2 cups of milk in grams
2 cups of milk weighs about 490 grams.
| Grams | 490 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 17.3 oz |
| Tablespoons | 32 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 96 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 473 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of milk = 245 g, so 2 cups of milk is 2 × 245 ≈ 490 g.
How to measure 2 cups of milk
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 490 g of milk.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure twice, leveling each one.
Milk is slightly denser than water. Whole, 2% and skim milk weigh almost the same per cup.
Why milk weighs what it does
Milk weighs about the same as water by volume: a cup of water is about 237 g.
2 cups of other ingredients
The same 2 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 2 cups in grams |
|---|---|
| Milk | 490 g |
| Butter | 454 g |
| Heavy cream | 476 g |
| Greek yogurt | 490 g |
| Sour cream | 480 g |
| All-purpose flour | 240 g |
| Granulated sugar | 400 g |
| Water | 474 g |
Other amounts of milk
Full milk conversion chart → · Milk by the tablespoon →