Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk: why 240 g per cup is wrong
Nature's Charm Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk (producer label) publishes 240 g (8.5 oz) per US cup of sweetened condensed coconut milk. This site rejects that figure. The sources it accepts put a cup at 288–304 g (10.2–10.7 oz), and it publishes that range rather than a single figure. The reason:
1.01 g/mL is the density of water. Nature's Charm's own label makes the milk 60% sugar and 12.5% fat with no protein; that composition works out to about 1.30 g/mL, 308 g per cup, so 40 g fills about 2 tablespoons, not 8 teaspoons. The 2 1/2 tablespoon version of the same serving, 256 g per cup (1.08 g/mL), is also too light. The 40 g serving weight is plausible; the household measure printed beside it is not.
The arithmetic
| Source | 1 cup | Density | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature's Charm Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk (producer label) | 240 g8.5 oz | 1.0144 g/mL | Rejected on physics |
| Accepted sources (3) | 288–304 g10.2–10.7 oz | 1.2173–1.2849 g/mL | Published as a range |
The published figure and its sources
The full sourcing for sweetened condensed coconut milk, 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.
Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk — full sources and conversion table
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