How Much Paneer From 1 Litre Milk

You can make around 150gms of paneer from 1 liter of cow’s milk. Since Buffalo milk is denser, you can get around 200gms of Paneer from Buffalo milk.

While this is a basic thumb rule for calculating milk to paneer ratio, it can vary based on the breed of cow or buffalo. However, there should not be many variations.

For easy calculation, You will need 6.5 liters of Cows Milk to get 1 kg of Paneer and only 5 liters of Buffalos’ milk to get 1 kg of Paneer.

Which is the best milk for making Paneer, Cow or Buffalo?

For making good quality paneer, buffalo milk is better than cow’s milk. Fat globules and casein micelles are bigger and have higher concentrations of fat, casein, calcium, and phosphorus, and lower voluminosity plus solvation properties of casein micelles in buffalo’s milk compared to the cow’s milk, which makes it better suitable to paneer-making with a spongy characteristic. Source NCBI

Let us see a simple chart to help estimate the Paneer milk ratio.

Paneer Qty (Kg)	Cow Milk (Litre)	Buffalo Milk (Litre)
1	6.5	5
2	13	10
3	19.5	15
4	26	20
5	32.5	25
6	39	30
7	45.5	35
8	52	40
9	58.5	45
10	65	50
11	71.5	55
12	78	60
13	84.5	65
14	91	70
15	97.5	75
16	104	80
17	110.5	85
18	117	90
19	123.5	95
20	130	100
21	136.5	105
22	143	110
23	149.5	115
24	156	120
25	162.5	125
26	169	130
27	175.5	135
28	182	140
29	188.5	145
30	195	150
31	201.5	155
32	208	160
33	214.5	165
34	221	170
35	227.5	175
36	234	180
37	240.5	185
38	247	190
39	253.5	195
40	260	200
41	266.5	205
42	273	210
43	279.5	215
44	286	220
45	292.5	225
46	299	230
47	305.5	235
48	312	240
49	318.5	245
50	325	250