VIDEO: Sugar in ml

Weight and volume - a difference

• Liquids are measured in a measuring cup and take up a volume there. Typical volume measurements are milliliters (abbreviated to ml) or Liter (l) or Cubic centimeters (abbreviated cm³ or ccm).
• Solids, which also include bulk materials such as sugar, flour and detergents, are usually weighed. Typical weights are kilograms (kg) or Gram (g).
• Even if volume and weight are two very different quantities at first glance, they can be converted into one another: The density of the substances is the mediator.
• For water the conversion is relatively easy, because 1 l = 1000 ml of water weighs exactly 1 kg (at room temperature and normal air pressure). In other words: 1 g of water takes up a volume of 1 ml.
• In the case of other solids and liquids, however, this conversion is not so easy, because on the one hand The atoms or molecules that make up these substances can be heavier (or lighter) than water be. On the other hand, these molecules can be closer together or further apart.
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ml of water to g - this is how you convert volume to weight

In the case of water, the conversion of milliliters ml, a unit of volume, into grams g, ...

• In this case, density is important. This (physical) quantity is defined as density = weight (in g) divided by volume (in ml or cm³). In formulas d = G / V.
• If the density d of a substance is known (table book or internet), the weight or weight can be calculated if the volume is known. if the weight is known, the volume of the substance can be calculated using this formula.

Convert sugar to ml - this is how it works when baking

If you don't have scales at hand when baking cakes, just a measuring cup, you have to for converting flour or sugar however (thank goodness) do not know the density of these ingredients. A "clever" measuring cup or a rule of thumb will help the baker with his work:

• Many measuring cup manufacturers have the conversion of weight proportions for sugar, flour, oat flakes, etc. already made. Their products have different scales for liquid ingredients such as water or milk respectively. solid ingredients like flour or sugar. Simply pour it in and read it off in this case.
• But what to do if the measuring cup only has one division for water? Two simple rules of thumb help here: Loosely poured sugar can be measured like water, i.e. 100 ml of water corresponds to 100 g of sugar. The fact that sugar and water have a similar density in this case is due to the air between the small sugar crystals.
• For flour, which is finer and lighter, things are a little more complicated. The rule of thumb here is: If you pour flour into a measuring cup, the 200 ml mark corresponds to a good 125 g of flour.
• A good measure of flour is also a normal tablespoon: If you want to weigh 100 g of flour, this weight corresponds to about 3 well-heaped tablespoons. Try it out with a pair of scales so that you have such an "emergency measure".