Coconut cream: why 284 g per cup is wrong
King Arthur Baking Company – Ingredient Weight Chart publishes 284 g (10 oz) per US cup of coconut cream. This site rejects that figure. The sources it accepts put a cup at 224–240 g (7.9–8.5 oz), and it publishes that range rather than a single figure. The reason:
Scope error: KA's 284 g/cup figure implies density 1.20 g/mL, physically impossible for a coconut fat + water emulsion. The value matches creamed coconut (dehydrated coconut paste block) rather than canned coconut cream. Similar pattern to graham-flour: KA has treated a distinct product category as if it were their own product category. Bakers using canned coconut cream should not weigh at 284 g/cup — that will over-measure by roughly 40 g per cup relative to what their can actually contains.
The arithmetic
| Source | 1 cup | Density | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Arthur Baking Company – Ingredient Weight Chart | 284 g10 oz | 1.2004 g/mL | Rejected on physics |
| Accepted sources (3) | 224–240 g7.9–8.5 oz | 0.9469–1.0144 g/mL | Published as a range |
The published figure and its sources
The full sourcing for coconut cream, including every accepted and rejected figure, the state or filling method behind each, and the physics or standards reasoning applied, is on the ingredient page.
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