🥄 Dried Kidney Beans: Cups to Grams

1 US cup of dried kidney beans (rajma) weighs 184 g when spooned into the cup and levelled. Below are the cups, spoons and grams-to-cups charts.

1 cup184 g
½ cup92 g
1 tablespoon12 g
1 teaspoon3.8 g

Convert dried kidney beans

Dried Kidney Beans: US cups to grams

US cupsGramsOunces
⅛ cup23 g0.81 oz
¼ cup46 g1.62 oz
⅓ cup61 g2.2 oz
½ cup92 g3.2 oz
⅔ cup123 g4.3 oz
¾ cup138 g4.9 oz
1 cup184 g6.5 oz
1 ½ cups276 g9.7 oz
2 cups368 g13 oz
3 cups552 g19.5 oz
4 cups736 g26 oz

Dried Kidney Beans: tablespoons and teaspoons to grams

Spoons (level)Grams
¼ teaspoon1 g
½ teaspoon1.9 g
1 teaspoon3.8 g
1 tablespoon12 g
2 tablespoons23 g
3 tablespoons35 g
4 tablespoons (¼ cup)46 g

Grams of dried kidney beans to cups

GramsUS cupsTablespoons
10 g0.05 cups0.9 tbsp
25 g0.14 cups2.2 tbsp
50 g0.27 cups4.3 tbsp
100 g0.54 cups8.7 tbsp
125 g0.68 cups10.9 tbsp
150 g0.82 cups13 tbsp
200 g1.09 cups17.4 tbsp
250 g1.36 cups21.7 tbsp
300 g1.63 cups26.1 tbsp
500 g2.72 cups43.5 tbsp
1,000 g5.43 cups87 tbsp

Metric, UK and Australian measures

MeasureGrams
1 metric cup (250 ml)194 g
½ metric cup97 g
1 UK/metric tablespoon (15 ml)12 g
1 Australian tablespoon (20 ml)16 g
100 ml78 g

A metric cup (250 ml, used in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many Indian recipes) holds about 6% more than a US cup.

How to measure dried kidney beans

Pour grains into the cup and level them off. Cooked grains are lightly packed.

Also called: rajma.

Weights are for a level US cup (236.6 ml) and level spoons, from USDA FoodData Central household measures. Brands and packing vary by a few per cent; when a recipe gives grams, weigh rather than measure.

Compare: other rice, grains, oats & pulses (1 cup)

Frequently asked questions

How many grams is 1 cup of dried kidney beans?

1 level US cup of dried kidney beans weighs about 184 g (6.5 oz). A 250 ml metric cup weighs about 194 g.

How many grams is 1 tablespoon of dried kidney beans?

1 level tablespoon of dried kidney beans is about 12 g, and 1 teaspoon is about 3.8 g.

How many cups is 100 grams of dried kidney beans?

100 g of dried kidney beans is about 0.54 cups, or 8.7 tablespoons.

Why is a cup of dried kidney beans not as heavy as a cup of water?

A cup measures volume, not weight. Dried Kidney Beans is full of air between the particles, so a cup weighs much less than a cup of water (184 g vs 237 g).

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