conversions

Recipes switch between volume (cups, tablespoons and teaspoons) and weight (grams) all the time, and for milk the two aren't interchangeable — you have to know the density. Milk has a density of about 1.03 g/ml, which means:

• 1 cup of milk ≈ 247 g
• 1 dl of milk ≈ 103 g
• 1 tablespoon of milk ≈ 15.5 g
• 1 teaspoon of milk ≈ 5.15 g

Measuring tip. Milk is close to water in density, so millilitres and grams are almost interchangeable — 100 ml weighs about 103 g.

The pages below give you each specific conversion — pick the exact one you need, with a full table and a calculator for any amount. When a recipe really matters, a kitchen scale beats every volume measure: weight ignores how packed or sifted the milk is.