Ice cream
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Ice cream is a frozen dessert that weighs about 5.0 ounces (142 g) per cup due to whipped-in air.
With a typical bulk density of roughly 37.5 pounds per cubic foot (0.6 g/mL), ice cream is a semi-solid foam rather than a solid block. Manufacturers churn air into the sweetened cream base while freezing it to prevent large ice crystals and keep the texture smooth. This aeration means a scoop takes up far more volume than the same weight of unchurned liquid cream or water. If the dessert melts completely, the trapped air escapes and its total volume shrinks significantly.
From Wikipedia
Ice cream is a frozen dessert typically made from milk or cream that has been flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit, such as strawberries or peaches. Food colouring is sometimes added in addition to stabilizers.
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Questions people ask
- How much does a cup of ice cream weigh?
- One US cup of ice cream weighs about 5.0 ounces (142 g). That makes it noticeably lighter than a cup of water, which weighs about 8.3 ounces (237 g), because ice cream contains a large amount of whipped air.
One cup weighs
5.01 oz (142 g)
- One tablespoon
- 0.313 oz (8.87 g)
- One teaspoon
- 0.104 oz (2.96 g)
- Density
- 0.6 g/mL
Quick answer
One US cup of ice cream weighs about 5.0 ounces (142 g). That makes it noticeably lighter than a cup of water, which weighs about 8.3 ounces (237 g), because ice cream contains a large amount of whipped air.
Typical figures, the same ones every comparison on the site uses; real ones vary.
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