Kosher salt (Morton): cups to grams

One US cup of kosher salt (Morton) weighs 256 grams (9 oz), based on King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart. Type any amount below, or use the chart for common measures.

Fractions work: 1 1/2, ¾, 0.5

1 cup of kosher salt (Morton) weighs

256g9.03 oz

Same as 16 tbsp · 8 fl oz · 237 ml

US cups and spoons

Common amounts of kosher salt (Morton)

Weights: King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart

Kosher salt brands differ a lot by volume: Diamond Crystal weighs about half as much per spoon as Morton.

How it works

  1. 1Choose an ingredient. Each one uses its own weight per cup from King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart.
  2. 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.
  3. 3Read the grams (and ounces), or use the table to convert every common cup size at once.

Kosher salt (Morton): cups to grams chart

VolumeGramsOunces
⅛ cup32 g1.13 oz
¼ cup64 g2.26 oz
⅓ cup85 g3.01 oz
½ cup128 g4.52 oz
⅔ cup171 g6.02 oz
¾ cup192 g6.77 oz
1 cup256 g9.03 oz
1½ cups384 g13.5 oz
2 cups512 g18.1 oz
3 cups768 g27.1 oz
1 tbsp16 g0.56 oz
2 tbsp32 g1.13 oz
1 tsp5.3 g0.19 oz
½ tsp2.7 g0.09 oz

Kosher salt (Morton): grams to cups chart

WeightMeasureCupsTbsp
25 g1 tbsp + 1¾ tsp0.11.6
50 g3 tbsp + ¼ tsp0.23.1
100 g⅓ cup + 1 tbsp0.39—
150 g½ cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp0.59—
200 g¾ cup0.78—
250 g1 cup0.98—
300 g1 cup + 3 tbsp1.17—
400 g1½ cups1.56—
500 g2 cups1.95—

Where the numbers come from

King Arthur Baking lists 1 tablespoon of kosher salt (Morton) as 16 g. That’s 256 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.

Kosher salt brands differ a lot by volume: Diamond Crystal weighs about half as much per spoon as Morton.

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Converting something else? Use the cups to grams converter or the grams to cups converter.

Questions

How many grams is 1 cup of kosher salt (Morton)?

256 g. Half a cup is 128 g and a quarter cup is 64 g. Kosher salt brands differ a lot by volume: Diamond Crystal weighs about half as much per spoon as Morton.

How many grams in a tablespoon of kosher salt (Morton)?

About 16 g per tablespoon and 5.3 g per teaspoon.

How many cups is 100 g of kosher salt (Morton)?

About 0.39 cups.

Where does this weight come from?

King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart lists 1 tablespoon of kosher salt (Morton) as 16 g; the converter scales that to other amounts. Brands vary a little, so weigh your own when precision matters.

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