Instant yeast: cups to grams
Fractions work: 1 1/2, ¾, 0.5
1 cup of instant yeast weighs
144g5.08 oz
Same as 16 tbsp · 8 fl oz · 237 ml
US cups and spoons
Common amounts of instant yeast
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.
Instant yeast: cups to grams chart
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 18 g | 0.63 oz |
| ¼ cup | 36 g | 1.27 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 48 g | 1.69 oz |
| ½ cup | 72 g | 2.54 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 96 g | 3.39 oz |
| ¾ cup | 108 g | 3.81 oz |
| 1 cup | 144 g | 5.08 oz |
| 1½ cups | 216 g | 7.62 oz |
| 2 cups | 288 g | 10.2 oz |
| 3 cups | 432 g | 15.2 oz |
| 1 tbsp | 9 g | 0.32 oz |
| 2 tbsp | 18 g | 0.63 oz |
| 1 tsp | 3 g | 0.11 oz |
| ½ tsp | 1.5 g | 0.05 oz |
Instant yeast: grams to cups chart
| Weight | Measure | Cups | Tbsp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 2 tbsp + 2¼ tsp | 0.17 | 2.8 |
| 50 g | ⅓ cup + ½ tsp | 0.35 | — |
| 100 g | ⅔ cup + 1 tsp | 0.69 | — |
| 150 g | 1 cup + 1 tsp | 1.04 | — |
| 200 g | 1⅓ cups + 1 tbsp | 1.39 | — |
| 250 g | 1¾ cups | 1.74 | — |
| 300 g | 2 cups + 1 tbsp | 2.08 | — |
| 400 g | 2¾ cups | 2.78 | — |
| 500 g | 3½ cups | 3.47 | — |
Where the numbers come from
King Arthur Baking lists 1 tablespoon of instant yeast as 9 g. That’s 144 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 instant yeast?
144 g. Half a cup is 72 g and a quarter cup is 36 g.
How many grams in a tablespoon of instant yeast?
About 9 g per tablespoon and 3 g per teaspoon.
How many cups is 100 g of instant yeast?
About 0.69 cups.
Where does this weight come from?
King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart lists 1 tablespoon of instant yeast as 9 g; the converter scales that to other amounts. Brands vary a little, so weigh your own when precision matters.
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