One gram of semolina is 1.416696 millilitres, so converting grams of semolina to millilitres means multiplying by 1.416696. That factor is specific to this ingredient — it comes from its density, not from any relationship between the two units.
The density behind that figure is 0.70587 g per mL, against 1.00 for water. A cup of water weighs 236.6 g and a cup of semolina weighs 167 g, so this ingredient is 70.59% as heavy as the same volume of water — the single fact the whole page rests on.
Semolina has a density of 0.70587 g per mL, so 100 mL of it weighs 70.59 g and 250 mL weighs 176.5 g. That single figure is what every other number on this page is built from — water is 1.00 g per mL, so this ingredient is 70.59% as heavy as the same volume of water.
Grams are the unit this conversion is really for. A domestic scale resolves to a gram, which is 0.599% of a cup of semolina, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 2.994 cups, and a 1 kg pack 5.988.
How the figure is arrived at: Coarse durum wheat. The large hard particles pack densely, making it much heavier per cup than any soft flour.
The formula
grams- The amount of semolina you are converting, in grams
1.41669602695- Millilitres per gram for semolina, from its density of 0.70587 g/mL
millilitres- The equivalent quantity in millilitres
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 1.41669602695, the millilitres-per-gram figure for semolina.
- The result appears in millilitres, with a second reading in tsp beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
50 g of semolina in millilitres
A recipe calling for 50 g of semolina needs 70.8348 millilitres on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 1.416696 = 70.834801, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 35.4174 millilitres.
150 g of semolina in millilitres
A recipe calling for 150 g of semolina needs 212.504 millilitres on the scale. The arithmetic is 150 × 1.416696 = 212.5044, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 106.252 millilitres.
500 g of semolina in millilitres
A recipe calling for 500 g of semolina needs 708.348 millilitres on the scale. The arithmetic is 500 × 1.416696 = 708.34801, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 354.174 millilitres.
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Frequently asked questions
How many millilitres are in 1 g of semolina?
One gram of semolina is 1.416696 millilitres. Half that quantity is 0.708348 millilitres and double it is 2.83339 millilitres, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of semolina not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Semolina has a density of 0.70587 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 167 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 69.6 g per cup, and it is the reason a single volume-to-weight factor cannot be applied to every ingredient.
Does how I measure it change the weight?
Yes, and by more than most people expect. Handling changes the weight of a cup of semolina by roughly 20% — about 16.7 g either side of 167 g — because coarse durum wheat. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of semolina the same as an ounce?
No. A fluid ounce is a volume — one eighth of a US cup, 29.57 mL — and an ounce is a weight. One fluid ounce of semolina weighs 0.7363 oz, so the two readings differ by 26.4%. They coincide only for something with the density of water, and then only roughly.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
US customary: 236.59 mL, which is the cup every US recipe means. A metric cup is 250 mL, so the same cup of semolina would weigh 176.47 g instead of 167 g — 9.47 g more, or 5.67%. Australian and some European recipes use the metric cup, and the difference is large enough to matter in baking.
Do I need a scale for this, or will measuring cups do?
At this size the spoon wins. One millilitre of semolina is 0.7059 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 142% resolution on that — a measuring spoon is the more accurate instrument below about 5 g, which is why spice quantities are still written in spoons.
How much does 15 mL of semolina weigh?
15 mL of semolina comes to 10.588 g, or 10.588 grams. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the ml-to-grams page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Semolina in grams and millilitres
| Grams | Millilitres | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 7.08348 mL | 7.083480135 |
| 10 g | 14.167 mL | 14.16696027 |
| 25 g | 35.4174 mL | 35.41740067 |
| 50 g | 70.8348 mL | 70.83480135 |
| 100 g | 141.67 mL | 141.6696027 |
| 125 g | 177.087 mL | 177.0870034 |
| 150 g | 212.504 mL | 212.504404 |
| 200 g | 283.339 mL | 283.3392054 |
| 250 g | 354.174 mL | 354.1740067 |
| 300 g | 425.009 mL | 425.0088081 |
| 500 g | 708.348 mL | 708.3480135 |
| 1000 g | 1416.7 mL | 1416.696027 |
Based on 167 g per cup of semolina. One gram of semolina is 1.416696 millilitres.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 167 g | 5.89 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 3/4 cup | 125.2 g | 4.42 oz | 177.4 mL |
| 2/3 cup | 111.3 g | 3.93 oz | 157.7 mL |
| 1/2 cup | 83.5 g | 2.95 oz | 118.3 mL |
| 1/3 cup | 55.67 g | 1.96 oz | 78.86 mL |
| 1/4 cup | 41.75 g | 1.47 oz | 59.15 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 10.44 g | 0.368 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 1 tsp | 3.479 g | 0.123 oz | 4.929 mL |
US customary measures: 1 cup = 236.59 mL, 1 tbsp = 14.79 mL, 1 tsp = 4.93 mL.
| Ingredient | Grams per cup | Ounces per cup | Density (g/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice flour | 158 g | 5.573 oz | 0.6678 |
| Potato starch | 160 g | 5.644 oz | 0.6763 |
| Steel-cut oats | 160 g | 5.644 oz | 0.6763 |
| Semolina (this page) | 167 g | 5.891 oz | 0.7059 |
| Uncooked quinoa | 170 g | 5.997 oz | 0.7185 |
| Dry couscous | 170 g | 5.997 oz | 0.7185 |
| Uncooked white rice | 185 g | 6.526 oz | 0.7819 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.