To convert millilitres of vinegar into grams, multiply by 1.0101939: one millilitre comes to 1.0101939 grams. Every ingredient has its own figure here, because the units are measuring different things and only the density links them.
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
millilitres- The amount of vinegar you are converting, in millilitres
1.01019392822- Grams per millilitre for vinegar, from its density of 1.0102 g/mL
grams- The equivalent quantity in grams
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in millilitres.
- It is multiplied by 1.01019392822, the grams-per-millilitre figure for vinegar.
- The result appears in grams, with a second reading in oz beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
15 mL of vinegar in grams
15 mL of vinegar weighs out at 15.1529 grams. Divide 15.1529 by 1.0101939 and you get back to 15 mL, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
100 mL of vinegar in grams
100 mL of vinegar weighs out at 101.019 grams. Divide 101.019 by 1.0101939 and you get back to 100 mL, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
250 mL of vinegar in grams
Take 250 mL of vinegar: 250 × 1.0101939 gives 252.548 grams. Doubling the batch takes it to 505.097 grams, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
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Frequently asked questions
How many grams are in 1 mL of vinegar?
One millilitre of vinegar is 1.0101939 grams. Half that quantity is 0.505097 grams and double it is 2.02039 grams, 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 many millilitres of vinegar is 500 g?
500 g of vinegar is 494.95 millilitres — 0.989909 millilitres to one gram, so 500 × 0.989909 = 494.95. Going that way is a division by 1.01019, or a multiplication by 0.989909 if you prefer.
Vinegar in millilitres and grams
| Millilitres | Grams | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 mL | 5.05097 g | 5.050969641 |
| 10 mL | 10.1019 g | 10.10193928 |
| 15 mL | 15.1529 g | 15.15290892 |
| 30 mL | 30.3058 g | 30.30581785 |
| 50 mL | 50.5097 g | 50.50969641 |
| 100 mL | 101.019 g | 101.0193928 |
| 125 mL | 126.274 g | 126.274241 |
| 150 mL | 151.529 g | 151.5290892 |
| 200 mL | 202.039 g | 202.0387856 |
| 250 mL | 252.548 g | 252.5484821 |
| 500 mL | 505.097 g | 505.0969641 |
Based on 239 g per cup of vinegar. One millilitre of vinegar is 1.0101939 grams.
| 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.