Cocoa powder: cups to grams
Fractions work: 1 1/2, ¾, 0.5
1 cup of cocoa powder weighs
84g2.96 oz
Same as 16 tbsp · 8 fl oz · 237 ml
US cups and spoons
Common amounts of cocoa powder
How it works
- 1Choose an ingredient. Each one uses its own weight per cup from King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart.
- 2Type an amount the way a recipe writes it: 1, 1/2, 1 1/3 or ¾, in cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces or ml.
- 3Read the grams (and ounces), or use the table to convert every common cup size at once.
Cocoa powder: cups to grams chart
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 11 g | 0.37 oz |
| ¼ cup | 21 g | 0.74 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 28 g | 0.99 oz |
| ½ cup | 42 g | 1.48 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 56 g | 1.98 oz |
| ¾ cup | 63 g | 2.22 oz |
| 1 cup | 84 g | 2.96 oz |
| 1½ cups | 126 g | 4.44 oz |
| 2 cups | 168 g | 5.93 oz |
| 3 cups | 252 g | 8.89 oz |
| 1 tbsp | 5.3 g | 0.19 oz |
| 2 tbsp | 11 g | 0.37 oz |
| 1 tsp | 1.8 g | 0.06 oz |
| ½ tsp | 0.9 g | 0.03 oz |
Cocoa powder: grams to cups chart
| Weight | Measure | Cups | Tbsp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g | ¼ cup + 2 tsp | 0.3 | — |
| 50 g | ½ cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp | 0.6 | — |
| 100 g | 1 cup + 3 tbsp | 1.19 | — |
| 150 g | 1¾ cups | 1.79 | — |
| 200 g | 2⅓ cups | 2.38 | — |
| 250 g | 3 cups | 2.98 | — |
| 300 g | 3½ cups | 3.57 | — |
| 400 g | 4¾ cups | 4.76 | — |
| 500 g | 6 cups | 5.95 | — |
Where the numbers come from
King Arthur Baking lists 1/2 cup of cocoa powder as 42 g. That’s 84 g per US cup, and every amount on this page is scaled from it. Brands vary a little, so weigh your own when it really matters. See the chart.
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Questions
How many grams is 1 cup of cocoa powder?
84 g. Half a cup is 42 g and a quarter cup is 21 g.
How many grams in a tablespoon of cocoa powder?
About 5.3 g per tablespoon and 1.8 g per teaspoon.
How many cups is 100 g of cocoa powder?
About 1.19 cups.
Where does this weight come from?
King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart lists 1/2 cup of cocoa powder as 42 g; the converter scales that to other amounts. Brands vary a little, so weigh your own when precision matters.
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