Beverages, Ocean Spray, Diet Cranberry Juice: Ounces (oz) to Grams Conversion
Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry Juice is a reduced-calorie cranberry beverage with a density of 1.002 g/ml, virtually identical to pure water. One US cup weighs approximately 237 g and one tablespoon about 14.8 g. The near-water density results from using non-caloric sweeteners (sucralose or stevia) instead of sugar, so the drink contains almost no dissolved solids that would raise density above water. It retains the tart cranberry flavor and deep red color of regular cranberry juice cocktail but weighs about 16 g less per cup than the full-sugar version (1.069 g/ml). This product is used as a low-calorie cocktail mixer, a base for light cranberry vinaigrettes, and as a braising liquid where cranberry acidity is desired without added sugar. For measurement purposes, it can be treated as essentially water by weight.
Quick convert
- US cup = 236.588 mL
- 1 tbsp = 14.787 mL
- 1 tsp = 4.929 mL
Reference table
| oz | g |
|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |
| 2 | 57 |
| 3 | 85 |
| 4 | 113 |
| 5 | 142 |
| 8 | 227 |
| 10 | 283 |
FAQ
- Why does diet cranberry juice weigh almost the same as water per cup?
- At 1.002 g/ml, diet cranberry juice is only 0.2% denser than water because its non-caloric sweeteners (sucralose, stevia) are used at such low concentrations (milligrams per serving) that they add negligible mass. Regular cranberry juice cocktail (1.069 g/ml) gets its higher density from approximately 30 g of sugar per cup. Remove that sugar and the density drops to near-water.
- Can I substitute diet cranberry juice for regular cranberry juice cocktail by volume?
- Only with caveats. A cup of diet cranberry juice (237 g) weighs 16 g less than a cup of regular cranberry cocktail (253 g), and it contains virtually no sugar versus roughly 30 g. In cocktails and drinking recipes, the swap works for flavor but changes sweetness and mouthfeel. In cooking applications like gelatin or cranberry sauce, the missing sugar will produce a softer set and less viscous result. Add supplemental sweetener to compensate.