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Parisian Essence Measurement Converter

Use the tool below to convert parisian essence from the measurements in your recipe to the measurements that you need.

Parisian essence is a dark, caramel-based browning and flavouring liquid, popular in Australia and New Zealand for deepening the colour and adding a malty, caramel note to fruit cakes, Christmas puddings, and gravies. One metric cup (250 ml) weighs about 230 grams or 8.11 ounces, though most recipes use it by the teaspoon, where 1 tsp is around 4.6 grams.

Recipes list parisian essence in teaspoons or millilitres while bottles vary in size. This page converts between teaspoons, millilitres, grams, and cups so you can hit the right amount with whatever measure you have.

Also known as

parisienne essence
caramel essence
browning

Vanilla essence is another small-volume flavouring liquid at a near-identical weight (230 g per cup). It flavours rather than colours, so the two are used for different jobs rather than as swaps. See our Vanilla Essence converter.

Molasses brings the dark colour and caramel depth of parisian essence in a much heavier, thicker form (340 g vs 230 g per cup). Use a spoonful to deepen a fruit cake when essence is unavailable. See our Molasses converter.

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Common Parisian Essence Conversions

Here are the most common parisian essence conversions from grams to teaspoons.

Grams	Teaspoons
25 g	5.43 tsp
50 g	10.87 tsp
75 g	16.3 tsp
100 g	21.74 tsp
125 g	27.17 tsp
150 g	32.61 tsp
175 g	38.04 tsp
200 g	43.48 tsp
250 g	54.35 tsp
300 g	65.22 tsp
400 g	86.96 tsp
500 g	108.7 tsp

Parisian Essence Conversion Chart

The conversion chart below gives a quick reference for converting parisian essence to different measurements.

grams	cup	ounces	cup(US)	tbsp	tsp	ml	fl oz
100 g	0.43 cup	3.53 oz	0.45 cup (US)	7.25 tbsp	21.74 tsp	108.7 ml	3.68 fl oz
150 g	0.65 cup	5.29 oz	0.68 cup (US)	10.87 tbsp	32.61 tsp	163.04 ml	5.51 fl oz
250 g	1.09 cup	8.82 oz	1.13 cup (US)	18.12 tbsp	54.35 tsp	271.74 ml	9.19 fl oz
500 g	2.17 cup	17.63 oz	2.26 cup (US)	36.23 tbsp	108.7 tsp	543.48 ml	18.38 fl oz
750 g	3.26 cup	26.45 oz	3.4 cup (US)	54.35 tbsp	163.04 tsp	815.22 ml	27.57 fl oz

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