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Vegetable oil
A kind of cooking oil · also called Cooking oil, Plant oil
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Vegetable oil is a liquid plant fat that weighs slightly less than water for the same volume.
Vegetable oil has a typical density of about 7.7 pounds per gallon (0.92 grams per milliliter), which is why it floats on water. Because it is less dense than water, a standard US cup takes up 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters) of volume while weighing only 7.7 ounces (218 grams). Most common cooking oils, such as canola, soybean, and corn oil, share this same density and take up slightly more space per pound than water or vinegar.
From Wikipedia
Vegetable oils, or vegetable fats, are oils extracted from seeds or from other parts of edible plants. Like animal fats, vegetable fats are mixtures of triglycerides.
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- How much does a cup of vegetable oil weigh?
- One US cup of vegetable oil weighs about 7.7 ounces (218 grams). That is roughly eight percent lighter than a cup of water, which weighs about 8.3 ounces (237 grams).
One cup weighs
7.68 oz (218 g)
- One tablespoon
- 0.48 oz (13.6 g)
- One teaspoon
- 0.16 oz (4.53 g)
- Density
- 0.92 g/mL
Quick answer
One US cup of vegetable oil weighs about 7.7 ounces (218 grams). That is roughly eight percent lighter than a cup of water, which weighs about 8.3 ounces (237 grams).
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