Soft drink, cola type (diet): How Many Grams in a Cup?
Diet colas are slightly lighter than water (~0.988 g/mL) because sweeteners replace sugar. Weighing avoids over-pouring when mixing drinks or gelatin desserts.
Quick convert
- US cup = 236.588 mL
- 1 tbsp = 14.787 mL
- 1 tsp = 4.929 mL
Reference table
| Cups | g |
|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 29 |
| 1/4 cup | 58 |
| 1/3 cup | 78 |
| 1/2 cup | 117 |
| 2/3 cup | 156 |
| 3/4 cup | 175 |
| 1 cup | 234 |
| 1 1/2 cups | 351 |
| 2 cups | 467 |
FAQ
- Do I fill to the brim or to the measurement line?
- Fill to the line and read at eye level where the meniscus bottoms out. Filling to the brim overshoots the cup by 3–5 %.
- Can I substitute Soft drink, cola type (diet) with plain water in these gram values?
- For density purposes yes — both are near 1 g/mL, so the cup/tbsp-to-gram conversion barely changes. Flavor and recipe chemistry are a separate question.