Is Coconut milk (canned) close to 1 g/mL?

Dairy is close to water density, but fat content shifts it. Whole variants are slightly lighter than skim per mL.

Does warming Coconut milk (canned) change the mL-to-grams ratio?

Slightly — warmed dairy expands and becomes less dense. The change is small for most cooking applications.

Coconut milk (canned)

By Fidamen-Chefsolver Team | Reviewed by Ugo Candido

Canned coconut milk; rich coconut extract with fat that can separate.

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US cup = 236.588 mL
1 tbsp = 14.787 mL
1 tsp = 4.929 mL

Reference table

Coconut milk (canned) — milliliters to grams
mL	g
10	10
25	26
50	51
75	77
100	102

Weigh for curries, soups, and baking; shake or stir to recombine cream.

How this conversion works

Milliliters measure volume while grams measure weight. Because Coconut milk (canned) has a density of 1.02 g/mL, 10 mL weighs 10 g — not 10 g as it would for water. This converter uses the real density of Coconut milk (canned) so every measurement is accurate.

Measurement notes

Values are rounded to the nearest whole gram. Actual weight can vary slightly with compaction, temperature, and brand. For precision baking, a kitchen scale is always more reliable than volume measurements.

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FAQ

Is Coconut milk (canned) close to 1 g/mL?: Dairy is close to water density, but fat content shifts it. Whole variants are slightly lighter than skim per mL.
Does warming Coconut milk (canned) change the mL-to-grams ratio?: Slightly — warmed dairy expands and becomes less dense. The change is small for most cooking applications.