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Milliliters of Water to Grams
How many grams are in milliliters of water? Type a value below to see the result instantly. Cooking conversions depend on the density of each ingredient — the math here uses 1.000 g/mL for water.
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1 mL of water = 1 g
Milliliters of Water to Grams Conversion Table
Common values for water:
| Milliliters of water | Grams |
|---|---|
| 0.25 mL | 0.25 g |
| 0.5 mL | 0.5 g |
| 1 mL | 1 g |
| 2 mL | 2 g |
| 3 mL | 3 g |
| 4 mL | 4 g |
| 5 mL | 5 g |
| 8 mL | 8 g |
| 10 mL | 10 g |
How this works
Water has a density of about 1.000 g/mL (si definition). That means 1 mL of water weighs 1.000 grams.
Grams = milliliters × 1.0000
Note: By definition at 4°C. Within 0.5% across cooking temperatures.
Why a cup of water doesn't always weigh the same
Volume measurements are forgiving in some ways and brutal in others. A cup of water 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 (1.000 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 SI definition. By definition at 4°C. Within 0.5% across cooking temperatures.
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 water by its density (1.000 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.