Grams of vinegar to millilitres runs on one number, 0.98990894 millilitres per gram. It is a measured property of this ingredient rather than a defined conversion, which is why a generic volume-to-weight tool cannot give you it.
The density behind that figure is 1.0102 g per mL, against 1.00 for water. A cup of water weighs 236.6 g and a cup of vinegar weighs 239 g, so this ingredient is 101% as heavy as the same volume of water — the single fact the whole page rests on.
Vinegar has a density of 1.0102 g per mL, so 100 mL of it weighs 101 g and 250 mL weighs 252.5 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 101% 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 0.418% of a cup of vinegar, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 2.092 cups, and a 1 kg pack 4.184.
How the figure is arrived at: Mostly water with 4 to 8% acetic acid, so its density is barely different from water.
The formula
grams- The amount of vinegar you are converting, in grams
0.989908939331- Millilitres per gram for vinegar, from its density of 1.0102 g/mL
millilitres- The equivalent quantity in millilitres
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.989908939331, the millilitres-per-gram figure for vinegar.
- 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 vinegar in millilitres
50 g of vinegar weighs out at 49.4954 millilitres. Divide 49.4954 by 0.98990894 and you get back to 50 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
150 g of vinegar in millilitres
Take 150 g of vinegar: 150 × 0.98990894 gives 148.486 millilitres. Doubling the batch takes it to 296.973 millilitres, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
500 g of vinegar in millilitres
Take 500 g of vinegar: 500 × 0.98990894 gives 494.954 millilitres. Doubling the batch takes it to 989.909 millilitres, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
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Frequently asked questions
How many millilitres are in 1 g of vinegar?
One gram of vinegar is 0.98990894 millilitres. Half that quantity is 0.494954 millilitres and double it is 1.97982 millilitres, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of vinegar not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Vinegar has a density of 1.0102 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 239 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 2.4 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. Vinegar does not compress, so a cup of it is 239 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 vinegar 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 vinegar weighs 1.054 oz, so the two readings differ by 5.38%. 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 vinegar would weigh 252.55 g instead of 239 g — 13.5 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 vinegar is 1.01 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 99% 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 vinegar weigh?
15 mL of vinegar comes to 15.153 g, or 15.153 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.
Vinegar in grams and millilitres
| Grams | Millilitres | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 4.94954 mL | 4.949544697 |
| 10 g | 9.89909 mL | 9.899089393 |
| 25 g | 24.7477 mL | 24.74772348 |
| 50 g | 49.4954 mL | 49.49544697 |
| 100 g | 98.9909 mL | 98.99089393 |
| 125 g | 123.739 mL | 123.7386174 |
| 150 g | 148.486 mL | 148.4863409 |
| 200 g | 197.982 mL | 197.9817879 |
| 250 g | 247.477 mL | 247.4772348 |
| 300 g | 296.973 mL | 296.9726818 |
| 500 g | 494.954 mL | 494.9544697 |
| 1000 g | 989.909 mL | 989.9089393 |
Based on 239 g per cup of vinegar. One gram of vinegar is 0.98990894 millilitres.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 239 g | 8.43 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 3/4 cup | 179.2 g | 6.32 oz | 177.4 mL |
| 2/3 cup | 159.3 g | 5.62 oz | 157.7 mL |
| 1/2 cup | 119.5 g | 4.22 oz | 118.3 mL |
| 1/3 cup | 79.67 g | 2.81 oz | 78.86 mL |
| 1/4 cup | 59.75 g | 2.11 oz | 59.15 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 14.94 g | 0.527 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 1 tsp | 4.979 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cream cheese | 227 g | 8.007 oz | 0.9595 |
| Water | 236 g | 8.325 oz | 0.9975 |
| Heavy cream | 238 g | 8.395 oz | 1.006 |
| Vinegar (this page) | 239 g | 8.43 oz | 1.01 |
| Sour cream | 240 g | 8.466 oz | 1.014 |
| Tahini | 240 g | 8.466 oz | 1.014 |
| Half-and-half | 242 g | 8.536 oz | 1.023 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.