g to mcg | Gram to Microgram Converter

Gram

The gram (symbol: g) is the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). Definition of gram: Gram is defined as the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a metre [1 cm³], and at the temperature of 4 °C. Presently, a gram is defined as one-thousandth part of a kilogram.

The gram is today the most widely used unit of measurement for non-liquid ingredients in cooking and grocery shopping worldwide. The Japanese 1 yen coin has a mass of 1 gram,[14] lighter than the British penny (3.56 g), the United States penny (2.5 g), the Euro cent (2.30 g), and the Australian 5 cent coin (2.80 g).

Microgram

In the metric system, a microgram is a unit of mass equal to one millionth (1×10⁻⁶) of a gram. The unit symbol is μg according to the International System of Units; the recommended symbol in the United States and United Kingdom when communicating medical information is mcg. In μg the prefix symbol for micro- is the Greek letter μ (Mu). The microgram is typically abbreviated 'mcg' in pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement labelling

g to mcg | Grams to Micrograms Table