These are crucial when converting measure-by-volume to measure-by-weight in recipes.
Each density string should be useable without editing, when using Google to do calculations.
| Ingredient | Density | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Liquids and pastes | ||
| water | 1.0 g/mL | |
| cooking oil | 0.92 g/mL | Includes vegetable oil, olive oil, etc. |
| sesame oil | 0.95 g/mL | |
| peanut butter | 1.14 g/mL | Varies greatly by brand, and whether it's creamy/crunchy/natural/... |
| soy sauce | 1.05 g/mL | |
| white miso | 1.21 g/mL | Varies greatly by brand. |
| Other | ||
| all-purpose flour | 0.57 g/mL | rough approximate |
| salt > Diamond Crystal kosher salt | 0.55 g/mL | |
| salt > table salt | 1.2 g/mL | varies by brand |
| salt > Maldon sea salt flakes | 0.66 g/mL | |
| cheese > grated Parmesan | 0.42 g/mL | |
| cheese > grated cheddar, jack, mozzarella, or Swiss | 0.48 g/mL | |
| cheese > feta | 0.48 g/mL | |
| cheese > cheddar | 0.48 g/mL | |