Ounces to Grams Calculator

Direct answer

Multiply the entered ounces value by 28.349523125 to express it in grams (g). This converts ounce (oz) to gram (g) within the documented mass family.

Variables and formula

• Ounces (oz): the source value measured in ounce.
• Grams (g): the same quantity expressed in gram.
• Conversion factor: 28.349523125 grams per ounce.

Grams = Ounces × 28.349523125

The generator emits numeric factors with at most 15 significant digits. Calculator results keep up to 10 significant digits for display; this formatting does not increase the precision of the measurement.

Unit definitions and named variants

Source unit: ounce (oz). The ounce in this family is the avoirdupois ounce, one-sixteenth of an avoirdupois pound and exactly 28.349523125 g. Named variant used: Avoirdupois ounce of mass; not a troy ounce, apothecaries ounce, or fluid ounce. Reference: National Institute of Standards and Technology: NIST Handbook 44 (2026), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement.

Target unit: gram (g). The gram is exactly 10⁻³ kilogram. SI mass multiples and submultiples are formed from the name gram and symbol g. The canonical gram definition is used; no alternate named variant is implied. Reference: Bureau International des Poids et Mesures: The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, version 4.01; National Institute of Standards and Technology: NIST Handbook 44 (2026), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement.

The oz-to-g direction remains inside the mass quantity; it changes the unit label and numerical scale, not the kind of quantity being measured.

Relationship and precision

The named unit relationships are defined or exact, so the conversion is exact before display rounding and source-measurement uncertainty.

• oz relationship: The terminating base factor is exact.
• g relationship: The base factor is exactly 1 by the family base-unit choice; 1 g = 0.001 kg exactly.

To audit the factor through the family base unit, divide the raw dataset factors 28.349523125 by 1. The generator emits that quotient once at 15 significant digits as the canonical direct factor 28.349523125; runtime calculations do not divide the already-emitted base factors again.

Reproducible example

For 10 ounces, 10 × 28.349523125 = 283.49523125 grams. Repeating the same multiplication with the stated factor reproduces the displayed conversion before interface rounding.

Directional scale check

Because one ounce contains 28.349523125 grams, the target number is larger than the source number for every positive input. Zero maps to zero, while negative inputs are rejected because this family models non-negative magnitudes.

Interpretation

Read the result as grams, not ounces. A value entered as oz leaves the calculator labelled g; this directional distinction matters even when the two units describe the same mass quantity.

Assumptions and limitations

• Only non-negative mass magnitudes are accepted by this family.
• This family converts non-negative mass magnitudes; it does not convert force or infer local gravitational acceleration.
• Pound and ounce mean avoirdupois mass units, not pound-force, troy units, apothecaries units, or fluid ounces.

Common mistakes

• A troy ounce is about 31.1034768 g and is not this unit.
• A gram is a unit of mass, not gram-force.

Continue within the Mass family

See the Mass conversion hub for its five-unit reference table and all 20 directed routes.

• Reverse the direction: Grams to Ounces
• Compare another mass route: Ounces to Kilograms
• Compare another mass route: Ounces to Milligrams
• Compare another mass route: Ounces to Pounds
• Compare another mass route: Grams to Kilograms

Assumptions

• The entered value uses ounces exactly as labelled.
• Only non-negative mass magnitudes are accepted by this family.
• Rounding and measurement uncertainty remain the user's responsibility.

Sources and methodology

CalcMotive publishes the formula and assumptions so you can decide whether the estimate fits your use case. See our methodology standards.

• The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, version 4.01; Bureau International des Poids et Mesures; accessed Aug 7, 2026
• NIST Handbook 44 (2026), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement; National Institute of Standards and Technology; accessed Aug 7, 2026