Grams of ground cardamom to millilitres runs on one number, 2.4644608 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 0.40577 g per mL, against 1.00 for water. A cup of water weighs 236.6 g and a cup of ground cardamom weighs 96 g, so this ingredient is 40.58% as heavy as the same volume of water — the single fact the whole page rests on.
Ground cardamom has a density of 0.40577 g per mL, so 100 mL of it weighs 40.58 g and 250 mL weighs 101.4 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 40.58% 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 1.04% of a cup of ground cardamom, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 5.208 cups, and a 1 kg pack 10.42.
How the figure is arrived at: Expensive enough that the difference between a level and a heaped spoon is worth being deliberate about.
The formula
grams- The amount of ground cardamom you are converting, in grams
2.46446079687- Millilitres per gram for ground cardamom, from its density of 0.40577 g/mL
millilitres- The equivalent quantity in millilitres
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 2.46446079687, the millilitres-per-gram figure for ground cardamom.
- 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 ground cardamom in millilitres
A recipe calling for 50 g of ground cardamom needs 123.223 millilitres on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 2.4644608 = 123.22304, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 61.6115 millilitres.
150 g of ground cardamom in millilitres
Take 150 g of ground cardamom: 150 × 2.4644608 gives 369.669 millilitres. Doubling the batch takes it to 739.338 millilitres, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
500 g of ground cardamom in millilitres
500 g of ground cardamom weighs out at 1232.23 millilitres. Divide 1232.23 by 2.4644608 and you get back to 500 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many millilitres are in 1 g of ground cardamom?
One gram of ground cardamom is 2.4644608 millilitres. Half that quantity is 1.23223 millilitres and double it is 4.92892 millilitres, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of ground cardamom not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Ground cardamom has a density of 0.40577 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 96 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 140.6 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 ground cardamom by roughly 20% — about 9.6 g either side of 96 g — because expensive enough that the difference between a level and a heaped spoon is worth being deliberate about. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of ground cardamom 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 ground cardamom weighs 0.4233 oz, so the two readings differ by 57.7%. 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 ground cardamom would weigh 101.44 g instead of 96 g — 5.44 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 ground cardamom is 0.4058 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 246% 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 ground cardamom weigh?
15 mL of ground cardamom comes to 6.0865 g, or 6.0865 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.
Ground cardamom in grams and millilitres
| Grams | Millilitres | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 12.3223 mL | 12.32230398 |
| 10 g | 24.6446 mL | 24.64460797 |
| 25 g | 61.6115 mL | 61.61151992 |
| 50 g | 123.223 mL | 123.2230398 |
| 100 g | 246.446 mL | 246.4460797 |
| 125 g | 308.058 mL | 308.0575996 |
| 150 g | 369.669 mL | 369.6691195 |
| 200 g | 492.892 mL | 492.8921594 |
| 250 g | 616.115 mL | 616.1151992 |
| 300 g | 739.338 mL | 739.3382391 |
| 500 g | 1232.23 mL | 1232.230398 |
| 1000 g | 2464.46 mL | 2464.460797 |
Based on 96 g per cup of ground cardamom. One gram of ground cardamom is 2.4644608 millilitres.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 96 g | 3.39 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 6 g | 0.212 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 4 g | 0.141 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 2 g | 0.0705 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 1.5 g | 0.0529 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1 g | 0.0353 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.5 g | 0.0176 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.25 g | 0.00882 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dried oregano | 48 g | 1.693 oz | 0.2029 |
| Ground ginger | 86 g | 3.034 oz | 0.3635 |
| Ground cardamom (this page) | 96 g | 3.386 oz | 0.4058 |
| Ground cumin | 101 g | 3.563 oz | 0.4269 |
| Ground cloves | 101 g | 3.563 oz | 0.4269 |
| Ground nutmeg | 106 g | 3.739 oz | 0.448 |
| Ground black pepper | 110 g | 3.88 oz | 0.4649 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.