To convert kilograms of tahini into litres, multiply by 0.98578432: one kilogram comes to 0.98578432 litres. Every ingredient has its own figure here, because the units are measuring different things and only the density links them.
Water is the yardstick: 1 mL of it weighs 1 g. Tahini comes in at 1.0144 g per mL, or 101.4% of water, which is why a cup of it is 240 g rather than 236.6 g. Volume and weight only line up for water, and only in metric.
A litre of tahini weighs 1.0144 kg, because its density is 1.0144 kg per litre. Litres and kilograms are the units this ingredient is actually bought in at any scale beyond a single recipe, which is what makes this the useful conversion for batch cooking and for costing.
A kilogram of tahini is 4.167 cups, and a 500 g pack is 2.083 cups. Metric pack sizes are round numbers in weight and awkward ones in volume, which is the practical argument for scaling a recipe by weight: 2.083 cups is a measurement you have to count out, 500 g is one you read off.
What the number depends on: Well stirred. Sesame paste separates in the jar and the oil that rises is the lightest part of it.
The formula
kilograms- The amount of tahini you are converting, in kilograms
0.98578431875- Litres per kilogram for tahini, from its density of 1.0144 g/mL
litres- The equivalent quantity in litres
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in kilograms.
- It is multiplied by 0.98578431875, the litres-per-kilogram figure for tahini.
- The result appears in litres, with a second reading in cups beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
1/2 kg of tahini in litres
Take 1/2 kg of tahini: 0.5 × 0.98578432 gives 0.492892 litres. Doubling the batch takes it to 0.985784 litres, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
1 kg of tahini in litres
A recipe calling for 1 kg of tahini needs 0.985784 litres on the scale. The arithmetic is 1 × 0.98578432 = 0.98578432, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 0.492892 litres.
2 kg of tahini in litres
Take 2 kg of tahini: 2 × 0.98578432 gives 1.97157 litres. Doubling the batch takes it to 3.94314 litres, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
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Frequently asked questions
How many litres are in 1 kg of tahini?
One kilogram of tahini is 0.98578432 litres. Half that quantity is 0.492892 litres and double it is 1.97157 litres, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of tahini not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Tahini has a density of 1.0144 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 240 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 3.4 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?
Barely. Tahini does not compress, so a cup of it is 240 g however it is poured — within about 1%, which is inside the accuracy of a domestic scale. This is the group where measuring by volume is defensible.
Is a fluid ounce of tahini 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 tahini weighs 1.058 oz, so the two readings differ by 5.82%. 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 tahini would weigh 253.61 g instead of 240 g — 13.6 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?
A scale, if the result matters. Volume measuring carries a spread of about 1% for tahini — roughly 2.4 g on a 240 g cup — while a domestic scale is accurate to a gram or two. For anything where the ratio of ingredients drives the outcome, bread and pastry above all, weigh it.
How much does 2 L of tahini weigh?
2 L of tahini comes to 2028.8 g, or 2.0288 kilograms. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the liters-to-kg page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Tahini in kilograms and litres
| Kilograms | Litres | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1 kg | 0.0985784 L | 0.09857843187 |
| 1/4 kg | 0.246446 L | 0.2464460797 |
| 1/2 kg | 0.492892 L | 0.4928921594 |
| 3/4 kg | 0.739338 L | 0.7393382391 |
| 1 kg | 0.985784 L | 0.9857843187 |
| 1 1/2 kg | 1.47868 L | 1.478676478 |
| 2 kg | 1.97157 L | 1.971568637 |
| 3 kg | 2.95735 L | 2.957352956 |
Based on 240 g per cup of tahini. One kilogram of tahini is 0.98578432 litres.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 240 g | 8.47 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 3/4 cup | 180 g | 6.35 oz | 177.4 mL |
| 2/3 cup | 160 g | 5.64 oz | 157.7 mL |
| 1/2 cup | 120 g | 4.23 oz | 118.3 mL |
| 1/3 cup | 80 g | 2.82 oz | 78.86 mL |
| 1/4 cup | 60 g | 2.12 oz | 59.15 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 15 g | 0.529 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 1 tsp | 5 g | 0.176 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy cream | 238 g | 8.395 oz | 1.006 |
| Vinegar | 239 g | 8.43 oz | 1.01 |
| Sour cream | 240 g | 8.466 oz | 1.014 |
| Tahini (this page) | 240 g | 8.466 oz | 1.014 |
| Half-and-half | 242 g | 8.536 oz | 1.023 |
| Egg whites | 243 g | 8.572 oz | 1.027 |
| Whole milk | 244 g | 8.607 oz | 1.031 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.