1 US cup of cocoa powder (unsweetened cocoa) weighs 84 g when spooned into the cup and levelled. Below are the cups, spoons and grams-to-cups charts.
| US cups | 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 | 2.2 oz |
| 1 cup | 84 g | 3 oz |
| 1 ½ cups | 126 g | 4.4 oz |
| 2 cups | 168 g | 5.9 oz |
| 3 cups | 252 g | 8.9 oz |
| 4 cups | 336 g | 11.9 oz |
| Spoons (level) | Grams |
|---|---|
| ¼ teaspoon | 0.4 g |
| ½ teaspoon | 0.9 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 1.8 g |
| 1 tablespoon | 5.3 g |
| 2 tablespoons | 11 g |
| 3 tablespoons | 16 g |
| 4 tablespoons (¼ cup) | 21 g |
| Grams | US cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.12 cups | 1.9 tbsp |
| 25 g | 0.3 cups | 4.8 tbsp |
| 50 g | 0.6 cups | 9.5 tbsp |
| 100 g | 1.19 cups | 19 tbsp |
| 125 g | 1.49 cups | 23.8 tbsp |
| 150 g | 1.79 cups | 28.6 tbsp |
| 200 g | 2.38 cups | 38.1 tbsp |
| 250 g | 2.98 cups | 47.6 tbsp |
| 300 g | 3.57 cups | 57.1 tbsp |
| 500 g | 5.95 cups | 95.2 tbsp |
| 1,000 g | 11.9 cups | 190.5 tbsp |
| Measure | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 metric cup (250 ml) | 89 g |
| ½ metric cup | 44 g |
| 1 UK/metric tablespoon (15 ml) | 5.3 g |
| 1 Australian tablespoon (20 ml) | 7.1 g |
| 100 ml | 36 g |
A metric cup (250 ml, used in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many Indian recipes) holds about 6% more than a US cup.
Whole and chopped nuts sit loosely, so a cup of chopped nuts weighs less than a cup of ground nuts. Dried fruit is loosely packed.
Sift cocoa before measuring if it is lumpy.
Also called: unsweetened cocoa.
Weights are for a level US cup (236.6 ml) and level spoons, from King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart. Brands and packing vary by a few per cent; when a recipe gives grams, weigh rather than measure.
1 level US cup of cocoa powder weighs about 84 g (3 oz). A 250 ml metric cup weighs about 89 g.
1 level tablespoon of cocoa powder is about 5.3 g, and 1 teaspoon is about 1.8 g.
100 g of cocoa powder is about 1.19 cups, or 19 tablespoons.
A cup measures volume, not weight. Cocoa Powder is full of air between the particles, so a cup weighs much less than a cup of water (84 g vs 237 g).