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Milliliters of Cornstarch to Grams
How many grams are in milliliters of cornstarch? Type a value below to see the result instantly. Cooking conversions depend on the density of each ingredient — the math here uses 0.541 g/mL for cornstarch.
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1 mL of cornstarch = 0.541 g
Milliliters of Cornstarch to Grams Conversion Table
Common values for cornstarch:
| Milliliters of cornstarch | Grams |
|---|---|
| 0.25 mL | 0.13525 g |
| 0.5 mL | 0.2705 g |
| 1 mL | 0.541 g |
| 2 mL | 1.082 g |
| 3 mL | 1.623 g |
| 4 mL | 2.164 g |
| 5 mL | 2.705 g |
| 8 mL | 4.328 g |
| 10 mL | 5.41 g |
How this works
Cornstarch has a density of about 0.541 g/mL (king arthur baking: 1 cup = 128g). That means 1 mL of cornstarch weighs 0.541 grams.
Grams = milliliters × 0.5410
Note: Spooned and leveled.
Why a cup of cornstarch doesn't always weigh the same
Volume measurements are forgiving in some ways and brutal in others. A cup of cornstarch can vary by 10-20% in weight depending on how it's measured: spooned vs scooped, packed vs loose, sifted vs unsifted. The density figure used here (0.541 g/mL) matches the most common published recipe conventions, but if you're after baking precision, weighing on a kitchen scale is more accurate than measuring by volume.
Sourced from King Arthur Baking: 1 cup = 128g. Spooned and leveled.
Volume vs weight in cooking
The American convention of measuring ingredients by volume (cups, tablespoons, teaspoons) is convenient but introduces variability that doesn't exist in weight-based recipes. Most professional bakers and bakeries weigh ingredients to within a gram because the structure of baked goods depends on precise ingredient ratios. For everyday cooking — soups, sauces, sautés — the volume-to-weight imprecision rarely matters. For baking that depends on rising or texture (cakes, breads, laminated doughs), it matters a lot.
The conversion
Multiplying the volume of cornstarch by its density (0.541 g/mL) gives the weight in grams. The calculator at the top of this page does the math automatically; the formula box above shows the resulting linear factor for the specific volume and weight units selected here.