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Evaporated milk: weights & conversions

A US cup of evaporated milk weighs about 252 g. 100 g is 135 calories and 6.8 g of protein.

Also written as: canned milk.

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1 cup of evaporated milk is about 252 grams.

Cups to grams

What each measure of evaporated milk weighs, from the cup weight above.

evaporated milk volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup252 g8.89 oz
3/4 cup189 g
2/3 cup168 g
1/2 cup126 g
1/3 cup84 g
1/4 cup63 g
1 tablespoon15.8 g
1 teaspoon5.25 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

evaporated milk weight conversions
WeightGramsOunces
1 oz28.3 g
4 oz (1/4 lb)113 g
8 oz (1/2 lb)227 g
1 lb454 g
100 g100 g

Nutrition

Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.

Nutrition for evaporated milk by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)1356.8 g7.6 g10 g0 g106 mg
Per cup (252 g)34017.1 g19.2 g25.2 g0 g267 mg
Per tablespoon (15.8 g)211.07 g1.2 g1.58 g0 g17 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)1537.71 g8.62 g11.3 g0 g120 mg

If you have run out

  • Regular milk simmered down to about half its volume, then cooled.

Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of evaporated milk?
One US cup of evaporated milk weighs about 252 g (8.89 oz). A tablespoon is about 15.8 g and a teaspoon about 5.25 g.
How many cups is 100 g of evaporated milk?
100 g of evaporated milk is about 0.4 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in evaporated milk?
Evaporated milk has about 135 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 340 calories a cup.
How much protein is in evaporated milk?
About 6.8 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 7.71 g in a 4 oz portion.
What can I use instead of evaporated milk?
Regular milk simmered down to about half its volume, then cooled.

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