Coconut milk: weights & conversions
A US cup of coconut milk weighs about 226 g. 100 g is 197 calories and 2.02 g of protein.
Also written as: canned coconut milk, full fat coconut milk.
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1 cup of coconut milk is about 226 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of coconut milk weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 226 g | 7.97 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 170 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 151 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 113 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 75.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 56.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.1 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.71 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 197 | 2.02 g | 21.3 g | 2.8 g | 0 g | 15 mg |
| Per cup (226 g) | 445 | 4.57 g | 48.1 g | 6.33 g | 0 g | 34 mg |
| Per tablespoon (14.1 g) | 28 | 0.29 g | 3.01 g | 0.4 g | 0 g | 2 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 223 | 2.29 g | 24.2 g | 3.18 g | 0 g | 17 mg |
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- Heavy cream, the same amount. Coconut milk is thinner than straight cream — stir in a splash of water until it pours the same way.
Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of coconut milk?
- One US cup of coconut milk weighs about 226 g (7.97 oz). A tablespoon is about 14.1 g and a teaspoon about 4.71 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of coconut milk?
- 100 g of coconut milk is about 0.44 cups — near enough to 1/2 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in coconut milk?
- Coconut milk has about 197 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 445 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of coconut milk?
- Heavy cream, the same amount. Coconut milk is thinner than straight cream — stir in a splash of water until it pours the same way.