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130g Milk in Cups

130 grams of milk is ½ cup 245g per US cup. Pancakes, custards and quick breads sit in this range, where milk is close enough to water that ml markings work as well as a scale.

How many cups is 130g of milk?

130 grams of milk equals:

½
approximate cup
0.53
decimal cup
8.49
tablespoons
245g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 8 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons. It is about 13% of a 1 litre carton.

Milk is slightly denser than water, so a cup weighs a little more than 240 g. Read a liquid measuring jug at eye level rather than from above.

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130 grams of Milk is about ½ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 245 grams per cup.

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½
cup
¼½¾1
130g of Milk
cups
0.53
tbsp
8.5
tsp
25.5
About 8.5 tablespoons or 25.5 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 8 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 245g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 245g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (245g per US cup) is unchanged.

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130g of milk vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 130 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient130g in cupsg per cup
Milk½ cup245
All-Purpose Flour1 cup125
Granulated Sugar⅔ cup200
Butter⅝ cup227

See all 130g conversions on the 130 grams to cups chart.

Nearby milk amounts

Grams of milkCupsTablespoons
113g½ cup7.38 tbsp
115g½ cup7.51 tbsp
120g½ cup7.84 tbsp
125g½ cup8.16 tbsp
140g⅝ cup9.14 tbsp
150g⅝ cup9.8 tbsp
160g⅔ cup10 tbsp
165g⅔ cup11 tbsp

Full ladder on the milk grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 130g of milk?

130 grams of milk is ½ cup. In kitchen measures that is 8 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons, worked out from 245 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of milk?

One US cup of milk weighs about 245 grams, one tablespoon about 15.31 grams, and one teaspoon about 5.1 grams. This page divides 130 grams by that cup weight.

Is 130g of milk the same as 130g of all-purpose flour?

No. 130g of milk is ½ cup, while 130g of all-purpose flour is 1 cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 130g of milk without a scale?

Use 8 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons. Milk is slightly denser than water, so a cup weighs a little more than 240 g. Read a liquid measuring jug at eye level rather than from above.

Is it better to weigh milk or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the milk is packed into the cup. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.