I have included a unit converter on this page for the most common ingredients I use. Hope it helps if you prefer measuring by weight over measuring by volume or vice versa!
The basics:
1 teaspoon (tsp) = 5ml
1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 15ml
1 decilitre (dl) = 100ml
1 litre (L or l) = 1000ml
Note: If the ingredient is liquid, 100ml is approximately 100g
| INGREDIENT | 1DL (100ML) |
|---|---|
| Breadcrumbs (fine) | 50g |
| Brown sugar | 85g |
| Bulgur wheat | 75g |
| Butter | 95g |
| Cocoa powder | 40g |
| Couscous | 75g |
| Cream | 100g |
| Crème fraiche | 100g |
| Flour | 65g |
| Golden syrup | 130g |
| Ground almonds | 50g |
| Honey | 130g |
| Icing sugar | 55g |
| Milk | 100g |
| Oats | 45g |
| Oil | 90g |
| Quinoa | 75g |
| Potato flour | 70g |
| Red lentils | 75g |
| Rye flour | 55g |
| Rice | 80g |
| Sour cream | 100g |
| Soya protein | 35g |
| Spelt | 75g |
| White sugar | 85g |
| Yogurt | 100g |
Notes:
- Converting volume to weight is never going to be 100% accurate due to the compressibility of the ingredient. These are rough measurement and there can be a few grams fluctuation, depending how packed the measuring cup is. However, for most recipes the difference is small enough not to matter!
- Australian and American recipes normally measure ingredients in cups. In Australia and UK cup is 250ml, while the US cup is 236.59 (often rounded to 240ml). For most recipes the difference is not big enough to affect the finished dish, however since the volume of a standard “cup” varies due to location, it can be slightly confusing measurement for those of us who are not used to it.