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How many cups is 500 grams of whole milk?
Answer
≈ 2 cups
500 grams of whole milk fills about 2 cups (2.05 US cups, or about 32.8 tablespoons). The math uses USDA's figure of roughly 244 g per cup.
Whole milk: grams to cups
| Weight | US cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.205 | about ¼ cup |
| 100 g | 0.41 | about ⅜ cup |
| 125 g | 0.512 | about ½ cup |
| 200 g | 0.82 | about ⅞ cup |
| 250 g | 1.02 | about 1 cup |
| 500 g | 2.05 | about 2 cups |
| 1000 g | 4.1 | about 4 ⅛ cups |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #171265, Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D. USDA lists 1 cup = 244 g. Weights are approximate.
Measuring tip
Liquids are the easiest thing to measure by volume, so cups and a scale will agree closely. Dairy weighs a little more or less than water depending on its fat, sugar and air content. When a recipe gives grams, a scale is always the most accurate choice.
See also: 1 cup of whole milk in grams.