If you are looking to convert grams to ounces, this post will help you to get your conversions right. Grams is used in standard metric system where as ounces are used from Victorian era and many countries uses ounces as unit of weight instead of grams due to it being older and much common.

Grams Vs Ounces

Gram is the unit of mass (weight and mass will be same term on earth). Symbol of gram is g. SI base unit of mass is Kilogram and gram is 1×10-3 kg or it is the thousandth part of kilogram. Weight references of some common objects will give a better idea of the gram unit : a paper clip weights 1 g, a golf ball weighs 50 g, 1 medium potato weighs 150 g and an egg weighs 50 g.

Ounce is also the unit of mass. It is abbreviated as oz. An ounce has different values in different systems. US customary system uses ounce as the common unit of mass. Below mentioned are various ounce variants:

Convert Grams to Ounces

Though gram is a standard but the value of ounces changes from various places, here are some conversion of 1 ounce to gram.

Ounce variant = Mass in grams

1 International avoirdupois ounce = 28.349 523 g

1 International troy ounce = 31.103 476 g

1 Apothecaries’ ounce = 31.103 476 g

1 Maria Theresa ounce = 28.066 8 g

1 Dutch metric ounce = 100 g

1 Chinese metric ounce = 50 g

International avoirdupois ounce is the most commonly used ounce unit, especially in United States.

How to convert grams to ounces

Calculation using a calculator

There are no lengthy multiplications or divisions involved. Conversion from grams to ounces is very easy and quick. You need to follow few simple steps and get your values. Just remember the following equation:

1 gram = 0.0352739619 ounces or to make it simple, 1 gram is equal to 0.035 ounce

So to convert grams to ounces, multiple the grams by 3.5 and divide it by 100. For example if you wish to convert 50 grams into ounces. Multiply 50 with 0.0352739619 and your converted value in ounces is 1.763698095, which rounded to three decimal places is 1.764 ounces. So 50 grams = 1.764 ounces.

Calculation by hand

In order to convert grams to ounces manually, you need pen and paper. Multiply the value in grams with 0.035 to get the value in ounces. As said above, its good to just multiple grams by 3.5 and shift the decimal by 2 units on left.

Below is the table for a quick reference for manual calculations to convert Grams to Ounces.

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