Grams of paprika to millilitres runs on one number, 2.1508022 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 0.46494 g per mL, against 1.00 for water. A cup of water weighs 236.6 g and a cup of paprika weighs 110 g, so this ingredient is 46.49% as heavy as the same volume of water — the single fact the whole page rests on.
Paprika has a density of 0.46494 g per mL, so 100 mL of it weighs 46.49 g and 250 mL weighs 116.2 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 46.49% 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 0.909% of a cup of paprika, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 4.545 cups, and a 1 kg pack 9.091.
How the figure is arrived at: Ground dried peppers, light and prone to caking in humid weather, which is what makes a scooped spoonful heavier than a level one. Smoked and sweet paprika weigh the same.
The formula
grams- The amount of paprika you are converting, in grams
2.15080215- Millilitres per gram for paprika, from its density of 0.46494 g/mL
millilitres- The equivalent quantity in millilitres
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 2.15080215, the millilitres-per-gram figure for paprika.
- 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 paprika in millilitres
A recipe calling for 50 g of paprika needs 107.54 millilitres on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 2.1508022 = 107.54011, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 53.7701 millilitres.
150 g of paprika in millilitres
A recipe calling for 150 g of paprika needs 322.62 millilitres on the scale. The arithmetic is 150 × 2.1508022 = 322.62032, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 161.31 millilitres.
500 g of paprika in millilitres
500 g of paprika weighs out at 1075.4 millilitres. Divide 1075.4 by 2.1508022 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 paprika?
One gram of paprika is 2.1508022 millilitres. Half that quantity is 1.0754 millilitres and double it is 4.3016 millilitres, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of paprika not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Paprika has a density of 0.46494 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 110 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 126.6 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 paprika by roughly 20% — about 11 g either side of 110 g — because ground dried peppers, light and prone to caking in humid weather, which is what makes a scooped spoonful heavier than a level one. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of paprika 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 paprika weighs 0.485 oz, so the two readings differ by 51.5%. 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 paprika would weigh 116.24 g instead of 110 g — 6.24 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 paprika is 0.4649 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 215% 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 paprika weigh?
15 mL of paprika comes to 6.9741 g, or 6.9741 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.
Paprika in grams and millilitres
| Grams | Millilitres | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 10.754 mL | 10.75401075 |
| 10 g | 21.508 mL | 21.5080215 |
| 25 g | 53.7701 mL | 53.77005375 |
| 50 g | 107.54 mL | 107.5401075 |
| 100 g | 215.08 mL | 215.080215 |
| 125 g | 268.85 mL | 268.8502687 |
| 150 g | 322.62 mL | 322.6203225 |
| 200 g | 430.16 mL | 430.16043 |
| 250 g | 537.701 mL | 537.7005375 |
| 300 g | 645.241 mL | 645.240645 |
| 500 g | 1075.4 mL | 1075.401075 |
| 1000 g | 2150.8 mL | 2150.80215 |
Based on 110 g per cup of paprika. One gram of paprika is 2.1508022 millilitres.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 110 g | 3.88 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 6.875 g | 0.243 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 4.583 g | 0.162 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 2.292 g | 0.0808 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 1.719 g | 0.0606 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.146 g | 0.0404 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.5729 g | 0.0202 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.2865 g | 0.0101 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Paprika (this page) | 110 g | 3.88 oz | 0.4649 |
| Onion powder | 115 g | 4.057 oz | 0.4861 |
| Ground cinnamon | 125 g | 4.409 oz | 0.5283 |
| Chili powder | 125 g | 4.409 oz | 0.5283 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.