The only ml to grams calculator that actually knows your ingredient. Pick from 40+ ingredients with accurate densities — flour, milk, oil, ghee, honey and more — and get the exact weight instantly. Works both ways.
A millilitre measures how much space something takes up. A gram measures how heavy it is. The same volume of different substances weighs completely different amounts. 100 ml of honey weighs 142g, while 100 ml of flour weighs just 53g — a difference of almost 3×. This is why every recipe conversion must be ingredient-specific.
The conversion formula is: grams = millilitres × density. Density is measured in g/ml and tells you how many grams fit into 1 ml of a substance. Water's density is exactly 1 g/ml at 4°C, which is why water is the exception where ml and grams are the same. Oils sit below 1 (lighter), honey and salt sit above 1 (heavier).
Professional bakers always use grams rather than millilitres for dry ingredients like flour, sugar and cocoa. This is because the density of loose flour can vary by up to 30% depending on how it's scooped — a sifted cup of flour can weigh as little as 100g while a packed cup weighs 150g. Grams are always consistent; ml with dry ingredients are not.
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All density values at room temperature ~20°C. Flour densities assume loosely spooned, not packed.
grams = ml × density. Use the calculator above to get the exact figure for your ingredient.grams = ml × density. For water (density 1.0): 200 ml × 1.0 = 200g. For flour (density 0.53): 200 ml × 0.53 = 106g. For honey (density 1.42): 200 ml × 1.42 = 284g. Select your ingredient in the calculator above and it calculates automatically as you type.ml = grams ÷ density. For water: 1g ÷ 1.0 = 1 ml. For honey: 1g ÷ 1.42 = 0.70 ml. For flour: 1g ÷ 0.53 = 1.89 ml. For oil: 1g ÷ 0.91 = 1.10 ml. Switch the calculator above to "Grams → ml" mode and type your gram value.