Cocoa powder conversion chart

1 cup of cocoa powder = 86 g · 1 tbsp ≈ 5.4 g · 1 tsp ≈ 1.8 g · 1 cup ≈ 3 oz · 1 metric cup (250 ml) ≈ 91 g

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Grams to cups

Grams	US cups	Decimal
10 g	2 tbsp	0.12
25 g	¼ cup + 2 tsp	0.29
30 g	⅓ cup + ½ tsp	0.35
50 g	½ cup + 1½ tbsp	0.58
60 g	⅔ cup + 1½ tsp	0.7
75 g	¾ cup + 2 tbsp	0.87
80 g	1 cup minus 1 tbsp	0.93
100 g	1¼ cups minus 1½ tbsp	1.16
113 g	1⅓ cups	1.31
120 g	1⅓ cups + 1 tbsp	1.4
125 g	1⅓ cups + 2 tbsp	1.45
150 g	1¾ cups	1.74
175 g	2 cups + 1½ tsp	2.03
200 g	2⅓ cups	2.33
225 g	2½ cups + 2 tbsp	2.62
250 g	3 cups minus 1½ tbsp	2.91
300 g	3½ cups	3.49
350 g	4 cups + 1 tbsp	4.07
400 g	4⅔ cups	4.65
450 g	5¼ cups	5.23
500 g	5¾ cups + 1 tbsp	5.81
600 g	7 cups	6.98
750 g	8¾ cups	8.72
1000 g	11⅔ cups minus 2 tsp	11.63

Cups to grams

US cups	Grams	Metric cup*	Ounces
¼ cup	21.5 g	22.7 g	0.8 oz
⅓ cup	28.7 g	30.3 g	1 oz
½ cup	43 g	45.4 g	1.5 oz
⅔ cup	57.3 g	60.6 g	2 oz
¾ cup	64.5 g	68.2 g	2.3 oz
1 cup	86 g	90.9 g	3 oz
1½ cups	129 g	136.3 g	4.6 oz
2 cups	172 g	181.8 g	6.1 oz
3 cups	258 g	272.6 g	9.1 oz

* The same number of metric cups (250 ml, used in Australia, New Zealand and Canada; UK recipes that give cups usually mean this one too).

Measuring tips

Unsweetened cocoa powder is very light: about 86 g per cup, 5.4 g per tablespoon. Sift it if it’s lumpy, then spoon and level.

Fluff it up, spoon it into the cup without shaking or tapping, then level the top with a knife.

Other charts disagree a little: King Arthur Baking uses 84 g per cup of cocoa powder, against USDA’s 86 g. Neither is wrong — it depends on how the cup is filled — but if a recipe gives grams, weigh.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, FDC ID 169593.

Cocoa powder conversion chart

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