One millilitre of powdered gelatin is 0.63401293 grams, so converting millilitres of powdered gelatin to grams means multiplying by 0.63401293. That factor is specific to this ingredient — it comes from its density, not from any relationship between the two units.
Water is the yardstick: 1 mL of it weighs 1 g. Powdered gelatin comes in at 0.63401 g per mL, or 63.4% of water, which is why a cup of it is 150 g rather than 236.6 g. Volume and weight only line up for water, and only in metric.
Powdered gelatin has a density of 0.63401 g per mL, so 100 mL of it weighs 63.4 g and 250 mL weighs 158.5 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 63.4% 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 0.667% of a cup of powdered gelatin, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 3.333 cups, and a 1 kg pack 6.667.
How the figure is arrived at: Unflavoured. A standard envelope is 7 g, which is a little over two and a quarter teaspoons.
The formula
millilitres- The amount of powdered gelatin you are converting, in millilitres
0.63401292566- Grams per millilitre for powdered gelatin, from its density of 0.63401 g/mL
grams- The equivalent quantity in grams
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in millilitres.
- It is multiplied by 0.63401292566, the grams-per-millilitre figure for powdered gelatin.
- 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 powdered gelatin in grams
A recipe calling for 15 mL of powdered gelatin needs 9.51019 grams on the scale. The arithmetic is 15 × 0.63401293 = 9.5101939, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 4.7551 grams.
100 mL of powdered gelatin in grams
A recipe calling for 100 mL of powdered gelatin needs 63.4013 grams on the scale. The arithmetic is 100 × 0.63401293 = 63.401293, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 31.7006 grams.
250 mL of powdered gelatin in grams
A recipe calling for 250 mL of powdered gelatin needs 158.503 grams on the scale. The arithmetic is 250 × 0.63401293 = 158.50323, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 79.2516 grams.
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Frequently asked questions
How many grams are in 1 mL of powdered gelatin?
One millilitre of powdered gelatin is 0.63401293 grams. Half that quantity is 0.317006 grams and double it is 1.26803 grams, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of powdered gelatin not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Powdered gelatin has a density of 0.63401 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 150 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 86.6 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?
Yes, and by more than most people expect. Handling changes the weight of a cup of powdered gelatin by roughly 20% — about 15 g either side of 150 g — because unflavoured. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of powdered gelatin 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 powdered gelatin weighs 0.6614 oz, so the two readings differ by 33.9%. 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 powdered gelatin would weigh 158.5 g instead of 150 g — 8.5 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 powdered gelatin is 0.634 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 158% 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 powdered gelatin is 500 g?
500 g of powdered gelatin is 788.63 millilitres — 1.57725 millilitres to one gram, so 500 × 1.57725 = 788.63. Going that way is a division by 0.634013, or a multiplication by 1.57725 if you prefer.
Powdered gelatin in millilitres and grams
| Millilitres | Grams | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 mL | 3.17006 g | 3.170064628 |
| 10 mL | 6.34013 g | 6.340129257 |
| 15 mL | 9.51019 g | 9.510193885 |
| 30 mL | 19.0204 g | 19.02038777 |
| 50 mL | 31.7006 g | 31.70064628 |
| 100 mL | 63.4013 g | 63.40129257 |
| 125 mL | 79.2516 g | 79.25161571 |
| 150 mL | 95.1019 g | 95.10193885 |
| 200 mL | 126.803 g | 126.8025851 |
| 250 mL | 158.503 g | 158.5032314 |
| 500 mL | 317.006 g | 317.0064628 |
Based on 150 g per cup of powdered gelatin. One millilitre of powdered gelatin is 0.63401293 grams.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 150 g | 5.29 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 9.375 g | 0.331 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 6.25 g | 0.22 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 3.125 g | 0.11 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 2.344 g | 0.0827 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.562 g | 0.0551 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.7812 g | 0.0276 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.3906 g | 0.0138 oz | 0.6161 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlic powder | 134 g | 4.727 oz | 0.5664 |
| Instant yeast | 144 g | 5.079 oz | 0.6087 |
| Ground turmeric | 144 g | 5.079 oz | 0.6087 |
| Powdered gelatin (this page) | 150 g | 5.291 oz | 0.634 |
| Baking powder | 192 g | 6.773 oz | 0.8115 |
| Vanilla extract | 202 g | 7.125 oz | 0.8538 |
| Kosher salt | 240 g | 8.466 oz | 1.014 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.